DOW-UAP-PR125, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Pacific Ocean UAP infrared display recording (2019)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Incident date
- 2019
- Duration
- 28 seconds (duration of footage)
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- August 7, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved (per title); the description explicitly makes no analytical judgment or conclusion.
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 28 seconds of footage. This footage is a secondary capture, recorded via a hand-held recording device, of an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform. This footage does not represent native primary sensor data, and the secondary recording method introduces limitations in fidelity, resolution, and overall visual quality. Artifacts inherent to filming a screen, such as blurring or flickering, may be present. The footage contained within DOW-UAP-PR123 through DOW-UAP-PR127 was captured contemporaneously. This media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO, and is presented as it was received. Video description: 00:00-00:05: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 00:06-00:09: The area of contrast tracks left within the sensor field-of-view. 00:10-00:15: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. 00:16-00:22: An area of contrast appears in the sensor field-of-view. The sensor pans to track it, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:23-00:28: The area of contrast remains generally centered within 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
- →28-second infrared sensor display footage recorded via hand-held device (secondary capture, not native sensor data).
- →An area of contrast stays generally centered, tracks left, loses distinctiveness against the background, then reappears and is tracked by a sensor pan.
- →Media was transferred from the Navy UAPTF to AARO in 2022.
- →Media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as received.
- →Footage in DOW-UAP-PR123 through PR127 was captured contemporaneously.
Metadata and description for a 28-second secondary capture (hand-held recording of an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform) of an unresolved UAP event over the Pacific Ocean in 2019. The media was transferred from the Navy UAPTF to AARO in 2022 and was digitally altered before being reported to AARO. The description only notes an area of contrast moving within the sensor field of view, with no analytical conclusion.
Analyst Notes
Secondary capture of a screen via hand-held device, with blurring and flickering artifacts, and not native sensor data. The media was digitally altered before reaching AARO, which undermines evidentiary integrity. The description is limited to a featureless 'area of contrast' with no range, speed, size, or identification data. No witness accounts and no corroborating sensors are described. The object loses distinctiveness against the background, so a mundane explanation cannot be excluded.
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