DOW-UAP-PR125, Unresolved UAP, Pacific Ocean, 2019
DOW-UAP-PR125 is official Department of War video associated with Pacific Ocean in 2019; an area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. The released audio contains no intelligible speech, so interpretation is limited to the visible sequence and its official description.
- File
- Video · Release 05
- Date
- 2019
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Agency
- Department of War
Probed Assessment
Key takeaways
- The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022.
- The video contains 28 seconds of footage.
- An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-PR125 adds released sensor or camera footage to the Release 05 media record. The clip can support frame-level review, but it does not by itself establish distance, size, speed, or identity beyond the accompanying source description.
Corroboration
The downloaded media, duration, file integrity, visible sequence, and official description were reviewed. No intelligible speech was present, so no transcript claims were created and no prompt-conditioned ASR output was accepted.
Open questions
- • What sensor geometry, platform data, and contemporaneous records would be needed to test the official description?
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 Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. The video contains 28 seconds of footage. This footage is a secondary capture, recorded via a hand-held recording device, of an infrared sensor display aboard a U.S. military platform. This footage does not represent native primary sensor data, and the secondary recording method introduces limitations in fidelity, resolution, and overall visual quality. Artifacts inherent to filming a screen, such as blurring or flickering, may be present. The footage contained within DOW-UAP-PR123 through DOW-UAP-PR127 was captured contemporaneously. This media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO, and is presented as it was received. Video description: 00:00-00:05: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 00:06-00:09: The area of contrast tracks left within the sensor field-of-view. 00:10-00:15: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. 00:16-00:22: An area of contrast appears in the sensor field-of-view. The sensor pans to track it, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:23-00:28: The area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 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
Tracker findings
Official source metadata states: The video contains 28 seconds of footage
The record states: Official source metadata states: The video contains 28 seconds of footage.
The official video description records: An area of contrast remains generally
The record states: The official video description records: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.
Area of contrast tracked left within the sensor field
The record states: The official video description records: The area of contrast tracks left within the sensor field-of-view.
Area of contrast lost distinction against the background
The record states: The official video description records: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 05
- Official ID
- release-05-file-025-dow-uap-pr125-unresolved-uap-report-pacific-ocean-2019
- Cleared
- Aug 7, 2026
Sighting Context
Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.
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Static reduced-motion summary
Observation profile
Recorded occurrence details
- Occurrence
- Pacific Ocean · 2019
- Location
- Pacific Ocean
- Classification
- light
Environmental, lunar, orbital, satellite, airport, and nearby-infrastructure context loads when this section approaches the viewport.
Referenced Timeline
Reported observation
Official metadata associates DOW-UAP-PR125, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019 with 2019 in Pacific Ocean.
Cleared for release
DOW-UAP-PR125, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019 was included in the official Release 05 publication.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
Official source metadata states: The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022.
The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022.
Official source metadata states: The video contains 28 seconds of footage.
The video contains 28 seconds of footage.
The official video description records: An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.
An area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view.
The official video description records: The area of contrast tracks left within the sensor field-of-view.
The area of contrast tracks left within the sensor field-of-view.
The official video description records: The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.
The area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.
Source Material & Evidence
Research Map
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