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This infrared video was submitted from Department of War materials identified by AARO on a classified network. AARO assesses that it was likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility.

A user uploaded the video in October 2019, and AARO notes that many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The file's title, "UFOs in formation over Persian Gulf?", was defined by the uploader, not as an investigative finding.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:02: No Content.
00:02-00:21: An area of contrast becomes visible. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast within the center of the field-of-view.
00:22-01:59: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. At a higher level of magnification, the area appears as multiple distinct areas of contrast.
02:00-02:02: The areas of contrast briefly leave the field-of-view.
02:03-04:00: The sensor zooms in and out multiple times to track the area of contrast.
04:01-04:26: The area of contrast becomes less distinguishable against the background. The sensor zooms in further.
04:27-06:29: The sensor progressively zooms in on the area of contrast.
06:30-13:17: The area of contrast is at times indistinguishable from the grain of the video. The sensor makes several contrast adjustments to compensate.
13:18-16:22: The sensor zooms in and out several times.
16:23-17:23: The area of contrast repeatedly exits and enters the frame.
17:24-17:27: The sensor zooms out to track the area of contrast.
17:27-17:36: No content.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR098
This release is redacted.
Running time: 17 minutes 36 seconds.