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

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Arabian Gulf
Duration: approximately 2 seconds of active observation within a 9-second clip
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 8, 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 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.

Key Findings

→A nine-second infrared video captured an unidentified area of contrast entering from the bottom-left and exiting from the top-left of the sensor frame.
→The object or phenomenon follows a generally linear path from bottom to top of the screen over approximately two seconds (00:06–00:08) of the footage.
→USCENTCOM submitted the footage to AARO as an unresolved UAP report; no oral or written description was provided by the original reporter.
→No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature of the phenomenon has been issued by AARO or DOW.
→The report is categorized as unresolved, indicating no identification has been made.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A nine-second infrared sensor video recorded by a U.S. military platform in the Arabian Gulf region in 2020, submitted by USCENTCOM to AARO. The footage shows an unidentified area of contrast moving linearly across the sensor field of view. No verbal or written description was provided by the reporting crew, and no official analytical conclusion has been reached.

Analyst Notes

The reporting crew provided no oral or written description of the observation, severely limiting contextual information. The visible anomaly consists only of a contrast area on infrared footage with no shape, size, speed, or altitude data provided. Nine seconds of footage with no witness testimony or additional sensor corroboration makes identification or characterization highly uncertain. The linear movement could be consistent with numerous mundane phenomena including aircraft, debris, birds, or sensor artifacts.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

Arabian Gulf

Aircraft & Objects

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

Dates

2020

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