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Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020

DOW-UAP-PR44, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

A U.S. Central Command infrared video, 5 minutes 11 seconds long, recorded by a U.S. military platform over the Arabian Gulf in 2020 and submitted to AARO without any written or oral observer description.

Brief

DOW-UAP-PR44 is an unresolved UAP report from U.S. Central Command consisting of 5:11 of infrared sensor footage captured by a U.S. military platform in the Middle East in 2020. The sensor pans down and right at 00:31 to lock onto an area of contrast, tracks it for roughly three minutes while cycling contrast, zoom, and reticle sizes, then widens the field of view at 04:24 before losing the target out the top-left of the frame at 04:54. The reporting unit submitted no oral or written description of what the operator was observing. The Department of War states the video description is informational only and not an analytical judgment about validity, nature, or significance.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 5/8/26
Location: Arabian Gulf
Type: VIDEO • .mp4
Length: 1:02
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
Tags: infrared, FLIR, military platform, Arabian Gulf, Middle East, 2020, CENTCOM, AARO, unresolved, area of contrast

Key points

U.S. Central Command submitted the report to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
Footage runs 5 minutes 11 seconds and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.
The reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation.
Incidentally recorded audio on the file does not relate to the visual content.
From 00:31 to 03:24 the sensor pans down and right and tracks an area of contrast for roughly three minutes, cycling contrast and zoom that appear as brief white flashes.
From 03:25 to 04:23 the sensor cycles through reticles of multiple sizes while continuing to track the contrast area.
Between 04:20 and 04:23 the area of contrast briefly leaves the center of the field of view.
From 04:24 to 04:50 the sensor zooms out while still tracking; at 04:54 the sensor stops tracking and the area of contrast exits the top-left quadrant.
The Department of War states the video description is informational only and not an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.
Incident location is given as the Arabian Gulf; release date is 5/8/26.

Most interesting

The reporting unit submitted the video to AARO with zero narrative context, leaving the sensor track itself as the entire report.
The operator cycled through reticles of varying sizes mid-track, behavior consistent with attempting to range or classify the contrast.
The target was lost out the top-left of the frame after the sensor widened its field of view, not after it tightened.
Five minutes and eleven seconds is unusually long for a released CENTCOM UAP clip; most AARO-released videos are under a minute.

Cross-references

VID94-Second Tracked IR Anomaly, Arabian GulfDepartment of War
VID'U/I Small Thermal Signature' IR Clip, 2020Department of War
VIDFive-Second IR Clip, Arabian Gulf (No Statement)Department of War
VIDNine-Second IR Clip, Arabian Gulf 2020Department of War
VIDFive-Minute IR Clip Loses Contact, 2020Department of War
VID58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR36, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020Department of War
VID106-Second 'Eight-Pointed Star' IR Clip, 2013Department of War

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Common questions

What is Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020?: A U.S. Central Command infrared video, 5 minutes 11 seconds long, recorded by a U.S. military platform over the Arabian Gulf in 2020 and submitted to AARO without any written or oral observer description.
What does Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020 reveal?: U.S. Central Command submitted the report to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Footage runs 5 minutes 11 seconds and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation.
Which agency produced Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020?: Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.
When is Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020 dated?: Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020 is dated 2020. It was declassified 2026-05-08.
What programs and topics appear in Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020?: Five-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020 references All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), infrared, FLIR, military platform and Arabian Gulf.

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