DOW-UAP-PR112, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2019

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

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UAP Insight significance score

Location: Eastern United States
Incident date: 2019
Duration: approximately 14 seconds of object visibility within a 20-second video
Witnesses: Human + sensor
Released: July 10, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shapeHypersonic speed

Evidence Types

IR VideoTestimony

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Unresolved

Official Description

"The United States Navy submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 20 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a civilian aircraft in 2019. An accompanying Range Fouler Debrief, DOW-UAP-D090, describes the phenomenon as exhibiting “flight characteristics unlike anything [the observer] had seen in 28 years [of service] for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The report characterizes the phenomenon as “small” and “travelling in a straight line [in the] opposite direction at high speed.” Video Description: 00:01-00:011: An area of contrast is visible near the center of the screen. 00:12-00:014: The sensor changes its level of zoom and display mode, flashing white before returning to normal function. The area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view to the left side of the frame. 00:15-00:20: The sensor changes settings, causing the screen to flash white. 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

→A small UAP was observed via infrared sensor aboard a civilian aircraft over the Eastern United States in 2019.
→The accompanying debrief (DOW-UAP-D090) quotes the observer describing flight characteristics 'unlike anything [the observer] had seen in 28 years of service for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.'
→The object is described as small and traveling in a straight line in the opposite direction at high speed.
→The object exits the sensor field of view to the left at approximately 00:12-00:14, after which the video contains no further useful content.
→The report was submitted to AARO and remains officially unresolved.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A 20-second infrared sensor video submitted by the U.S. Navy to AARO depicts an unidentified small object traveling in a straight line at high speed in the Eastern United States in 2019. The accompanying Range Fouler Debrief (DOW-UAP-D090) includes observer testimony characterizing the object's flight characteristics as unlike anything seen in 28 years of U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy service. The video itself is brief and of limited analytical value due to sensor mode changes and loss of the object from the field of view within 14 seconds.

Analyst Notes

The video is only 20 seconds long and the object is visible for fewer than 14 seconds before exiting the frame during a sensor mode change; the sensor also flashes white twice, disrupting continuity. No radar or additional sensor corroboration is mentioned. The object's speed and behavior are characterized solely through witness testimony in the debrief rather than any quantitative sensor analysis. The civilian aircraft platform and single-sensor nature of the capture limit cross-corroboration. Official description notes the video description should not be interpreted as an analytical judgment or factual determination.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States NavyAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)U.S. Air ForceDepartment of War

Locations

Eastern United States

Aircraft & Objects

Small unidentified object traveling in a straight line at high speed, observed via infrared sensorCivilian aircraft carrying infrared sensor

Dates

2019

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AI analysis by claude-sonnet-4-6 · July 20, 2026