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PR-003, Unresolved UAP Report, Africa 2023

In 2023, the United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and fifty-eight seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. The footage shows an apparent heat signature with characteristics consistent with those of a physical object. However, AARO cannot determine whether the observed signature originates from a physical source, either as a thermal emission or a thermal reflection, or other source, such as a heat differential in the environment or sensor display error. The available data is insufficient to evaluate the phenomenon's performance characteristics.

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In 2023, the United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and fifty-eight seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. The footage shows an apparent heat signature with characteristics consistent with those of a physical object. However, AARO cannot determine whether the observed signature originates from a physical source, either as a thermal emission or a thermal reflection, or other source, such as a heat differential in the environment or sensor display error. The available data is insufficient to evaluate the phenomenon's performance characteristics.

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Source Institution
aaro
Agency
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
Collection
Released UAP Imagery
Record Group
AARO Released Imagery
NAID
AARO-PR-003
Parent NAID
Original Title
PR-003, Unresolved UAP Report, Africa 2023
Record Date
2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31
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8/13/2026
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