Description

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 10 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Video Description:
00:01-00:05: No content.
00:06-00:07: Two areas of contrast transit the sensor field-of-view. The first enters the field-of-view from the bottom right and exits from the top edge of the frame. The second, relatively smaller area of contrast enters from the top and exits the bottom of the frame.
00:08-00:10: No content.

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🏛️ Official U.S. government release — batch 4 (Jul 10, 2026)
Released by: Department of War
Official file: DOW-UAP-PR030
When: 2023
Where: Middle East
Parts of this file are redacted by the government.