Arabian Gulf: CENTCOM infrared video of 'U/I small thermal signature' tracked for a minute
In 2020 an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform over the Arabian Gulf recorded one minute and three seconds of footage of a brightening area of contrast that the reporter annotated 'U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE'; U.S. Central Command submitted it to AARO and it was released as unresolved report DOW-UAP-PR40.
Background
According to the official description, U.S. Central Command submitted to AARO a report consisting of one minute and three seconds of infrared video from a U.S. military platform in 2020; the release lists the location as the Arabian Gulf. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by pausing playback at 00:10 and adding a white line encircling an area of interest annotated 'U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE'; AARO presents the material as received. In the clip an area of contrast brightens and becomes increasingly distinct against the background (00:00–00:09); after the annotated pause (00:10–00:14) the sensor pans to track the area, keeping it in the top third of the display and cycling through contrast and zoom settings (00:15–01:03). Platform, exact date, time and observers are not stated; the report remains classed as unresolved. The details are taken from the records released by the U.S. Department of War (record code DOW-UAP-PR40) and do not represent an independent determination by From Beyond Space.