DOW-UAP-PR27, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

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UAP Insight significance score

Location: United Arab Emirates
Duration: approximately 3 minutes of active sensor tracking (01:56 to 04:57)
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 7, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Unresolved

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 four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission. Video Description: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display. 02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast. 02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. 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.

Key Findings

→The IR sensor aboard a U.S. military platform detected an unidentified area of contrast at approximately the 01:56 mark of the video footage.
→The sensor autonomously panned and zoomed to center and track the area of contrast, suggesting it was considered a distinct, trackable phenomenon.
→From 02:15 to 03:26, the area of contrast remained generally centered in the sensor field-of-view, indicating a degree of relative stability or controlled tracking.
→From 03:27 to 04:57, sensor platform motion caused the area of contrast to move erratically across the display, with repeated loss and reacquisition of the target — complicating analysis.
→AARO received this report from U.S. Central Command and the case remains officially unresolved.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A declassified infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO, capturing approximately five minutes of footage from a U.S. military platform over the United Arab Emirates in October 2023. The video shows an unidentified area of contrast detected and tracked by an IR sensor, with the object remaining officially unresolved. An accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D23) corroborates the observation.

Analyst Notes

The 'erratic movement' observed from 03:27 onward is explicitly attributed to sensor platform motion rather than object motion, significantly undermining any behavioral anomaly inference. The first 01:55 of the video contains no content. The object is described only as an 'area of contrast,' with no shape, size, or other identifying characteristics determinable from the IR footage. No corroborating sensor data (radar, visual) is referenced. The official disclaimer explicitly states the video description should not be interpreted as an analytical or investigative conclusion.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Central CommandAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

United Arab Emirates

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast detected on infrared sensor video from a U.S. military platform

Dates

October 2023

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