DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP, Middle East, 2023
DOW-UAP-PR136 is official Department of War video associated with Middle East in 2023; the sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background. The released audio contains no intelligible speech, so interpretation is limited to the visible sequence and its official description.
- File
- Video · Release 05
- Date
- 2023
- Location
- Middle East
- Agency
- Department of War
Probed Assessment
Key takeaways
- The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 30 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.
- The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
- The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-PR136 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 Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 30 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video description: 00:00-00:08: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background. 00:09-00:33: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring 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
Tracker findings
The official video description records: The sensor pans to track an area
The record states: The official video description records: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
The official video description records: The sensor zooms in on the area
The record states: The official video description records: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 05
- Official ID
- release-05-file-029-dow-uap-pr136-unresolved-uap-report-middle-east-2023
- 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
- Middle East · 2023
- Location
- Middle East
- 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-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023 with 2023 in Middle East.
Cleared for release
DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023 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 Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 30 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 30 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.
Official source metadata states: The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
The official video description records: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.
The official video description records: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display.
The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display.
Source Material & Evidence
Research Map
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