DOW-UAP-PR115

Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of America, 2019

Format
Video
Incident date
2019
Released
Release 04, July 10, 2026
Source
DVIDS

Description from war.gov

The United States Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 8 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2019. 00:01-00:02: An area of contrast is visible near the center of the sensor field-of-view, partially obscured by visual elements of the heads-up display. 00:03-00:06: The sensor zooms and pans to track the area of contrast, which visually flickers in the display. 00:07-00:08: 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. AARO Comment: Infrared sensor systems capture information within a specific range of electromagnetic wavelengths. When a tracked source’s temperature is similar to that of the surrounding environment, it can visually blend into the background or appear to flicker due to dynamic contrast adjustments applied by the system’s auto-gain control filters.

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Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on July 13, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

DOW-UAP-PR115 is a 2019 U.S. Air Force report submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of eight seconds of infrared sensor video recorded from an unspecified U.S. military platform over the Gulf of America. The footage shows an area of contrast near the center of the sensor field-of-view, partially obscured by heads-up display elements, briefly tracked by the sensor before the clip ends with two seconds of no content. No additional identifying information about the platform, crew, or specific coordinates is provided in the released record.

AARO notes that the object's apparent flickering is consistent with a known infrared sensor artifact: when a target's thermal signature approximates ambient temperature, the system's auto-gain control can cause it to fade or flicker dynamically. The clip's brevity — eight seconds, with only six containing content — limits analytical utility. No resolution or classification of the phenomenon is stated. The record carries standard disclaimers that the video description constitutes no investigative conclusion or factual determination, and no OCR text was recovered from the underlying document.

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