DOW-UAP-PR107, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2020

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Eastern United States
Incident date: 2020
Duration: 28 seconds
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: July 10, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Unresolved

Official Description

"The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 28 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. Video Description: 00:01-00:02: No content. 00:03-00:11: An area on contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the top right of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, which repeatedly leaves and re-enters the sensor field-of-view. 00:12-00:16: The sensor zooms out and in. 00:17-00:23: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, which repeatedly leaves and re-enters the sensor field-of-view. 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

→U.S. Northern Command submitted a 28-second infrared video to AARO classified as an unresolved UAP report.
→The infrared sensor tracked an area of contrast that repeatedly left and re-entered the field-of-view.
→The sensor was observed zooming in and out during the tracking sequence, suggesting active operator engagement.
→No official identification or analytical conclusion has been reached regarding the observed phenomenon.
→The official description explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A 28-second infrared sensor video captured by a U.S. military platform in the Eastern United States in 2020 was submitted by U.S. Northern Command to AARO as an unresolved UAP report. The video shows an area of contrast entering and exiting the sensor field-of-view while the sensor pans to track it. No analytical conclusion or identification of the phenomenon has been provided.

Analyst Notes

The video depicts only an ambiguous 'area of contrast' in infrared — no shape, size, or physical characteristics are determinable from the description. Single-sensor evidence with no corroborating radar, visual, or witness testimony referenced. The official description explicitly disclaims any analytical or factual conclusions. The phenomenon could plausibly be a sensor artifact, atmospheric anomaly, or distant conventional object. Duration is very short at 28 seconds.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Northern CommandAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

Eastern United States

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast observed in infrared sensor footage

Dates

2020

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