UAE June 2024, Inverted Teardrop
21-second infrared video of an inverted-teardrop-shaped object with an apparent vertical pole or bar feature, observed off the UAE coast in June 2024.
DOW-UAP-PR29: 21-second IR video of an inverted-teardrop object near the UAE coast, June 2024.
AARO / US Central Command
Official description
DOW-UAP-PR29: 21-second IR clip submitted via NORTHCOM channels. The recorded morphology, inverted teardrop with a vertical bar projection, is unusual relative to known unmanned aerial systems in the region.
Editor's context
The case is limited by single-sensor capture and short duration, but the morphology alone is distinctive enough to merit cataloging. Subsequent analysis would benefit from radar correlation, which the file does not currently include.
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- Stampp. DVIDS metadataU.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, DOW-UAP-PR29
- Stamp21-SECOND IR CLIP, JUNE 2024
- AnnotationObject morphology: inverted teardrop with apparent vertical pole or bar projection. Distinct from the football-shape (PR46) and elongated (PR26) categories.
- AnnotationWithout radar correlation in the released material, the analysis is limited to single-sensor IR. Distance and absolute size cannot be reliably inferred.
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U.S. Central Command. "UAE June 2024, Inverted Teardrop." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-05-08. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006074. Accessed 2026-05-12 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/uae-northcom-june-2024.
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