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DOW-UAP-PR036, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. File: DOW-UAP-PR036, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020. DOW-UAP-PR036, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020 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
May 2020
Location
Middle East
Agency
Department of War

Probed Assessment

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. File: DOW-UAP-PR036, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says an accompanying Range Fouler report, DoW-UAP-D38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water.
  • The released record says an unidentified anomalous phenomenon was observed by a U.S. military platform in the Middle East.
  • The report DOW-UAP-PR036 is cleared for release

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-PR036, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020 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-PR036, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020, 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 (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.

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 (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. An accompanying Range Fouler report, DoW-UAP-D38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water. Video Description: 00:05: An area of contrast briefly enters the sensor field-of-view from the left side of the screen. 00:06-00:18: The sensor pans away from the scene’s initial subject matter while cycling contrast settings and zoom levels. 00:19: The area of contrast re-enters the sensor field-of-view from near the center of the top edge of the screen. 00:20-01:15: The area of contrast remains generally within the sensor field-of-view. 01:16: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 01:56: The sensor further narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:10: A blue reticle briefly appears on screen but does not acquire a lock on the area of contrast. 02:15-02:17: The sensor switches to a different modality and loses track of 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

5
Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

5

A solid white object flew through the field-of-view and made erratic movements

The released document states that a solid white object flew through the field-of-view and made erratic movements above the water.

The object was temporarily lost but re-acquired shortly thereafter

The released document states that the object was temporarily lost but re-acquired shortly thereafter.

The crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost it due to poor track placement

The released document states that the crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object but lost it due to poor track placement.

DOW-UAP-PR36: 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 (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.

Range-fouler debrief says crew briefly obtained 4x zoom

The OCR page states that crew obtained 4x zoom on the object but lost it because of poor track placement while the sensor operator worked to keep eyes on it.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-088-dow-uap-pr036-unresolved-uap-report-middle-east-may-2020
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
Middle East · May 2020
Location
Middle East
Classification
Not classified

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Referenced Timeline

  1. UAP Incident

    An unidentified anomalous phenomenon was observed by a U.S. military platform in the Middle East.

  2. Cleared for release

    The report DOW-UAP-PR036 is cleared for release.

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 (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.

Source reportedObserved

An accompanying Range Fouler report, DoW-UAP-D38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water.

An accompanying Range Fouler report, DoW-UAP-D38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water.

Source Material & Evidence

video

Infrared sensor video footage

United States Central Command

document

Range Fouler report DoW-UAP-D38

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