Disclosed

Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

Date
2020
Place
Arabian Gulf
Record
Pentagon file
Assessment
Not assessed
Evidence strength
467 case pages by decade; this one falls in 2020s with 169 othersAll cases

What was reported

One minute 34 seconds of infrared video from 2020, with no oral or written description from the original reporter. The sensor pans left to right, tracking a single area of contrast and keeping it centered for the duration of the clip.

What officials concluded

No conclusion stated

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency
Department of War
Released in

Evidence profile

Sensors1 of 9
  • No: Visual
  • Yes: Infrared
  • No: Radar
  • No: Video
  • No: Photo
  • No: Film
  • No: Audio
  • No: Night vision
  • No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
  • No: Civilian
  • No: Military aircrew
  • No: Military ground
  • No: Airline crew
  • No: Sensor operator
  • No: Law enforcement
  • No: Scientist
  • No: Astronaut
  • No: Intelligence official
  • Yes: Other
Shapenot stated
  • No: Light only
  • No: Orb or sphere
  • No: Disc
  • No: Triangle
  • No: Cylinder
  • No: Cube
  • No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
  • No: Physiological
  • No: Physical trace
  • No: Electromagnetic
  • No: Sound
  • No: Silent

Why this rating Blurb-only, single infrared sensor, brief clip, and the reporter 'did not provide any oral or written description of the observation', the file consists only of AARO's own neutral, generic 'area of contrast' description with no shape, speed, altitude or witness assessment.

As described in the file

Witnesses
Unstated; reporter provided no description
Sensors
Infrared (single sensor)
Motion
Tracked and kept centered as sensor pans left to right
Duration
1 min 34 sec

Pentagon files

1

On the map

27.00° N, 51.50° E, a position at sea, approximate

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