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Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022

DOW-UAP-PR140, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2022

A 1-minute-47-second electro-optical and infrared video of an unresolved 2022 UAP encounter in the Middle East, submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO and released by the Department of War on September 18, 2026.

Brief

U.S. Central Command sent this report to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO): 1 minute and 47 seconds of footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform, recorded in 2022. The companion mission report, catalogued separately as DOW-UAP-D109, put the object's speed "between 80-180 miles per hour." The official video description tracks an "area of contrast" across ten timestamped segments, with the sensor switching between infrared and electro-optical modes five times and three stretches labeled "No content." The file title marks the case unresolved, and the description states that it carries no analytical judgment about what the object was.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 9/18/26
Type: VIDEO • .mp4
Length: 1:48
Programs: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Tags: UAP, Middle East, 2022, CENTCOM, AARO, EO/IR sensor, video only, no extracted text, unresolved, 80-180 mph, area of contrast, DOW-UAP-D109, release 2026-09-18

Key points

U.S. Central Command submitted the report to AARO. The record is 1 minute and 47 seconds of video from an electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor aboard an unnamed U.S. military platform, recorded in 2022.
The accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D109, is the only source of a speed figure: the UAP was described as traveling "between 80-180 miles per hour." That mission report is a separate record and is not part of this video file.
First appearance: from 00:06 to 00:08 an "area of contrast" crosses the sensor field-of-view from the top of the frame to the bottom. The sensor does not begin tracking it until 00:16.
From 00:27 onward the sensor switches modes five times (EO at 00:27, IR at 00:32, EO at 00:46, IR at 01:13, EO at 01:43). The description does not name the mode in use before 00:27.
At 00:27-00:31, in electro-optical mode, the object leaves the frame at the left edge. Tracking resumes in infrared at 00:32.
Three segments are labeled "No content": 00:00-00:05, 00:09-00:15, and 01:11-01:12. The description does not explain the gaps.
The longest continuous tracking stretch is the infrared segment from 01:13 to 01:42, roughly 30 seconds, with the sensor panning to keep the area of contrast in frame.
The description calls the target an "area of contrast" in six segments and "the object" in one, and closes with a disclaimer that nothing in it reflects an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.
The file title places the event in the Middle East and labels the case unresolved. The description itself names no location beyond the submitting command; CENTCOM's area of responsibility covers that region.

Most interesting

The official description avoids the word "object" almost entirely: six of the ten timestamped segments call the target an "area of contrast," and only the 00:27-00:31 segment says "the object."
Five sensor-mode switches occur in the final 80 seconds of footage (00:27 to 01:47), alternating between infrared and electro-optical views of the same target.
The only speed figure, "between 80-180 miles per hour," comes from the separate mission report DOW-UAP-D109, not from the video itself. For scale, that band overlaps the cruise speeds of light aircraft and many unmanned systems; the file does not draw that comparison and offers no identification.
The video was released on September 18, 2026, about four years after the 2022 recording, and the description carries an explicit disclaimer that it is informational only.
This record has no extracted text: the entire evidentiary content is the 1:47 video plus the Department of War's timestamped description of it.

Common questions

What is Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022?

What does Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 reveal?

U.S. Central Command submitted the report to AARO. The record is 1 minute and 47 seconds of video from an electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor aboard an unnamed U.S. military platform, recorded in 2022. The accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D109, is the only source of a speed figure: the UAP was described as traveling "between 80-180 miles per…

Which agency produced Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022?

Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 is a primary-source record from Department of War.

When is Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 dated?

Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 is dated 2022. It was disclosed 2026-09-18.

What programs and topics appear in Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022?

Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 references All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Middle East, CENTCOM, EO/IR sensor, video only and no extracted text.

Brief

Key points

The accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D109, is the only source of a speed figure: the UAP was described as traveling "between 80-180 miles per hour." That mission report is a separate record and is not part of this video file.

First appearance: from 00:06 to 00:08 an "area of contrast" crosses the sensor field-of-view from the top of the frame to the bottom. The sensor does not begin tracking it until 00:16.

From 00:27 onward the sensor switches modes five times (EO at 00:27, IR at 00:32, EO at 00:46, IR at 01:13, EO at 01:43). The description does not name the mode in use before 00:27.

At 00:27-00:31, in electro-optical mode, the object leaves the frame at the left edge. Tracking resumes in infrared at 00:32.

Three segments are labeled "No content": 00:00-00:05, 00:09-00:15, and 01:11-01:12. The description does not explain the gaps.

The longest continuous tracking stretch is the infrared segment from 01:13 to 01:42, roughly 30 seconds, with the sensor panning to keep the area of contrast in frame.

The description calls the target an "area of contrast" in six segments and "the object" in one, and closes with a disclaimer that nothing in it reflects an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.

The file title places the event in the Middle East and labels the case unresolved. The description itself names no location beyond the submitting command; CENTCOM's area of responsibility covers that region.

Most interesting

The official description avoids the word "object" almost entirely: six of the ten timestamped segments call the target an "area of contrast," and only the 00:27-00:31 segment says "the object."

Five sensor-mode switches occur in the final 80 seconds of footage (00:27 to 01:47), alternating between infrared and electro-optical views of the same target.

The only speed figure, "between 80-180 miles per hour," comes from the separate mission report DOW-UAP-D109, not from the video itself. For scale, that band overlaps the cruise speeds of light aircraft and many unmanned systems; the file does not draw that comparison and offers no identification.

The video was released on September 18, 2026, about four years after the 2022 recording, and the description carries an explicit disclaimer that it is informational only.

This record has no extracted text: the entire evidentiary content is the 1:47 video plus the Department of War's timestamped description of it.

Common questions

What is Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022?

What does Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 reveal?

Which agency produced Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022?

Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 is a primary-source record from Department of War.

When is Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 dated?

Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 is dated 2022. It was disclosed 2026-09-18.

What programs and topics appear in Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022?

Thermal-Optical Contrast Over Middle East, 2022 references All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Middle East, CENTCOM, EO/IR sensor, video only and no extracted text.

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