DOW-UAP-PR141, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2022
Middle East UAP sensor video report (2022)
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UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Middle East
- Incident date
- 2022
- Duration
- 2 minutes 36 seconds of footage
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- 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 2 minutes and 36 seconds of video footage from an electro-optical (right) and infrared (left) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D109, described the UAP as “traveling at various speeds between 80-180 miles per hour.” Video Description: 00:00-00:12: An area of contract enters the sensor field-of-view from the lower right of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:13-00:14: The sensor switches modes to display an infrared (left) and electro-optical (right) feed. 00:15-00:18: The object enters the frame from the lower right, transiting the sensor field-of-view and exiting from the upper left. 00:19-00:20: The sensor switches to infrared mode, panning to track an area of contrast. 00:21-00:27: The sensor switches modes to display an infrared (left) and electro-optical (right) feed. 00:28-00:52: The sensor switches to infrared mode, panning to track an area of contrast. 00:52-00:57: A second area of contrast briefly enters the sensor field-of-view. 00:58-01:16: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast. 01:17-01:21: The sensor switches modes to display an infrared (left) and electro-optical (right) feed. The sensor pans to track the object. The object leaves the sensor field-of-view from the left edge of the frame. 01:22-01:27: No content. 01:28-01:31: The sensor switches to infrared mode. No content. 01:32-02:36: The area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the lower left of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, intermittently losing contact with it. 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, comprising 2:36 of EO and IR sensor footage from a U.S. military platform in 2022.
- →Mission report DOW-UAP-D109 described the UAP as traveling at various speeds between 80-180 mph.
- →The sensor repeatedly switches between infrared-only and combined IR/EO display while tracking an 'area of contrast'.
- →A second area of contrast briefly enters the field of view at 00:52-00:57.
- →The sensor intermittently loses contact with the object during the final segment (01:32-02:36), and there is a stretch with no content around 01:22-01:31.
CENTCOM submitted a UAP report to AARO with 2 min 36 sec of paired electro-optical and infrared sensor video recorded from a U.S. military platform in the Middle East in 2022. An accompanying mission report (DOW-UAP-D109) described the object as traveling at various speeds between 80-180 mph. The video description only logs sensor mode changes and tracking of an 'area of contrast', with no stated identification.
Analyst Notes
Description is purely a sensor-log narrative with no shape, size, range or altitude data. The 'area of contrast' could be a conventional aircraft, drone or other object, and no identification is offered. Speed of 80-180 mph comes from a separate mission report and is not corroborated by other sensors in this document. The video itself was not reviewed, and the description disclaims any analytical conclusion.
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