DOW-UAP-PR42, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

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 four minutes and 53 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: 00:00-00:12: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom left corner of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the lower left quadrant of the frame. 00:13-00:40: The area of contrast intermittently loses distinctiveness against the background, seeming to disappear and reappear irregularly. 00:41: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:42-00:52: An area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view from the left half of the top of the frame, after which the sensor pans up and to the left. 00:53-02:09: The sensor pans erratically, with an area of contrast appearing in a relatively fixed position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 02:09-02:29: The sensor switches imaging modalities, and the area of contrast appears to the right and slightly above the center of the frame. 02:30-04:53: The sensor switches imaging modalities again, and the area of contrast returns to its previous position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 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

• →AARO received an infrared sensor video from CENTCOM depicting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over the Arabian Gulf in 2020.
• →The object appears as an area of contrast in the infrared sensor feed, intermittently losing distinctiveness against the background between the 13 and 40 second marks.
• →The sensor operator zoomed in at approximately 41 seconds, suggesting the object was of sufficient interest to warrant closer examination.
• →The sensor switched imaging modalities twice during the 4:53 video, indicating active sensor management to maintain tracking.
• →The reporting party provided no oral or written description of the observation, limiting contextual information available for analysis.

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