DOW-UAP-PR31 is a video record submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), documenting a UAP incident over Syria in October 2024. The record consists of five seconds of full-motion video (FMV) footage captured from a sensor aboard an unspecified U.S. military platform. An accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D32) describes the object as a "misshapen and uneven ball of white light" with a "light/glare halo effect" at the top of the FMV feed. Within the first second of footage, an indistinctly shaped, multi-colored area moves from right to left across the top edge of the sensor display.
The record is classified as unresolved by AARO, meaning no definitive identification has been made. The extremely short duration of the footage — five seconds — limits analytical utility, and the object's appearance at the sensor's edge raises the possibility of lens artifact or optical distortion, though no such determination is stated. No OCR text is available, suggesting the release consists primarily of the video file itself. The companion document DoW-UAP-D32 may contain additional mission context not present here.
Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.