DOW-UAP-PR116, Unresolved UAP Report, Atlantic Ocean, 2020

DOW-UAP-PR116 is a 32-second infrared video recorded by a U.S. military platform over the Atlantic Ocean in 2020, submitted to AARO by U.S. Northern Command. The accompanying debrief document, DOW-UAP-D091, describes the observed object as maroonish in color, approximately 12–15 feet in height, traveling with the wind without maneuvering or changing direction. Witnesses or analysts described it as resembling a large, somewhat deformed balloon. The video shows a sensor zooming and panning to keep a contrast area centered in frame throughout its 32-second duration.

The record is notable primarily because it was formally submitted to AARO as an unresolved UAP report despite the observing personnel's own description suggesting a mundane explanation — a drifting balloon-like object. No OCR text is available, meaning the underlying document body is inaccessible for further analysis. The companion debrief DOW-UAP-D091 is referenced but not included in this release. The case illustrates the broad intake criteria AARO applies, which captures ambiguous detections regardless of apparent prosaic explanation.