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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 one minute and 46 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2013. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length. 00:10: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor field-of-view, followed by a visible trail. 00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view at the bottom right of the screen. 00:35-01:44: Following an apparent cut, the area of contrast generally remains within the sensor field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left quarter of the screen. 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 declassified infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO depicts an unidentified area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star observed over the Middle East in 2013. The video runs 1 minute and 46 seconds and shows the object moving within and exiting the sensor field-of-view on multiple occasions. No oral or written description was provided by the original reporter, limiting contextual analysis.
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AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · May 20, 2026
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Analyst Notes
No oral or written description was provided by the original reporter, meaning there is zero accompanying witness testimony or contextual metadata. The eight-pointed star shape is consistent with optical artifacts commonly produced by infrared sensor aperture diffraction patterns (Airy disk or star-pattern artifacts), which could explain the observed shape without invoking an anomalous object. The apparent cut in footage at 00:30 reduces continuity of evidence. No independent sensor corroboration is referenced.