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DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. File: DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023. DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023 combines an official, playable video, 2 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Video · Release 01
Date
October 2023
Location
United Arab Emirates
Agency
Department of War

Probed Assessment

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. File: DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says an accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission.
  • The released record says a UAP was observed during a mission in the United Arab Emirates.
  • The report was cleared for release on this date

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023 combines an official, playable video, 2 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Open questions

  • Do an original-generation recording, complete transcript, or sensor metadata survive outside the released artifact?

Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.

Official Description from War.gov

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission. Video Description: 00:00-00:17: An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display. 00:17-00:18: The sensor pans from right to left, causing the area of contrast to pass through the center of the display. The sensor then pans from left to right, causing the area of contrast to return to its approximate initial position within the sensor field-of-view. 00:29: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor field-of-view on the left side of the screen. 00:30-00:43: The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

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Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

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Military operator reported one UAP

The released document states that a U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP.

The UAP was observed at 0241Z and 0322Z

The released document states that the UAP was observed at 0241Z and 0322Z.

The UAP had no observed maneuverability

The released document states that the UAP had no observed maneuverability.

The UAP had a thermal signature that showed cold

The released document states that the UAP had a thermal signature that showed cold.

DOW-UAP-PR26: the United States Central Command submitted a report of an UAP

The linked release item states that the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-079-dow-uap-pr026-unresolved-uap-report-united-arab-emirates-october-2023
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Related coverage

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Sighting Context

Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.

Shape model

Shape not classified

No grounded form data

Observation profile

Recorded occurrence details

Occurrence
United Arab Emirates · October 2023
Location
United Arab Emirates
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Classification
Not classified

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Referenced Timeline

  1. UAP incident in UAE

    A UAP was observed during a mission in the United Arab Emirates.

  2. Cleared for release

    The report was cleared for release on this date.

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Source reportedObserved

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Source reportedObserved

An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission.

An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission.

Source Material & Evidence

video

Infrared video footage of UAP

United States Central Command

document

Mission report DoW-UAP-D23

Department of War

Research Map

5 entities · 1 grounded link

Lines appear only when two entities share a row-level source claim or dated timeline event. Unconnected nodes remain visible without implying a relationship.

UAP/Disclosure Graph
5 nodes1 links