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Department of War UNRESOLVED UAP REDACTED PR041

Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

Incident Date N/A
Location Arabian Gulf
Release Date 5/8/26
DVIDS ID 1006094
File Size 111.4 MB

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 34 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

Infrared/FLIR footage showing a dark, amorphous thermal signature (cool object) against a lighter sky background, with the sensor crosshairs centered on the scene. The object appears as a faint dark spot that drifts slightly across the field of view.

00:01: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom third of the left side of the screen. 00:02-01:34: The sensor pans from left to right, tracking the area of contrast and keeping it generally centered within the field-of-view.