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This is a secondary capture of an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform over the Pacific Ocean in 2019, transferred to AARO by the United States Navy UAPTF in 2022. The source identifies the case as an unresolved UAP report and does not state what the object was.

The footage is not native primary sensor data, since it was recorded from the display with a hand-held device, with possible loss of fidelity, resolution, and visual quality. The media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as it was received.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:05: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.

00:06-00:09: The area of contrast tracks left within the sensor field-of-view.

00:10-00:15: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.

00:16-00:22: An area of contrast appears in the sensor field-of-view. The sensor pans to track it, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 

00:23-00:28: The area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 8/7/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2019, Pacific Ocean
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR125
Running time: 29 seconds.