UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 05 · AUGUST 7, 2026

PENTAGON UFO FILE · VIDEO · DOW-UAP-PR142

Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025

Department of WarIncident: 2025Middle EastLength 0:12Partly redacted
0:12 · plays from our Internet Archive copy · original on DVIDS

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 14 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025.

Video description:

00:00-00:04: No content.

00:05-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the left edge, transits from left to right, and exits the right edge of the frame.

00:09-00:14: No content.

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.

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The description is the government’s own, from war.gov/UFO, released on August 7, 2026. The Pentagon calls these unresolved cases — publishing a file does not mean it shows anything anomalous.

Last updated October 13, 2026