Summary
U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a nearly three-minute infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2023. A mission report stated the object flew near the ocean surface and made multiple 90-degree turns at roughly 80 miles per hour.
Detail
This PURSUE-declassified record contains two minutes and 57 seconds of infrared sensor footage submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The video was captured by a U.S. military platform over Greece in 2023.
A related mission report described the phenomenon flying close to the ocean surface and executing multiple 90-degree turns at approximately 80 miles per hour. In the footage, an area of contrast enters the sensor view and is tracked by the camera, which designates it with a blue reticle and applies a contrast filter. The reticle eventually loses its lock when the area becomes indistinguishable from the background, after which the sensor rapidly cycles through zoom levels and contrast thresholds. The Department of War supplied the description for information only.
