DISCLOSURE / FILE

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026

DOW-UAP-PR49, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026

A Department of the Army submission to AARO consisting of 1 minute 49 seconds of infrared video recorded by a sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026, released by the Department of War as case DOW-UAP-PR49.

Brief

The Army submitted the footage to AARO without any oral or written description from the reporter. The video shows an IR sensor tracking two areas of contrast over North America, panning right to left, cycling zoom levels, and intermittently shifting contrast settings across the 1:49 runtime. The Department of War's release explicitly states the timestamped description is informational and does not reflect an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event. The PDF is scanned and not yet OCR'd, so no verbatim quotes are extractable from the document pages.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 5/8/26
Location: North America
Type: VIDEO • .mp4
Length: 0:04
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: AARO
Tags: infrared video, two areas of contrast, U.S. military platform, 2026, North America, AARO submission, Department of the Army

Key points

The submission consists of 1 minute 49 seconds of infrared sensor video recorded aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026.
The reporting service was the Department of the Army; the recipient was the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.
From 00:09 to 00:16 the sensor disengages from an initial area of interest and pans right to left to track two areas of contrast.
From 01:04 to 01:08 the sensor field-of-view rapidly cycles between zoom levels, causing the contrast areas to appear to rapidly grow and shrink.
From 01:09 to 01:48 the sensor tracks the two contrast areas while intermittently cycling between contrast settings.
The Department of War states the video description is informational only and does not reflect an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.

Most interesting

The reporting unit submitted footage with zero narrative context, leaving AARO and the public to interpret two areas of contrast on infrared with no witness description.
The sensor operator cycled zoom and contrast settings repeatedly during the 1:49 clip, an operator behavior pattern that itself becomes part of what readers see.
The release carries an explicit disclaimer that the timestamped description is not an analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.

Cross-references

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What is Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026?: A Department of the Army submission to AARO consisting of 1 minute 49 seconds of infrared video recorded by a sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026, released by the Department of War as case DOW-UAP-PR49.
What does Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 reveal?: The submission consists of 1 minute 49 seconds of infrared sensor video recorded aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporting service was the Department of the Army; the recipient was the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.
Which agency produced Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026?: Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.
When is Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 dated?: Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 is dated 2026-05-08.
What programs and topics appear in Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026?: Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 references infrared video, two areas of contrast, U.S. military platform, North America, AARO submission and Department of the Army.

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DISCLOSURE / FILE

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026

Brief

Key points

The submission consists of 1 minute 49 seconds of infrared sensor video recorded aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026.

The reporting service was the Department of the Army; the recipient was the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).

The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

From 00:09 to 00:16 the sensor disengages from an initial area of interest and pans right to left to track two areas of contrast.

From 01:04 to 01:08 the sensor field-of-view rapidly cycles between zoom levels, causing the contrast areas to appear to rapidly grow and shrink.

From 01:09 to 01:48 the sensor tracks the two contrast areas while intermittently cycling between contrast settings.

The Department of War states the video description is informational only and does not reflect an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.

Most interesting

The reporting unit submitted footage with zero narrative context, leaving AARO and the public to interpret two areas of contrast on infrared with no witness description.

The sensor operator cycled zoom and contrast settings repeatedly during the 1:49 clip, an operator behavior pattern that itself becomes part of what readers see.

The release carries an explicit disclaimer that the timestamped description is not an analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.

Common questions

What is Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026?

What does Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 reveal?

The submission consists of 1 minute 49 seconds of infrared sensor video recorded aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporting service was the Department of the Army; the recipient was the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

Which agency produced Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026?

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.

When is Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 dated?

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 is dated 2026-05-08.

What programs and topics appear in Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026?

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026 references infrared video, two areas of contrast, U.S. military platform, North America, AARO submission and Department of the Army.

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026

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Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026

Brief

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Key points

Most interesting

Cross-references

Related research

Related topics

Common questions

Two IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026