DOW-UAP-PR26, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023
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DOW-UAP-PR26 is a 43-second infrared 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 Department of War's PURSUE program. The incident occurred over the United Arab Emirates and was captured by a sensor aboard an unspecified U.S. military platform. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, confirms a UAP was observed during the mission. The video shows an area of contrast in the upper-left quadrant of the infrared display; the sensor briefly pans across it before losing track of the object at the 29-second mark and failing to reacquire it.
The record is classified as unresolved. Notable gaps include the absence of OCR text, no platform identification, no altitude or speed data, and no analytical conclusions from AARO. The accompanying mission report DoW-UAP-D23 is referenced but not included here. The infrared sensor's inability to reacquire the object after losing track is consistent with several other unresolved AARO submissions but yields no determination of the object's nature or origin.
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The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission.
Video Description:
00:00-00:17: An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display.
00:17-00:18: The sensor pans from right to left, causing the area of contrast to pass through the center of the display. The sensor then pans from left to right, causing the area of contrast to return to its approximate initial position within the sensor field-of-view.
00:29: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor field-of-view on the left side of the screen.
00:30-00:43: The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast.
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.