Summary
U.S. Northern Command submitted a 2024 UAP report to AARO consisting of 21 seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as having a vertical pole or bar attached to its bottom, and the observer suggested it might instead be a reflection from an object in the water.
Detail
This Department of War video file documents a UAP report submitted by U.S. Northern Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2024. The footage runs 21 seconds and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. An accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D8) described the object as having a vertical pole or bar attached to its bottom, while the observer noted it might instead be a reflection from an object in the water.
The video description notes that an area of contrast resembling an inverted teardrop with a vertical trailing mass below stays generally centered in the field of view throughout the footage. This description is provided for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as any analytical judgment or conclusion. The material was released through the PURSUE declassification.
