DOW-UAP-PR123, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Pacific Ocean UAP infrared video, altered copy (2019): Navy transfer
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Incident date
- 2019
- Duration
- 1 minute 4 seconds (length of footage)
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- August 7, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Titled 'Unresolved UAP Report'; the description states no analytical 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 1 minute and 4 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: 00:00-00:03: An area of contrast is visible near the center of the frame. 00:04-00:07: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. 00:08-00:25: An area of contrast becomes visible near the center of the frame. The sensor pans and zooms in to focus on the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:25-01:04: 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
- →Footage is a hand-held secondary recording of an infrared sensor display, not native primary sensor data, which limits fidelity and resolution.
- →The media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as received.
- →An area of contrast is visible near frame center, loses distinctiveness at 00:04-00:07, then reappears at 00:08.
- →The sensor pans and zooms to track the area of contrast, which stays generally centered from 00:25 to 01:04.
- →Footage is one of a set (DOW-UAP-PR123 through PR127) captured contemporaneously; the UAPTF transferred it to AARO in 2022.
Official description of a 1 minute 4 second secondary-capture (hand-held recording of an infrared sensor display) video aboard a U.S. military platform over the Pacific Ocean in 2019, transferred from the Navy UAPTF to AARO in 2022. The footage shows an indistinct area of contrast that is lost and reacquired, with the sensor panning and zooming to keep it centered. The media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is not native sensor data.
Analyst Notes
Secondary capture of a screen with possible blurring/flickering; media was digitally altered before reaching AARO; no scale, range, or altitude data; the described 'area of contrast' is non-specific and no object characteristics or performance are documented; no corroborating sensors or witness accounts; the description explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment.
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