Ethan Nguyen
Likely explained Department of War Video

DOW-UAP-PR19, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022

Five seconds of infrared video, a tiny bright point, and a paired report mentioning possible missile and possible birds.

N/A Middle East

Likely explained. Likely ordinary object or sensor-tracked point. The recovered clip does not show unusual acceleration, transmedium motion, or geometry requiring an exotic explanation.

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A short infrared clip shows a small bright point while the background shifts under sensor motion.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform in 2022.

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No exact dateBroad location onlyNo exact rangeNo platformNo sensor model

Video record has DVIDS ID, but date/location/platform metadata is incomplete.

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  • Verify the source record, date, and location.
  • Compare the media against the paired report or caption.
  • Check ordinary explanations before treating the object as anomalous.
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DVIDS 1006056 5.4s measured locally 1920x1080 0.0 px/s manual segment
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