Video · 2020
DOW-UAP-PR044 — Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
Department of War / AARO (DVIDS) · 2020 · 5 min · Watch the original
CENTCOM submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five minutes and 11 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. Released as PR044 in PURSUE release 01.
Source: Department of War / AARO, PURSUE, via DVIDS. Moments follow AARO's timecoded description; silent sensor footage, no transcript.
Key moments
- 0:31 The sensor pans down and to the right to focus on an area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast against the background for approximately three minutes, panning to maintain its position generally within the center of the frame. The sensor cycles contrast and zoom levels several times throughout, appearing as brief, bright white flashes across the frame (AARO).
- 3:25 The sensor cycles through reticles of various sizes while continuing to track the area of contrast. Between 04:20 and 04:23, the area of contrast briefly leaves the center of the sensor field-of-view (AARO).
- 4:50 The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, at which point it exits the frame from the top left quadrant of the screen (AARO).
Connected files
Official records (PURSUE)
- DOW-UAP-PR044 — Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020 (recording of)
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