Department of WarVideoTier 1 · Primary sensor/visual recordPartially redacted
Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
UFOP-131 · Release 01 (5/8)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
Video
Location
Arabian Gulf (CENTCOM/Middle East)
Incident date
N/A
Release
Release 01 (5/8)
Evidence tier
Tier 1 · Primary sensor/visual record
What the document says
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.
Video Description:
00:06-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen, follows a generally linear path from the bottom of the screen to the top, and exits from the top left quarter.
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.
Context
This is one of 143 Department of War records in the declassified archive, reported in the CENTCOM/Middle East region. It was published in Release 01 (5/8).
Evidence tiers describe the type of record (sensor capture vs. written report vs.
administrative file) · not a claim about its conclusions. UFO Papers reports only what the documents state.