2020 • Department of War
A reticle lock that grows clearer
Official source media, embedded from the official FullDisclosr YouTube channel for accessibility.
What the Video Shows
00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast acquiring a reticle lock. 00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background. 00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness. 00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Full Record Description
Release 01 · Official Video Record
Unresolved UAP Report — Middle East, 2020
Official infrared sensor video submitted by Department of the Air Force to AARO, with official source limitations.
This official record contains 58 seconds of video footage from a U.S. military platform. FullDisclosr presents the primary video description together with the source limitations available in the official record.
DOW-UAP-PR045 is an official video record from Release 01 titled “Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020.” The primary source record is DOW-UAP-PR045, an official video record titled “Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020.” The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 58 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The video-visible description is specific: 00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast acquiring a reticle lock. 00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background. 00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness. 00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner of the screen. No linked report row was matched in the current source-context data. The available context for this item comes from the primary official video description. 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. AARO Comment: The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection.
Official Source Context
The primary source record is DOW-UAP-PR045, an official video record titled “Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020.” The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 58 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.
Source Summary
Record Metadata
- FD-R01-VID022
- DOD_111689123.mp4
- VID
- DOW-UAP-PR045
- DOW-UAP-PR045, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
- Department of War
- 2020 — official source year
- Southern United States
- 7nwUw9kggjU
- draft
- NO
- Not available
- Not available
- Primary asset context comes from DOW-UAP-PR045. No linked PDF report row was matched in the current source-context data.
Related Source Material
No linked report row was matched in the current source-context data. The available context for this item comes from the primary official video description.
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Source Limitations / Caution
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. AARO Comment: The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection.
Source Caution
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. AARO Comment: The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection.