{"type":"events","slug":"2024-middle-east-ir-thermal-contrast","title":"Middle East Object 2024","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2024-middle-east-ir-thermal-contrast","description":"Infrared clip showed thermal contrast without corroborating sensor data, leaving identification indeterminate","date":"2024-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Sighting"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":4,"status":"unresolved","connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"A U.S. military infrared system aboard an undisclosed platform recorded _6 minutes 42 seconds_ of apparent bright-on-dark contrast in 2024.\n\nThe target region exhibited a stable signature but no corroborating radar, EO, or telemetry was available. Without range data, AARO could not distinguish between a sensor artefact, atmospheric mirage, or genuine object. The case therefore remains unresolved pending multi-modal evidence.[^1]\n\n[Six Minute Video](https://www.dvidshub.net//video/962722/unresolved-uap-report-middle-east-2024)\n\n[^1]: [DVIDS: Unresolved UAP Report - Middle East 2024](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/962722/unresolved-uap-report-middle-east-2024)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"locations","slug":"gulf-of-aden","title":"Gulf of Aden","url":"https://disclosdex.com/locations/gulf-of-aden"},"direction":"inbound","weight":2}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2024-middle-east-ir-thermal-contrast","title":"Middle East Object 2024","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2024-middle-east-ir-thermal-contrast","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"evidence":["Video"]}