DOW-UAP-PR37, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactions4/10— niche or mildly interestingPURSUE Release 1

Location: Arabian Gulf
Duration: approximately 2 seconds of visible movement within a 9-second clip
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 8, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

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 nine 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. Video Description: 00:06-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen, follows a generally linear path from the bottom of the screen to the top, and exits from the top left quarter. 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.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A nine-second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO depicting an unidentified area of contrast moving across the sensor field-of-view in the Arabian Gulf region in 2020. No oral or written description was provided by the original reporter. The video was released under the PURSUE program and remains unresolved.

Key Findings

→U.S. Central Command submitted a 9-second infrared sensor video to AARO of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon observed over or near the Arabian Gulf in 2020.
→The UAP appears as an area of contrast entering from the bottom-left of the infrared sensor frame and exiting from the top-left, following a generally linear path.
→No oral or written description of the observation was provided by the reporting party, severely limiting contextual analysis.
→AARO has designated this case as unresolved.
→The footage is sensor-only evidence with no accompanying witness testimony or corroborating data types referenced in the report.

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Central Command (CENTCOM)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

Arabian GulfMiddle East

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast observed via infrared sensor, following a linear path across the sensor field-of-view

Dates

2020

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