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CENTCOM·2023-10-20·Released 2026-05-08·Status: unresolved·1 min read

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

Incident date
2023-10-20
Released
2026-05-08
Source
CENTCOM
Location
Off the coast of the UAE
Sensors
Visual camera, Infrared sensor
Media
video, image, document
Last verified
2026-05-08

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.

In the margins

Transcribed redactions, stamps, and handwritten markings, the paratext of the file. Often the most human part of a declassified document, and worth reading on its own.

  • Stampp. DVIDS metadata
    U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, DOW-UAP-PR26
  • Stamp
    VIRIN 231001-D-D0360-8883
  • Annotation
    43-second observation clip. Operator-applied annotation circle preserved on the recording, marking the elongated subject of interest.
  • Annotation
    Companion file: DOW-UAP-PR27 (second observation set), DOW-UAP-D23 + D27 (mission narrative reports for the encounter cluster).

Cite the primary source

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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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