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DOW-UAP-PR36, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020

Middle East

Summary

This record is a video produced by the Department of War in May 2020, showing footage from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the Middle East. The video lasts two minutes and 17 seconds and depicts a solid white object making erratic movements above the water, as described in an accompanying report.

Key highlights

  • A solid white object was observed during an ISR tasking.p.1

    a solid white object flew through the FOV.
  • The crew lost and then re-acquired the object during tracking.p.1

    there was a temporarily lose of the object but re-acquired shortly there after.
  • The object displayed erratic movements above the water.p.1

    it appeared to make erratic moments above the water.
  • The crew used a 4x zoom to follow the object.p.1

    crew was able to obtain 4x zoom on the object.
  • Sensor manipulation was necessary to maintain visual on the object.p.1

    the sensor operator was continuously manipulating the sensor.

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / DoW
Public domain (US Government work)
No known restrictions

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