UAP Report Documents

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 forty-nine 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. 

Narrative 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 their position 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’s 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 narrative 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. 

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and thirty-nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-01:39: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, maintaining its position generally within the center of the frame.  

This narrative 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. 

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and fifty-nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-01:59: The sensor tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame. The areas of contrast appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:09: The sensor focuses on an area of contrast that resembles a football-shaped body with three radial projections: one oriented vertically, and two oriented downward at a 45-degree angle relative to the main mass’s major axis. 

This narrative 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. 

The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of fifty-eight seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, acquiring a reticle lock.  

00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background.  

00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast.   

00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness. 

00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor’s field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner of the screen. 

This narrative 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. 

Additional Comment: The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five minutes and eleven seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.  

Narrative Description: This video features incidentally recorded audio, which does not relate to the visual content described below. 

00:00-00:30: No content.   

00:31-03:24: The sensor pans down and to the right to focus on an area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast against the background for approximately three minutes, panning to maintain its position generally within the center of the frame. The sensor cycles contrast and zoom levels several times throughout, appearing as brief, bright white flashes across the frame. 

03:25-04:23: The sensor cycles through reticles of various sizes while continuing to track the area of contrast. Between 04:20 and 04:23, the area of contrast briefly leaves the center of the sensor’s field-of-view. 

04:24-04:50: The sensor’s field-of-view widens to zoom out from the scene, continuing to track the area of contrast. 

04:50-04:54: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, at which point it exits the frame from the top left quadrant of the screen. 

04:55-05:11: No content. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:00-00:02: A small, barely distinguishable area of contrast moves from the left side of the sensor’s field of view to the right side, exiting the scene from the bottom right quarter of the screen. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and fifty-three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:00-00:12: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom left corner of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the lower left quadrant of the frame. 

00:13-00:40: The area of contrast intermittently loses distinctiveness against the background, seeming to disappear and reappear irregularly. 

00:41: The sensor narrows its field of view to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

00:42-00:52: An area of contrast exits the sensor’s field-of-view from the left half of the top of the frame, after which the sensor pans up and to the left. 

00:53-02:09: The sensor pans erratically, with an area of contrast appearing in a relatively fixed position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 

02:09-02:29: The sensor switches imaging modalities, and the area of contrast appears to the right and slightly above the center of the frame. 

02:30-04:53: The sensor switches imaging modalities again, and the area of contrast returns to its previous position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and thirty-four seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:01: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom third of the left side of the screen.  

00:02-01:34: The sensor pans from left to right, tracking the area of contrast and keeping it generally centered within the field-of-view.  

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by pausing the video playback and adding a white line encircling an area of interest at timestamp 00:10, annotated with the phrase “U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE.” AARO did not edit the originally reported material, and this media is presented as received. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:09: An area of contrast brightens within the sensor’s field-of-view, becoming increasingly distinct against the background. 

00:10-00:14: Playback pauses to display a white line encircling an area of interest, annotated with the phrase “U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE.” 

00:15-01:03: Playback resumes, with the sensor panning to track the area of contrast against the background, generally maintaining the area of contrast’s position within the top third of the display area. During this period, the sensor cycles through several contrast and zoom settings. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:03-00:05: A faint area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom half of the right edge of the screen, proceeds from right to left across the corner of the frame, and exits the scene from near the center of the bottom edge of the screen.  

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and forty-six seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2013. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length.  

00:10: The sensor’s field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor’s field-of-view, followed by a visible trail.  

00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor’s field-of-view at the bottom right of the screen.  

00:35-01:44: Following an apparent cut, the area of contrast generally remains within the sensor’s field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left quarter of the screen. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:06-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen, follows a generally linear path from the bottom of the screen to the top, and exits from the top left quarter. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and seventeen seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. An accompanying Range Fouler report, MR-38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water. 

Narrative Description:  

00:05: An area of contrast briefly enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the left side of the screen. 

00:06-00:18: The sensor pans away from the scene’s initial subject matter while cycling contrast settings and zoom levels. 

00:19: The area of contrast re-enters the sensor’s field-of-view from near the center of the top edge of the screen. 

00:20-01:15: The area of contrast remains generally within the sensor’s field-of-view. 

01:16: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

01:56: The sensor furth narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 

02:10: A blue reticle briefly appears on screen but does not acquire a lock on the area of contrast. 

02:15-02:17: The sensor switches to a different modality and loses track of the area of contrast. 

This narrative 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. 

Additional Comment: The sensor operator reported manually tracking the object with a 4x zoom engaged, amplifying relative motion effects that likely contributed to the perception of erratic flight behavior. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of twenty-four seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying Range Fouler report, MR-35, described the UAP as small and circular, flying near the surface of the ocean toward land. 

Narrative Description: 

00:02: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on an area of contrast near the center of the screen. 

00:03-00:19: The sensor tracks the area of contrast as it moves against the ocean background. 

00:20: As the background scene transitions from being predominantly water to land, the area of contrast becomes indistinguishable.  

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and fifty-seven seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, MR-33, described the UAP as flying near the surface of the ocean and making multiple “90-degree turns” at approximately 80 miles per hour. 

Narrative Description:  

00:04: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen. 

00:07-00:19: The area of contrast moves back and forth horizontally across the field-of-view as the sensor pans to track it. 

00:20-01:00: The area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor’s field-of-view. 

01:00-02:01: The sensor designates the area of contrast with a blue reticle, synching its motion with the area of contrast’s relative position. 

02:02-02:21: The sensor engages a contrast filter to better differentiate the area of contrast from the background. 

02:22: The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable against the background, and the reticle drops its lock. 

02:27-02:57: After losing lock, the sensor rapidly cycles zoom levels and contrast thresholds. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a Full-Motion Video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. 

Narrative Description:  

00:01-00:03: Two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlay the background imagery, persisting for less than two seconds each. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of six seconds of video footage from a Full-Motion Video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. 

Narrative Description:  

00:02-00:04: An area of irregular color and brightness, mainly consisting of white and red highlights, appears near the center of the top edge of the sensor display. The area extends to a width of approximately one third of the horizontal frame, with a vertical area comprising approximately one sixth of the viewing area. Overall, its shape is best described as a horizontally oriented half oval bisected along its major axis. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a Full-Motion Video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:01: An indistinctly shaped multi-colored area moves from right to left across the top edge of the sensor display within the first second of the video. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of twenty-one seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-27, described the UAP as consisting of an object with a vertical pole or bar attached to the bottom. The observer also reported that the UAP may instead be a reflection from an object in the water. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:21: An area of contrast visually resembling an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below remains generally within the center of the sensor’s field-of-view throughout the video. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and five seconds of video footage captured via multiple sensor modalities aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-25, described the UAP as “diamond-shaped” and moving at approximately 434 knots. The observer also reported that the UAP was only detectable via Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor. 

Narrative Description: The screen is split into two viewing areas for the first ten seconds of the video, with the right side displaying in SWIR.  

00:04: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right frame. 

00:10: The display shifts to a full-screen view of the right-side SWIR feed to better focus on the area of contrast. 

00:55: The area of contrast remains generally within the center of the sensor’s field of view. The area of contrast visually resembles an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below. 

00:56: The operator switches the sensor’s modality to visible spectrum, losing the subject against the background. 

00:57-01:05: The operator switches the sensor’s modality to SWIR (Black-Hot) but does not reacquire the area of contrast. 

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and fifty-seven seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-01:55: No content. 

01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display.  

02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast.  

02:14: The sensor’s field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor’s field of view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor’s motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of forty-three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:17: An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display. 

00:17-00:18: The sensor pans from right to left, causing the area of contrast to pass through the center of the display. The sensor then pans from left to right, causing the area of contrast to return to its approximate initial position within the sensor’s field-of-view.  

00:29: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor’s field-of view on the left side of the screen. 

00:30-00:43: The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. 

Narrative Description: The video depicts an area of contrast moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor’s field-of-view. At approximately six seconds, the area of contrast leaves the sensor’s field-of-view near the top right corner of the frame. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, MR-10, described the observation as a “possible missile” moving across the field-of-view. The report also described four other objects not depicted in the video as “possible birds.”

Narrative Description: At the two-second mark, the video depicts an area of contrast moving from left to right across the bottom third of the sensor’s field-of-view.

This narrative 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.

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 forty-nine 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. 

Narrative 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 their position 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’s 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 narrative 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. 

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and thirty-nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-01:39: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, maintaining its position generally within the center of the frame.  

This narrative 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. 

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and fifty-nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-01:59: The sensor tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame. The areas of contrast appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:09: The sensor focuses on an area of contrast that resembles a football-shaped body with three radial projections: one oriented vertically, and two oriented downward at a 45-degree angle relative to the main mass’s major axis. 

This narrative 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. 

The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of fifty-eight seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, acquiring a reticle lock.  

00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background.  

00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast.   

00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness. 

00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor’s field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner of the screen. 

This narrative 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. 

Additional Comment: The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five minutes and eleven seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.  

Narrative Description: This video features incidentally recorded audio, which does not relate to the visual content described below. 

00:00-00:30: No content.   

00:31-03:24: The sensor pans down and to the right to focus on an area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast against the background for approximately three minutes, panning to maintain its position generally within the center of the frame. The sensor cycles contrast and zoom levels several times throughout, appearing as brief, bright white flashes across the frame. 

03:25-04:23: The sensor cycles through reticles of various sizes while continuing to track the area of contrast. Between 04:20 and 04:23, the area of contrast briefly leaves the center of the sensor’s field-of-view. 

04:24-04:50: The sensor’s field-of-view widens to zoom out from the scene, continuing to track the area of contrast. 

04:50-04:54: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, at which point it exits the frame from the top left quadrant of the screen. 

04:55-05:11: No content. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:00-00:02: A small, barely distinguishable area of contrast moves from the left side of the sensor’s field of view to the right side, exiting the scene from the bottom right quarter of the screen. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and fifty-three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:00-00:12: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom left corner of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the lower left quadrant of the frame. 

00:13-00:40: The area of contrast intermittently loses distinctiveness against the background, seeming to disappear and reappear irregularly. 

00:41: The sensor narrows its field of view to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

00:42-00:52: An area of contrast exits the sensor’s field-of-view from the left half of the top of the frame, after which the sensor pans up and to the left. 

00:53-02:09: The sensor pans erratically, with an area of contrast appearing in a relatively fixed position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 

02:09-02:29: The sensor switches imaging modalities, and the area of contrast appears to the right and slightly above the center of the frame. 

02:30-04:53: The sensor switches imaging modalities again, and the area of contrast returns to its previous position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and thirty-four seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:01: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom third of the left side of the screen.  

00:02-01:34: The sensor pans from left to right, tracking the area of contrast and keeping it generally centered within the field-of-view.  

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by pausing the video playback and adding a white line encircling an area of interest at timestamp 00:10, annotated with the phrase “U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE.” AARO did not edit the originally reported material, and this media is presented as received. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:09: An area of contrast brightens within the sensor’s field-of-view, becoming increasingly distinct against the background. 

00:10-00:14: Playback pauses to display a white line encircling an area of interest, annotated with the phrase “U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE.” 

00:15-01:03: Playback resumes, with the sensor panning to track the area of contrast against the background, generally maintaining the area of contrast’s position within the top third of the display area. During this period, the sensor cycles through several contrast and zoom settings. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description:  

00:03-00:05: A faint area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom half of the right edge of the screen, proceeds from right to left across the corner of the frame, and exits the scene from near the center of the bottom edge of the screen.  

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and forty-six seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2013. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length.  

00:10: The sensor’s field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor’s field-of-view, followed by a visible trail.  

00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor’s field-of-view at the bottom right of the screen.  

00:35-01:44: Following an apparent cut, the area of contrast generally remains within the sensor’s field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left quarter of the screen. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. 

Narrative Description: 

00:06-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen, follows a generally linear path from the bottom of the screen to the top, and exits from the top left quarter. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and seventeen seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. An accompanying Range Fouler report, MR-38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water. 

Narrative Description:  

00:05: An area of contrast briefly enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the left side of the screen. 

00:06-00:18: The sensor pans away from the scene’s initial subject matter while cycling contrast settings and zoom levels. 

00:19: The area of contrast re-enters the sensor’s field-of-view from near the center of the top edge of the screen. 

00:20-01:15: The area of contrast remains generally within the sensor’s field-of-view. 

01:16: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

01:56: The sensor furth narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 

02:10: A blue reticle briefly appears on screen but does not acquire a lock on the area of contrast. 

02:15-02:17: The sensor switches to a different modality and loses track of the area of contrast. 

This narrative 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. 

Additional Comment: The sensor operator reported manually tracking the object with a 4x zoom engaged, amplifying relative motion effects that likely contributed to the perception of erratic flight behavior. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of twenty-four seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying Range Fouler report, MR-35, described the UAP as small and circular, flying near the surface of the ocean toward land. 

Narrative Description: 

00:02: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on an area of contrast near the center of the screen. 

00:03-00:19: The sensor tracks the area of contrast as it moves against the ocean background. 

00:20: As the background scene transitions from being predominantly water to land, the area of contrast becomes indistinguishable.  

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and fifty-seven seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, MR-33, described the UAP as flying near the surface of the ocean and making multiple “90-degree turns” at approximately 80 miles per hour. 

Narrative Description:  

00:04: An area of contrast enters the sensor’s field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen. 

00:07-00:19: The area of contrast moves back and forth horizontally across the field-of-view as the sensor pans to track it. 

00:20-01:00: The area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor’s field-of-view. 

01:00-02:01: The sensor designates the area of contrast with a blue reticle, synching its motion with the area of contrast’s relative position. 

02:02-02:21: The sensor engages a contrast filter to better differentiate the area of contrast from the background. 

02:22: The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable against the background, and the reticle drops its lock. 

02:27-02:57: After losing lock, the sensor rapidly cycles zoom levels and contrast thresholds. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a Full-Motion Video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. 

Narrative Description:  

00:01-00:03: Two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlay the background imagery, persisting for less than two seconds each. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of six seconds of video footage from a Full-Motion Video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. 

Narrative Description:  

00:02-00:04: An area of irregular color and brightness, mainly consisting of white and red highlights, appears near the center of the top edge of the sensor display. The area extends to a width of approximately one third of the horizontal frame, with a vertical area comprising approximately one sixth of the viewing area. Overall, its shape is best described as a horizontally oriented half oval bisected along its major axis. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a Full-Motion Video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:01: An indistinctly shaped multi-colored area moves from right to left across the top edge of the sensor display within the first second of the video. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of twenty-one seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-27, described the UAP as consisting of an object with a vertical pole or bar attached to the bottom. The observer also reported that the UAP may instead be a reflection from an object in the water. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:21: An area of contrast visually resembling an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below remains generally within the center of the sensor’s field-of-view throughout the video. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and five seconds of video footage captured via multiple sensor modalities aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, MR-25, described the UAP as “diamond-shaped” and moving at approximately 434 knots. The observer also reported that the UAP was only detectable via Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor. 

Narrative Description: The screen is split into two viewing areas for the first ten seconds of the video, with the right side displaying in SWIR.  

00:04: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right frame. 

00:10: The display shifts to a full-screen view of the right-side SWIR feed to better focus on the area of contrast. 

00:55: The area of contrast remains generally within the center of the sensor’s field of view. The area of contrast visually resembles an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below. 

00:56: The operator switches the sensor’s modality to visible spectrum, losing the subject against the background. 

00:57-01:05: The operator switches the sensor’s modality to SWIR (Black-Hot) but does not reacquire the area of contrast. 

This narrative 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.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and fifty-seven seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-01:55: No content. 

01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display.  

02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast.  

02:14: The sensor’s field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.  

02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor’s field of view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor’s motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of forty-three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. 

Narrative Description:  

00:00-00:17: An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display. 

00:17-00:18: The sensor pans from right to left, causing the area of contrast to pass through the center of the display. The sensor then pans from left to right, causing the area of contrast to return to its approximate initial position within the sensor’s field-of-view.  

00:29: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor’s field-of view on the left side of the screen. 

00:30-00:43: The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. 

Narrative Description: The video depicts an area of contrast moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor’s field-of-view. At approximately six seconds, the area of contrast leaves the sensor’s field-of-view near the top right corner of the frame. 

This narrative 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. 

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, MR-10, described the observation as a “possible missile” moving across the field-of-view. The report also described four other objects not depicted in the video as “possible birds.”

Narrative Description: At the two-second mark, the video depicts an area of contrast moving from left to right across the bottom third of the sensor’s field-of-view.

This narrative 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.