Visible in the sensor footage

00:00-00:08: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background. 00:09-00:33: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display.

Release 05 · Official Video Record

DOW-UAP-PR136 — Middle East Occluded Sensor Video

Official Release 05 infrared sensor video with platform occlusion, zoom and a brief reticle appearance.

This Release 05 media item contains Middle East infrared sensor footage from 2023. The official description notes both tracking behavior and repeated occlusion by a component of the platform.

DOW-UAP-PR136 is an official Release 05 VID record titled “DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023.” This Release 05 media item contains Middle East infrared sensor footage from 2023. The official description notes both tracking behavior and repeated occlusion by a component of the platform. 00:00-00:08: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background. 00:09-00:33: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display. No linked PDF report row was matched in the current source-context data. The available website context comes from the primary official media record. 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-PR136, an official Department of War video record titled “DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023.” According to the official source description: The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 30 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video description: 00:00-00:08: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background. 00:09-00:33: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display. 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-VID013

Original filename

DOD_111887413.mp4

Primary asset type

VID

Official record ID

DOW-UAP-PR136

Primary official title

DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023

Agency / source

Department of War

Incident date

2023

Incident location

Middle East

YouTube video ID

0MsywjpPWSY

YouTube URL

https://youtu.be/0MsywjpPWSY

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-PR136. No linked PDF report row was matched. Attention: official description says 30 seconds, while DVIDS length and visible timeline extend to 00:33.

Linked source records

No linked PDF report row was matched in the current source-context data. The available website context comes from the primary official media record.

This record matters because platform occlusion is a defining source limitation within the visible sequence.

Limitations and interpretation

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.