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This footage was submitted to AARO from Department of War records and is assessed by AARO as likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. The sighting was in the southeastern United States, and the uploader-defined file title refers to Eglin AFB aircrew observing unidentified aerial phenomena on 13 Feb 23.

AARO notes that the title, "IIR 1 655 S0301 23/Eglin AFB Aircrew Observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) on 13 Feb 23," was defined by the user who uploaded the video to a classified network in March 2023. The source also says many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, and the released file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

A sensor pans to keep an area of contrast in the center of its field-of-view, cycling contrast modes multiple times. At the 22 second mark, the area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2023, Southeastern United States
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR070
This release is redacted.
Running time: 30 seconds.