PURSUE archive · catalogue card
DOW-UAP-PR038
Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2013
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- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- The catalogue gives no date.
- Place
- Middle EastAs the catalogue writes it: “Middle East”See the area on the globe →
- Published in PURSUE
- May 8, 2026
- Records
- 1 record · Video
- Redactions
- Redacted passages in 1 of 1 records
01 Official description
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 46 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.
Video Description: This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length.
00:10: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast.
00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor field-of-view, followed by a visible trail.
00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor 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 field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left quarter of the screen.
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.
02 Catalogue records · 1
DOW-UAP-PR038 · Video · Department of War · May 8, 2026
Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2013
Middle East
03 Catalogue discrepancies
Errors or inconsistencies in the catalogue itself, noted as they appear. They do not change what the documents say.
- DOW-UAP-PR038: the title says “Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2013”, but the video title says “Resolved as an Aircraft, Middle East 2013”.
04 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
05 Sources
- [1]
Record · U.S. Department of War
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
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