DOW-UAP-PR111, 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: approximately 49 seconds of sensor contact
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 1 minute of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. Video Description: 00:01-00:21: Several small areas of contrast enter and leave the sensor field-of-view as the sensor pans across the background scene. 00:22-00:41: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds an area of contrast, and the sensor pans to keep it generally within the center of the frame. Several other areas of contrast periodically enter and exit the frame. 00:42-00:49: The sensor zooms out. 00:50-01:00: The area of contrast is no longer visible within the frame. The sensor display flickers between a black screen and normal function as it cycles contrast modes. No content. 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 infrared sensor footage from an unidentified military platform to AARO as an unresolved UAP report.
→The video shows small areas of contrast entering and leaving the sensor field-of-view as it pans across the background scene.
→An auto-tracking reticle locks onto one area of contrast for approximately 19 seconds before the sensor zooms out and the object is lost from frame.
→The official video description explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event.
→The case remains officially unresolved with no identification or explanation provided.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A 1-minute infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Northern Command to AARO in 2020 depicts small areas of contrast moving through the sensor field-of-view, one of which is briefly auto-tracked before disappearing. The official description is explicitly non-analytical and makes no determination about the nature of the observed phenomenon. No shape, behavior, or identification is provided beyond basic visual description of contrast areas.

Analyst Notes

The footage shows only undescribed 'areas of contrast' in infrared — no shape, size, altitude, speed, or distance is determinable from the description provided. No corroborating sensor data (radar, visual) is mentioned. The official description explicitly disclaims any analytical or factual conclusions, severely limiting evidential value. The object is lost from frame before any meaningful data is captured. Range and scale are unknown, making mundane explanations (birds, insects, debris) impossible to rule out.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

Eastern United States

Aircraft & Objects

Small areas of contrast visible in infrared sensor footageAuto-tracked area of contrast on an unidentified military infrared sensor platform

Dates

2020

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