Visible in the sensor footage

00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view. 00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame.

Release 05 · Official Video Record

DOW-UAP-PR149 — Middle East Transit and Track

Official Release 05 infrared sensor video beginning with a lower-frame transit before sustained tracking.

This official Release 05 media item contains 51 seconds of infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform in the Middle East in 2023.

DOW-UAP-PR149 is an official Release 05 VID record titled “DOW-UAP-PR149, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023.” This official Release 05 media item contains 51 seconds of infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform in the Middle East in 2023. 00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view. 00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 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-PR149, an official Department of War video record titled “DOW-UAP-PR149, 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 51 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video description: 00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view. 00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 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-VID015

Original filename

DOD_111887426.mp4

Primary asset type

VID

Official record ID

DOW-UAP-PR149

Primary official title

DOW-UAP-PR149, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023

Agency / source

Department of War

Incident date

2023

Incident location

Middle East

YouTube video ID

8cB4Qh3ZW_o

YouTube URL

https://youtu.be/8cB4Qh3ZW_o

Upload / publication status

draft

Needs human review

NO

Linked report ID

Not available

Linked report title

Not available

Notes

Primary asset context comes from DOW-UAP-PR149. No linked PDF report row was matched.

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 it clearly separates an initial transit from a longer tracking phase in the same source clip.

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.