DOW-UAP-PR049, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026
The released record says the Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. File: DOW-UAP-PR049, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026. DOW-UAP-PR049, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026 combines an official, playable video, 1 extracted claim, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
- File
- Video · Release 01
- Date
- 2026
- Location
- North America
- Agency
- Department of War
Probed Assessment
The released record says the Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. File: DOW-UAP-PR049, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026.
Key takeaways
- The released record says an unidentified anomalous phenomenon was recorded by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform.
- The report was cleared for release by the Department of War
- The released record says the Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-00:08: The sensor tracks an initial area of interest. 00:09-00:16: The sensor disengages from its previous area of…
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-PR049, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026 combines an official, playable video, 1 extracted claim, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
Corroboration
For DOW-UAP-PR049, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026.
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 Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-00:08: The sensor tracks an initial area of interest. 00:09-00:16: The sensor disengages from its previous area of focus and pans from right to left to track two areas of contrast, narrowing the field-of-view to zoom in while panning to maintain the objects' positions generally within the center of the frame. 00:17-01:03: The sensor widens its field-of-view to zoom out, keeping the areas of contrast generally centered within the display. 01:04-01:08: The sensor field-of-view rapidly cycles between levels of zoom, causing the areas of contrast to appear to rapidly increase and decrease in size. 01:09-01:48: The sensor tracks the areas of contrast while maintaining a generally centered position, intermittently cycling between contrast settings. 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.
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File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
DOW-UAP-PR49: infrared video from U.S. platform (2026)
The linked release item states that the Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 01
- Official ID
- release-01-file-101-dow-uap-pr049-unresolved-uap-report-department-of-the-army-2026
- Cleared
- May 8, 2026
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Sighting Context
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Shape not classified
No grounded form data
Observation profile
Recorded occurrence details
- Occurrence
- North America · 2026
- Location
- North America
- Classification
- Not classified
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Referenced Timeline
UAP incident
An unidentified anomalous phenomenon was recorded by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform.
Report cleared for release
The report was cleared for release by the Department of War.
LinkedDepartment of War
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
The Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026.
The Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026.
Source Material & Evidence
Research Map
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