DOW-UAP-PR093-095 - Multiple Sphere UAP in Gulf of Arabia
Incident Report · CENTCOM

DOW-UAP-PR093-095 - Multiple Sphere UAP in Gulf of Arabia

DATE: May 5, 2020
OBJECT: Multiple areas of contrast, Gulf of Arabia
UNRESOLVED
Military Video Footage DoW Release May 22, 2026

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Among these materials was PR093, PR094, PR095, a video record described as "May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP."

The case was publicly released by the Department of War on May 22, 2026 via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) as part of Release 02 — the second tranche of unresolved UAP reports made public under a Department of War disclosure initiative. The released material consists of sensor video footage documenting the unidentified contact.

The case was submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) for formal assessment as part of the office's centralized UAP reporting pipeline. PR093, PR094, PR095 are derived from a infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform . AARO reviews all reports submitted by military branches and combatant commands, applying standardized analytical criteria to determine whether observed objects or phenomena can be identified as conventional aircraft, drones, atmospheric phenomena, or sensor artifacts, or whether they exhibit genuinely anomalous characteristics warranting further investigation.

The analysis was limited by the quality and duration of the available sensor data and the absence of corroborating multi-sensor data. As with many single-sensor UAP reports, the inability to cross-reference with radar tracking, electronic warfare systems, or other intelligence sources constrained the depth of analytical conclusions that could be reached. AARO has noted that this media may have been digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, adding further uncertainty to the assessment.

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00:00-00:07: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast. 00:07-00:30: Several areas of contrast enter and exit the field-of-view. The sensor adjusts contrast settings.

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.

The official conclusion of AARO is that this case remains an unresolved UAP report. The available video footage does not provide sufficient evidence to conclusively identify the object as any specific conventional platform, nor does it contain observable characteristics that can be definitively categorized as anomalous. The designation "unresolved" reflects the determination that the available evidence is insufficient to reach a positive identification or to rule out conventional explanations.

This case is representative of a category of AARO reports involving single-sensor detections where the duration and quality of the available data are inadequate to support a definitive analytical conclusion. AARO provided an additional comment noting contextual information about the relationship between these records and other materials in the release. Such cases remain open in AARO's case management system and may be revisited if additional data becomes available.

  • Q.01What was the true nature of the object captured in the sensor video footage? Without independent sensor data — including radar tracking, electronic warfare system returns, or corroborating optical observations — it is impossible to determine the object’s range, velocity, altitude, or physical composition. The available video footage alone is insufficient to distinguish between a conventional object and something outside the known performance envelope.
  • Q.02What additional sensor data from the recording platform exists but has not been publicly released? Military sensor platforms typically carry multiple sensor systems operating simultaneously. Whether radar, electronic support measures, or other onboard sensors captured contemporaneous data, and what that data might reveal, has not been addressed in any official public statement about this case.
  • Q.03What information has been redacted from this record, and how does that redaction affect the completeness of the public record? The presence of redacted visual elements and redacted callsigns in the released material means that the public cannot fully assess the operational context in which this recording was made, including the specific platform type, unit identity, or mission parameters.
  • Q.04What is the relationship between the multiple video clips released under this case? While AARO has noted that these PR093 and PR094 and PR095 are distinct recordings, the precise relationship between them — whether they were captured by the same sensor on the same mission, the time intervals between recordings, and what operational context links them — remains undisclosed.

DOW-UAP-PR093 and DOW-UAP-PR095 are not duplicates. Both videos share an uploader-defined title and depict highly similar subject matter, but are distinct.