DOW-UAP-PR149, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023
Key moments
Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 51 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.
✦ AI visual analysis
Grainy, very low-contrast infrared footage aimed at open sky, with no terrain visible and a bright hazy glow filling the center of the frame, resembling glare or an out-of-focus light source. Faint diagonal streaking runs across the image, consistent with sensor noise or motion blur. A magenta-colored crosshair reticle with an "N" heading marker and corner tracking brackets is centered on the frame, and black redaction blocks sit along the top and in the lower-right corner. A single faint point is visible just below and right of the crosshair in all three frames; it is too small and indistinct to resolve any shape.
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Official video description
00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view. 00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo