Video · 2022
DOW-UAP-PR140 — Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2022
Department of War / AARO (DVIDS) · 2022 · 2 min · Watch the original
CENTCOM submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 1 minute and 47 seconds of video footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D109, described the UAP as “traveling at various speeds between 80-180 miles per hour.” Released as PR140 in PURSUE release 06.
Source: Department of War / AARO, PURSUE, via DVIDS. Moments follow AARO's timecoded description; silent sensor footage, no transcript.
Key moments
- 0:06 An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view, entering from the top of the frame and exiting from the bottom (AARO).
- 0:16 The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame (AARO).
- 0:27 The sensor switches to electro-optical mode, and the object moves out of the sensor field-of-view from the left edge of the frame (AARO).
- 0:32 The sensor switches to infrared mode and pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame (AARO).
Connected files
Official records (PURSUE)
- DOW-UAP-PR140 — Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2022 (recording of)
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