CENTCOM·2023-10-22·Released 2026-05-08·Status: unresolved·1 min read

UAE October 2023, Companion Stills

Companion observation set from the UAE October 2023 encounter cluster, distinct from but related to the primary 43-second annotated clip.

DOW-UAP-PR27: companion observation from the UAE October 2023 encounter cluster.

AARO / US Central Command

Incident date

2023-10-22

Released

2026-05-08

Source

CENTCOM

Location

Off the coast of the UAE

Sensors

Visual camera, Infrared sensor

Media

video, document

Last verified

2026-05-08

Official description

DOW-UAP-PR27: second observation set from the UAE October 2023 cluster. Reported alongside DOW-UAP-PR26 with similar morphology and sensor characteristics.

Editor's context

Multiple-encounter clusters in the same theater within a narrow time window are useful for cross-referencing morphological consistency. The UAE October 2023 cluster forms one of the more cohesive groupings in the Release 1 catalog.

In the margins

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Stampp. DVIDS metadata
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, DOW-UAP-PR27
Annotation
Companion to DOW-UAP-PR26 from the UAE October 2023 cluster. Clusters within the same theater within a narrow time window are useful for assessing morphological consistency across observations.

Cite the primary source

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U.S. Central Command. "UAE October 2023, Companion Stills." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-05-08. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006067. Accessed 2026-05-12 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/uae-pr27-october-2023.

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