Visible in the sensor footage

00:00-00:01: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 00:02-00:29: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. 00:30-00:53: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.

Release 05 · Official Video Record

DOW-UAP-PR124 — Pacific Ocean Zoom Sequence

Official Release 05 Pacific Ocean secondary capture with sustained zoom and reduced contrast distinctiveness.

This official Release 05 media item is a 53-second secondary capture from the 2019 Pacific Ocean sequence. The source states that the media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO.

DOW-UAP-PR124 is an official Release 05 VID record titled “DOW-UAP-PR124, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019.” This official Release 05 media item is a 53-second secondary capture from the 2019 Pacific Ocean sequence. The source states that the media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO. 00:00-00:01: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 00:02-00:29: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. 00:30-00:53: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. The official source states that DOW-UAP-PR123 through DOW-UAP-PR127 were captured contemporaneously. Each website record remains a separate source item. This footage is a secondary hand-held recording of an infrared sensor display, not native primary sensor data. The official source notes screen-recording limitations and states that the media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as received. 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.

Official source context

The primary source record is DOW-UAP-PR124, an official Department of War video record titled “DOW-UAP-PR124, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019.” According to the official source description: The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. The video contains 53 seconds of footage. This footage is a secondary capture, recorded via a hand-held recording device, of an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform. This footage does not represent native primary sensor data, and the secondary recording method introduces limitations in fidelity, resolution, and overall visual quality. Artifacts inherent to filming a screen, such as blurring or flickering, may be present. The footage contained within DOW-UAP-PR123 through DOW-UAP-PR127 was captured contemporaneously. This media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO, and is presented as it was received. Video description: 00:00-00:01: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 00:02-00:29: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. 00:30-00:53: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. 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.

Asset ID

FD-R05-VID008

Original filename

DOD_111887460.mp4

Primary asset type

VID

Official record ID

DOW-UAP-PR124

Primary official title

DOW-UAP-PR124, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019

Agency / source

Department of War

Incident date

2019

Incident location

Pacific Ocean

YouTube video ID

0KIMvrzx67w

YouTube URL

https://youtu.be/0KIMvrzx67w

Upload / publication status

draft

Needs human review

YES

Linked report ID

Not available

Linked report title

Not available

Notes

Primary asset context comes from DOW-UAP-PR124. No linked PDF report row was matched. Official source states media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO; human review retained.

Linked source records

The official source states that DOW-UAP-PR123 through DOW-UAP-PR127 were captured contemporaneously. Each website record remains a separate source item.

This record matters because its main distinguishing feature within the Pacific sequence is a prolonged zoom followed by fading contrast.

Limitations and interpretation

This footage is a secondary hand-held recording of an infrared sensor display, not native primary sensor data. The official source notes screen-recording limitations and states that the media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO and is presented as received. 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.