DOW-UAP-PR142, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025
Middle East UAP infrared video, brief transit (2025)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Middle East
- Incident date
- 2025
- Duration
- Approximately 4 seconds of visible transit within a 14-second video
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- August 7, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved (per title); no analytical conclusion provided 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 14 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. Video description: 00:00-00:04: No content. 00:05-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the left edge, transits from left to right, and exits the right edge of the frame. 00:09-00:14: 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
- →USCENTCOM submitted the report to AARO; footage is 14 seconds from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025.
- →Between 00:05 and 00:08 an area of contrast enters from the left edge, crosses left to right, and exits the right edge.
- →Frames 00:00-00:04 and 00:09-00:14 contain no content.
- →The description states it makes no analytical judgment about the event's validity, nature, or significance.
- →The report is categorized as 'Unresolved' in the title, with no further details on range, speed, or altitude.
Official PURSUE release describing a 14-second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO from a U.S. military platform in the Middle East in 2025. The video shows only a brief (about 4 seconds) transit of an 'area of contrast' across the sensor field of view, with no content before or after. No analytical conclusion is provided.
Analyst Notes
Very short single-sensor IR clip with no range, altitude, speed, or platform data; an 'area of contrast' is non-specific and could be a distant aircraft, bird, insect, or sensor artifact. No witness accounts or corroborating sensors; 'Unresolved' reflects lack of data rather than anomalous characteristics.
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