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This infrared video was submitted to AARO by the Department of the Air Force and was recorded from a U.S. military platform in 2020. The report is unresolved, and the source describes it as an unidentified anomalous phenomenon without further oral or written account from the reporter. The released file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast acquiring a reticle lock.
00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background.
00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast.
00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness.
00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/8/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: Southern United States
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR045
This release is redacted.
Running time: 59 seconds.