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This infrared video is an unresolved UAP report submitted to AARO by United States Central Command. It was recorded by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the Arabian Gulf in 2020. The report identifies the observation as an unidentified anomalous phenomenon, but the reporter did not provide any oral or written description. The released file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:01: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom third of the left side of the screen.
00:02-01:34: The sensor pans from left to right, tracking the area of contrast and keeping it generally centered within the field-of-view.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/8/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: Arabian Gulf
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR041
This release is redacted.
Running time: 1 minute 35 seconds.