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DOW-UAP-PR027, 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) in 2023. File: DOW-UAP-PR027, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023. DOW-UAP-PR027, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023 combines an official, playable video, 2 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 1 timeline entry, 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) in 2023. File: DOW-UAP-PR027, 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 an unidentified anomalous phenomenon was observed by a U.S. military platform in the United Arab Emirates.
  • 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 four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) 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: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the…

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-PR027, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023 combines an official, playable video, 2 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 1 timeline entry, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-PR027, 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) 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 four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) 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: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display. 02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast. 02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. 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

3

DOW-UAP-PR27: 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 four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

UAE D23 report logs one UAP observation

UAE D23 report logs one UAP observation. The OCR page states: SEE UAP LINE I. (813@Mff;';'t t0f8Rl f) AT 03222,[iii]OBSERVED IX UAP.

UAE D23 report references second UAP observation line

UAE D23 report references second UAP observation line. The OCR page states: (813@Mff;';'t t0f8Rl f) AT 03222,[iii]OBSERVED IX UAP. SEE UAP LINE 2.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-080-dow-uap-pr027-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
Open map
Classification
Not classified

Environmental, lunar, orbital, satellite, airport, and nearby-infrastructure context loads when this section approaches the viewport.

Referenced Timeline

  1. UAP Incident in UAE

    An unidentified anomalous phenomenon was observed by a U.S. military platform in the United Arab Emirates.

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) 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 four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) 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

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