DOW-UAP-PR135, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025
Middle East infrared video of six spherical objects (2025)
solid newsworthy item
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Middle East
- Incident date
- 2025
- Duration
- Approximately 1 minute of video footage (objects tracked roughly 00:05-00:47)
- Witnesses
- Human + sensor
- Released
- September 18, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved
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 1 minute of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. An accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D108, described the UAP as “six small spherical objects grouped together, and characterized their behavior as “seem[ingly] agile,” and “frequently changing direction.” The reporter estimated the speed of the UAP to have been 480 miles per hour. Video Description: 00:00-00:04: No content. 00:05-00:10: Several areas of contrast transit the sensor field-of-view, entering from the top of the frame and exiting from the bottom. 00:11-00:47: The sensor pans to track the areas of contrast, keeping them generally within the center of the frame. 00:48-1:00: The sensor changes its level of magnification. 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
- →CENTCOM submitted the report to AARO with 1 minute of infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform in 2025.
- →Mission report DOW-UAP-D108 describes six small spherical objects grouped together.
- →The reporter characterized the behavior as 'seem[ingly] agile' and 'frequently changing direction'.
- →The reporter estimated the speed at 480 miles per hour.
- →The video shows areas of contrast transiting the field of view from top to bottom (00:05-00:10), tracked by sensor panning through 00:47, followed by a magnification change with no content.
CENTCOM submitted to AARO a report with 1 minute of infrared sensor video recorded from a U.S. military platform in the Middle East in 2025. The accompanying mission report (DOW-UAP-D108) describes six small spherical objects grouped together that appeared agile and frequently changed direction, at an estimated speed of 480 mph. The video description notes only areas of contrast crossing the field of view, with the sensor panning to track them, and does not state any analytical conclusion.
Analyst Notes
Speed and agility are reporter estimates; the video description shows only areas of contrast with no range or scale data, so the speed cannot be verified from the footage. No corroborating sensors are cited, and the report is listed as unresolved with no analysis offered. Mundane explanations such as distant aircraft, birds, or drones are not addressed in the description.
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