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This infrared video was submitted to AARO by United States Central Command and comes from a U.S. military platform in the United Arab Emirates in October 2023. The report is an unresolved UAP report, and an accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, says a UAP was observed during the mission.

The released material is redacted.

What the sensor shows in clip 1, as described in the release:

00:00-00:17: An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display.
00:17-00:18: The sensor pans from right to left, causing the area of contrast to pass through the center of the display. The sensor then pans from left to right, causing the area of contrast to return to its approximate initial position within the sensor field-of-view.
00:29: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor field-of-view on the left side of the screen.
00:30-00:43: The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast.

What the sensor shows in clip 2, as described in the release:

00:00-01:55: No content.
01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display.
02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast.
02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.
02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view.
03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display.

The mission report filed on this sighting is posted here:
https://www.documentingreality.com/f...2023-a-271929/

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/8/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: United Arab Emirates
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR026-set