DOW-UAP-PR044, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
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DOW-UAP-PR044 is a 2020 incident report submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), released by the Department of War on May 8, 2026. The record consists solely of approximately five minutes and eleven seconds of infrared sensor video recorded from an unspecified U.S. military platform operating in the Arabian Gulf region. No written or oral description of the observation was provided by the reporting party. The footage shows a sensor tracking an area of contrast against the background for roughly four minutes, cycling through zoom and contrast settings before the object exits the frame from the upper left.
The record is notable for its near-total lack of accompanying documentation: there is no witness statement, no platform identification, no analyst assessment, and no contextual metadata beyond the submitting command and general location. The area of contrast is never characterized or resolved. The absence of OCR text confirms no written material accompanies the video. The case remains unresolved per AARO's classification, and the minimal reporting limits any analytical use of the footage.
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The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five minutes and 11 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.
Video Description: This video features incidentally recorded audio, which does not relate to the visual content described below.
00:00-00:30: No content.
00:31-03:24: The sensor pans down and to the right to focus on an area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast against the background for approximately three minutes, panning to maintain its position generally within the center of the frame. The sensor cycles contrast and zoom levels several times throughout, appearing as brief, bright white flashes across the frame.
03:25-04:23: The sensor cycles through reticles of various sizes while continuing to track the area of contrast. Between 04:20 and 04:23, the area of contrast briefly leaves the center of the sensor field-of-view.
04:24-04:50: The sensor field-of-view widens to zoom out from the scene, continuing to track the area of contrast.
04:50-04:54: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, at which point it exits the frame from the top left quadrant of the screen.
04:55-05:11: 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.