DOW-UAP-PR113, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 1996

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

3/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Western United States
Incident date: 1996
Duration: approximately 4 seconds of unique footage
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: July 10, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

UAPTFAARO

Official Conclusion

Unresolved

Official Description

"The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. The video contains 2 minutes and 57 seconds of footage likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 1996. Video Description: No formal data handling practices for UAP-related records existed at the time this media was reported to the UAPTF. This media was digitally altered before being reported to the UAPTF, and is presented as it was received by AARO. 00:01-00:13: No content. 00:14-00:17: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view, entering near the upper right corner and exiting near the lower left corner of the frame. 00:18-01:21: The footage repeats frame-by-frame. 01:22-02:13: The footage repeats at a slower playback speed. 02:14-02:56: The footage holds on a frame extracted from the first 17 seconds of the video. 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

→The total unique UAP-relevant footage is approximately 4 seconds, during which an unidentified area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from upper right to lower left.
→The video was digitally altered before being reported to the UAPTF, undermining its evidentiary integrity.
→No formal data handling practices for UAP-related records existed at the time this media was originally captured or reported, creating a significant chain-of-custody gap.
→The remainder of the ~3-minute video consists entirely of frame-by-frame repeats, slow-motion replays, and a frozen still extracted from the original 17 seconds.
→AARO presents the video as received from the UAPTF without issuing any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document describes a declassified infrared video (DOW-UAP-PR113) lasting approximately 2 minutes and 57 seconds, transferred from the Navy UAPTF to AARO in 2022, purportedly captured in 1996 over the Western United States. The substantive UAP content consists of only 4 seconds of footage (00:14–00:17) showing an area of contrast transiting the sensor field-of-view, with the remainder of the video being repeats, slow-motion replays, or frozen frames of that same brief sequence. The media was digitally altered prior to being reported to the UAPTF, and no formal data handling practices existed at the time of original reporting.

Analyst Notes

The video was confirmed to have been digitally altered prior to submission to the UAPTF, severely compromising its evidentiary value. Only 4 seconds of the ~3-minute video contain novel content; the rest is repetition or freeze-frames of that same brief sequence. No chain-of-custody documentation existed at time of original capture. The object is described only as an 'area of contrast,' which is minimally descriptive and consistent with many mundane sensor artifacts or atmospheric phenomena. AARO explicitly declines to issue any analytical or factual determination.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

Western United States

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast transiting infrared sensor field-of-view

Dates

19962022

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