UAE Coastal Encounter
43-second clip and companion stills from US Central Command observing an elongated object off the UAE coast, October 2023.
DOW-UAP-PR26: 43-second observation clip with original operator's annotation circle around the area of interest. UAE, October 2023.
AARO / US Central Command
Official description
Video imagery with original observer's annotation circle around the area of interest. Submitted as DOW-UAP-PR26, recorded October 1, 2023.
Editor's context
Brief observation window and limited sensor diversity restrict definitive analysis. The case forms part of a cluster of CENTCOM encounters in the Persian Gulf region during late 2023.
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- Stampp. DVIDS metadataU.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, DOW-UAP-PR26
- StampVIRIN 231001-D-D0360-8883
- Annotation43-second observation clip. Operator-applied annotation circle preserved on the recording, marking the elongated subject of interest.
- AnnotationCompanion file: DOW-UAP-PR27 (second observation set), DOW-UAP-D23 + D27 (mission narrative reports for the encounter cluster).
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U.S. Central Command. "UAE Coastal Encounter." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-05-08. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006063/dow-uap-pr26-unresolved-uap-report-united-arab-emirates-october-2023. Accessed 2026-05-12 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/uae-coast-2023.
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