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DOW-UAP-PR026 (video) — Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

File
WARGOV-VID-111688816
Agency
Department of War
Incident date
N/A
Location
United Arab Emirates
Released in
Release 01 (2026-05-08)
File type
VIDEO
Length
0:43

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.

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.

Key moments

  • 0:00 An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display.
  • 0:17 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.
  • 0:29 The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor field-of-view on the left side of the screen.
  • 0:30 The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast.

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TL;DR

The clip outlasts most UAE traffic light cycles.

  • DOW-UAP-PR026, DoD video, United Arab Emirates, October 2023, 0:43 length.
  • Shows infrared sensor footage of a moving contrast area and small light sources.
  • No official conclusion in the file.

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