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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.
Key Findings
A 21-second infrared sensor video captured by a U.S. military platform over the Gulf of Oman in June 2024 depicts an unidentified object described as an inverted teardrop shape with a vertically linear trailing mass below it. The footage was submitted by U.S. Northern Command to AARO as an unresolved UAP report. The accompanying mission report notes the possibility that the object is a reflection from something on the water's surface.
Analyst Notes
The observer themselves suggested the UAP may be a reflection from an object in the water, which is a plausible mundane explanation that significantly limits the evidential value. The video is only 21 seconds long and consists solely of infrared sensor data with no corroborating visual, radar, or additional sensor confirmation. No shape details beyond the infrared contrast signature are available, and the official disposition remains unresolved rather than affirmatively anomalous.
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