DOW-UAP-PR113, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 1996 is a record released in PURSUE Release 04 on July 10, 2026. Originating from the Department of War, the incident occurred in 1996 over the western United States. 1234
Provenance and Context
The Department of War released the record through official declassification channels. The Navy's Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred the video to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. No formal data handling practices for UAP-related records existed when the media was first reported to the UAPTF, and the footage had already been digitally altered by that point. AARO presents it as received.123
Detailed Content
The video runs 2 minutes and 57 seconds, apparently recorded by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 1996.34
- 00:01-00:13: No content.
- 00:14-00:17: An area of contrast crosses the sensor's field of view, entering near the upper right corner and exiting near the lower left corner of the frame.
- 00:18-01:21: The footage repeats frame by frame.
- 01:22-02:13: The footage repeats at a slower playback speed.
- 02:14-02:56: The footage holds on a frame taken from the first 17 seconds of the video.
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.34
What the Record Supports
The visible event lasts about three seconds, an area of contrast crossing the frame diagonally. The remaining runtime consists of that same segment repeated and then replayed at a slower speed. The record does not identify the object or explain what produced the contrast.34