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This infrared footage was submitted by United States Northern Command to AARO as a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon. It was recorded by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the western United States in 2020. The source identifies the case as unresolved and does not give a determination of what the phenomenon was.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:01-00:15: No content.
00:16-00:19: The footage flashes between normal operation and a black screen several times as the sensor changes display modes.
00:20-00:27: No content.
00:28-00:33: The sensor zooms in and pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame.
00:34-00:57: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds the area of contrast as the sensor continues to track it against the background.
00:58-01:10: The sensor adjusts its zoom level and contrast settings several times.
01:11-01:34: The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view to the left of the frame. The sensor adjusts its zoom level and contrast settings several times. No content.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 7/10/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2020, Western United States
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR108
Running time: 1 minute 35 seconds.