DoW PR38: 'eight-pointed star' formation, Middle East, 2013

The oldest sensor video in PURSUE Release 01 — a 1-minute-46-second AARO clip from 2013 — shows what military observers described as an 'eight-pointed star formation' of objects over a Middle Eastern theater of operations.

DOW-UAP-PR38 is the oldest sensor video included in PURSUE Release 01 — captured in 2013, over a Middle Eastern theater of U.S. military operations. The 1-minute-46-second clip records what military observers described as an 'eight-pointed star' formation: a geometric arrangement of multiple objects atypical of any conventional aerial activity.

The exact geographic location remains classified, consistent with AARO's standing policy of redacting precise operating areas. The release of a 13-year-old video alongside more recent encounters illustrates AARO's effort to surface historical sensor recordings that had remained classified in operational archives.

Imagery & video

DOW-UAP-PR38 — Middle East, 2013 (1 min 46 sec). 'Eight-pointed star' formation. Oldest sensor video in the release. All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / Public Domain

Primary sourceU.S. Department of War — AARO, PURSUE Release 01