Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR149

Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023

Format
Video
Incident date
2023
Place
Middle East
Released
Release 05, August 7, 2026
Source
DVIDS
Topics
Infrared / FLIR, Unresolved UAP reports

Description from war.gov

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 51 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video description: 00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view. 00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 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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Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on August 20, 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-PR149 is a 2023 incident report submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The document consists of 51 seconds of infrared sensor video captured from a U.S. military platform operating in the Middle East. The footage shows an area of contrast entering the frame from the lower right and moving toward the lower left, after which the sensor actively tracks the object, keeping it centered in the frame for the remainder of the clip. No additional crew, platform, or sensor metadata is described in the available record.

The report carries an "unresolved" designation, meaning AARO did not reach a conclusive identification. The active sensor tracking behavior suggests the object was considered worth following in real time by either the operator or an automated system. No OCR text is available beyond the structured metadata, indicating the record may consist solely of video with minimal accompanying documentation. The Middle East operational context places it within CENTCOM's area of responsibility during a period of elevated UAP reporting by U.S. military assets.

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