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This infrared footage of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon in Djibouti was submitted to AARO by United States Africa Command. It was recorded from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025, and the source identifies the case as unresolved. The released file is redacted, and the reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:02: A small, barely distinguishable area of contrast moves from the left side of the sensor field-of-view to the right side, exiting the scene from the bottom right quarter 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: Djibouti
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR043
This release is redacted.
Running time: 12 seconds.