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UAP Characteristics
Official Conclusion
Unresolved
Official Description
The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 21 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D8, described the UAP as consisting of an object with a vertical pole or bar attached to the bottom of the object. The observer also reported that the UAP may instead be a reflection from an object in the water. Video Description: 00:00-00:21: An area of contrast visually resembling an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below remains generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view throughout the video. 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.
A 21-second infrared sensor video captured by a U.S. military platform over the Gulf of Oman in June 2024 was submitted to AARO by U.S. Northern Command as an unresolved UAP report. The object appears as an inverted teardrop shape with a vertically linear mass suspended beneath it. The observing crew noted the phenomenon may alternatively be a reflection from an object in the water.
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AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · May 20, 2026
Analyst Notes
The total video duration is only 21 seconds, limiting the ability to assess object behavior or trajectory over time. The observing crew themselves raised the possibility that the anomaly is a water-surface reflection rather than a discrete aerial object, which is a significant mundane alternative explanation. No corroborating sensor data beyond the single infrared video is referenced. The video description is explicitly disclaimed as non-analytical.