DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023
Middle East infrared sensor video of UAP contrast (2023)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Middle East
- Incident date
- 2023
- Duration
- Approximately 30 seconds
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- August 7, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved (per title); no analytical conclusion stated in the description
Official Description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 30 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video description: 00:00-00:08: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background. 00:09-00:33: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display. 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
- →USCENTCOM submitted the report to AARO, consisting of about 30 seconds of infrared sensor video from a US military platform in 2023.
- →The sensor pans to track an area of contrast and keeps it generally centered in the frame (00:00-00:08).
- →The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast and a reticle briefly surrounds it (00:09-00:33).
- →A component of the platform repeatedly occludes the sensor view, obscuring the background and the display.
- →The case is titled 'Unresolved UAP Report', but the description gives no object characteristics, range, speed or other analysis.
Official description of a roughly 30-second infrared sensor video submitted by US Central Command to AARO, recorded from a US military platform in the Middle East in 2023. The video shows the sensor panning to and zooming in on an unspecified area of contrast, with a reticle briefly surrounding it. Parts of the footage are occluded by a component of the platform.
Analyst Notes
The description is minimal and refers only to an 'area of contrast', with no shape, size, range or kinematic data. Platform occlusion obscures much of the footage. A single infrared sensor with no stated corroboration or human witnesses. The description disclaims any analytical judgment, so the object's nature is undetermined. Mundane explanations such as sensor artifacts or distant conventional objects cannot be excluded from the description.
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