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This is infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon in the Middle East, submitted to AARO by United States Central Command. It was recorded in 2013 by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform.

The source identifies the case as unresolved and says the reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation. The released video file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length.
00:10: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.
00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor field-of-view, followed by a visible trail.
00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view at the bottom right of the screen.
00:35-01:44: Following an apparent cut, the area of contrast generally remains within the sensor field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left 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: Middle East
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR038
This release is redacted.
Running time: 1 minute 46 seconds.