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This infrared footage was submitted by United States Central Command to AARO as an unresolved report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon in the Middle East in 2023. The video was recorded by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. The file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view.

00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 8/7/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2023, Middle East
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR149
This release is redacted.
Running time: 52 seconds.