DOW-UAP-PR39, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Arabian Gulf
Duration: approximately 2 seconds (visible from 00:03 to 00:05 of a 5-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 five 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: 00:03-00:05: A faint area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom half of the right edge of the screen, proceeds from right to left across the corner of the frame, and exits the scene from near the center of the bottom edge 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.

Key Findings

→A faint area of contrast is visible entering the right edge of the infrared sensor frame and exiting near the bottom center over approximately two seconds (00:03–00:05).
→The observation is sensor-only, with no accompanying witness testimony or written description from the reporter.
→The report was submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO as an unresolved UAP incident.
→The incident occurred in the Arabian Gulf region in 2020 and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform.
→No official analytical conclusion, identification, or investigative finding has been stated regarding the object or phenomenon.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A five-second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO depicting an unidentified area of contrast moving across the frame in the Arabian Gulf region in 2020. The submitting reporter provided no oral or written description accompanying the footage. AARO has not issued an analytical conclusion regarding the nature of the observed phenomenon.

Analyst Notes

Sensor-only submission with no witness testimony, written description, or oral account provided by the reporter, significantly limiting contextual analysis. The object is described only as a 'faint area of contrast,' which is consistent with numerous mundane explanations including sensor artifacts, insects, birds, or distant aircraft. The five-second clip duration is extremely short and the footage lacks any reference scale, range, or altitude data. No official analytical judgment has been rendered.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

Arabian Gulf

Aircraft & Objects

Faint area of contrast detected on infrared sensor, moving right to left across the lower corner of the frame

Dates

2020

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