DOW-UAP-PR124, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Pacific Ocean infrared sensor UAP video, altered copy (2019)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Incident date
- 2019
- Duration
- 53 seconds (length of the video footage)
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- August 7, 2026
UAP Characteristics
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Official Conclusion
Titled 'Unresolved UAP Report'; the description states no analytical conclusion and disclaims any judgment about the event's nature or significance.
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 53 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: 00:00-00:01: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 00:02-00:29: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. 00:30-00:53: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. 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
- →The 53-second video is a secondary capture, filmed with a hand-held device from an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform, not native sensor data.
- →An area of contrast stays generally centered in the field of view at 00:00-00:01, and the sensor zooms in on it from 00:02 to 00:29.
- →From 00:30 to 00:53 the area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.
- →The media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as received.
- →DOW-UAP-PR123 through PR127 were captured contemporaneously, and the media was transferred from UAPTF to AARO in 2022.
Metadata and description for a 53-second hand-held secondary capture of a U.S. military infrared sensor display, recorded in the Pacific Ocean in 2019. The footage shows an unspecified area of contrast that is zoomed in on and later loses distinctiveness against the background. The media was transferred from the Navy UAPTF to AARO in 2022 and was digitally altered before being reported to AARO.
Analyst Notes
Hand-held secondary recording of a screen, so fidelity is degraded and artifacts are likely. The media was digitally altered before reaching AARO. The description gives no range, altitude, speed or platform details and no witness accounts. The 'area of contrast' is not identified as an object, and it fades into the background with no kinematic data. Evidential value is limited.
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