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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