Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 2020

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The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 2 minutes and 16 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. Video Description: 00:01-00:15: No content. 00:16-00:19: The footage flashes between normal operation and a black screen several times as the sensor changes display modes. 00:20-00:27: No content. 00:28-00:33: The sensor zooms in and pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:34-00:57: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds the area of contrast as the sensor continues to track it against the background. 00:58-01:10: The sensor adjusts its zoom level and contrast settings several times. 01:11-01:34: The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view to the left of the frame. The sensor adjusts its zoom level and contrast settings several times. No content. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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DOW-UAP-PR108 is a 2-minute, 16-second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Northern Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), documenting an unidentified anomalous phenomenon observed over the Western United States in 2020. The footage shows a military platform's infrared sensor acquiring, auto-tracking, and then losing an area of contrast. The sensor operator adjusts zoom and display modes multiple times during tracking before the object exits the frame to the left. No accompanying narrative report or metadata identifying the platform, sensor type, or specific location is included in this release.

The record is notable primarily for what it lacks: significant portions of the footage contain no visible content, the object itself is represented only as an indistinct area of contrast, and no analytical conclusions are attached. No OCR text is available, suggesting the release consists solely of the video file with no embedded documentation. The report remains unresolved per the record title. As a USNORTHCOM submission to AARO, it fits within the post-2022 formal UAP reporting pipeline established under congressional mandate.

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