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This is a secondary hand-held recording of an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform, transferred by the Navy UAPTF to AARO in 2022. The incident occurred over the Pacific Ocean in 2019, and the source describes the report as unresolved.

The footage is not native primary sensor data, and the recording method may limit fidelity, resolution, and overall visual quality, including screen-filming artifacts such as blurring or flickering. The media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as received. The footage in DOW-UAP-PR123 through DOW-UAP-PR127 was captured contemporaneously.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:03: An area of contrast is visible near the center of the frame.

00:04-00:07: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.

00:08-00:25: An area of contrast becomes visible near the center of the frame. The sensor pans and zooms in to focus on the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 

00:25-01:04: The area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 8/7/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2019, Pacific Ocean
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR123
Running time: 1 minute 4 seconds.