DOW-UAP-PR027, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023
DOW-UAP-PR027 is a video record submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), dated October 2023 and released May 8, 2026 under the PURSUE Release 01 program. The document consists of approximately five minutes of infrared sensor footage captured from an unspecified U.S. military platform operating in or near the United Arab Emirates. The footage shows an area of thermal contrast that becomes visible at roughly the two-minute mark, is centered and zoomed in on by the sensor system, and then moves erratically across the display in the final ninety seconds due to sensor platform motion. A companion mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, confirms a UAP was observed during the same mission.
The record is unresolved — no analytical conclusion or identification is provided. The first 115 seconds of footage contain no content, and no OCR text is available, suggesting either a classified or blank document overlay. The sensor's repeated loss and reacquisition of the object in the final segment limits assessment of the phenomenon's behavior. The platform type, altitude, and sensor specifications are not disclosed in this release.
Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.
