DISCLOSURE / FILE

58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020

DOW-UAP-PR45, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

A 58-second infrared video from a U.S. military platform, submitted by the Department of the Air Force to AARO in 2020, shows a tracked area of contrast that grows in apparent size before leaving the sensor's field of view, with no written or oral witness description attached.

Brief

The Department of the Air Force forwarded this case to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) as a 58-second infrared clip captured by a sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter submitted no oral or written description of the observation, leaving the imagery itself as the only primary record. The sensor acquires a reticle lock at 00:03, narrows its field of view at 00:31, and loses the target at 00:57 as the area of contrast exits the bottom right of the frame. AARO's comment notes that the object's apparent growth in size is likely attributable, at least in part, to the U.S. platform closing the distance to the source of the detection.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 5/8/26
Location: Southern United States
Type: VIDEO • .mp4
Length: 0:02
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
Tags: infrared video, military platform sensor, reticle lock, area of contrast, unresolved, 2020, AARO case, Department of the Air Force

Key points

Source video runs 58 seconds and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.
The Department of the Air Force submitted the case to AARO; no reporter narrative, written or oral, accompanies the footage.
At 00:00 to 00:03 the sensor tracks an area of contrast and acquires a reticle lock.
From 00:04 to 00:30 the area of contrast gradually grows more distinct against the background.
At 00:31 the sensor narrows its field of view to zoom in on the contrast area.
From 00:32 to 00:56 the area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness.
At 00:57 to 00:58 the target leaves the center of the frame and exits the sensor field of view at the bottom right.
AARO assesses the apparent size increase is likely attributable, at least in part, to the U.S. platform closing the distance to the source of the detection.
AARO labels the case unresolved; the document explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination from the video description.

Most interesting

The case file's title lists the incident location as the Middle East, while the war.gov listing shows the incident location as the Southern United States, a metadata discrepancy worth flagging for any researcher citing this file.
No reporter description is attached, leaving the 58-second IR clip as the sole primary record.
AARO offers a partial mundane reading (platform-target closure explains apparent size growth) but stops short of resolving the case.
The document carries an explicit non-conclusion disclaimer: the video description is informational and is not to be read as an analytical judgment or factual determination.

Cross-references

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

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Common questions

What is 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020?: A 58-second infrared video from a U.S. military platform, submitted by the Department of the Air Force to AARO in 2020, shows a tracked area of contrast that grows in apparent size before leaving the sensor's field of view, with no written or oral witness description attached.
What does 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020 reveal?: Source video runs 58 seconds and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The Department of the Air Force submitted the case to AARO; no reporter narrative, written or oral, accompanies the footage. At 00:00 to 00:03 the sensor tracks an area of contrast and acquires a reticle lock.
Which agency produced 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020?: 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.
When is 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020 dated?: 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020 is dated 2020.
What programs and topics appear in 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020?: 58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020 references All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), infrared video, military platform sensor, reticle lock, area of contrast and unresolved.

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