CENTCOM UAP Report, Middle East (2025) – “Six Spheres” – PURSUE Files
| Middle East 2025 “six spheres” | |
| Date | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Location | Middle East (not specified) |
| Reported by | U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) |
| Sensor | Infrared, U.S. military platform |
| Released | Sept. 18, 2026 (PURSUE Release 06) |
| Files | DOW-UAP-D108, PR135 |
| Previously public? | No — new in this release |
| Official releaseUnresolved | |
CENTCOM reported this UAP to AARO with a mission report. A Mission Report (MISREP) is the standard form U.S. forces use to record what happened on a mission; its free-text “GENTEXT” section is where crews describe anything unusual, and it is a common way UAP reports reach the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The operator described “six small spherical objects grouped together,” called their behavior “seem[ingly] agile” and “frequently changing direction,” and estimated their speed at 480 mph.[1]
The video
DOW-UAP-PR135, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025 — official upload on DVIDS (public domain).
The clip is one minute long. Several areas of contrast cross the field of view from top to bottom between 0:05 and 0:10, and the sensor then pans to follow them until about 0:47.[1]
Analysis
Possible explanations. A loose group of small, warm objects that shift position relative to each other is a classic signature of a flock of birds in infrared, and AARO has resolved several similar cases that way; a cluster of balloons is another common match.[2] Either would look “agile” and appear to change direction as the sensor platform moves around them.
About the speeds. A single infrared or camera sensor cannot measure distance by itself. Speed estimates like these usually come from how fast the object crosses the screen combined with a guess about its range and size. If the object is closer and smaller than assumed, it is also much slower; this parallax effect is why AARO has resolved many similar “fast” objects as balloons, birds or small drones.[2] AARO’s own description warns that the operator’s wording “reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time.”[1]
New or previously released? New.
Released files
| PURSUE ID | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| DOW-UAP-PR135 | Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025 | Video (DVIDS) |
| DOW-UAP-D108 | Mission Report, Middle East, 2025 |
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Department of War (2026). PURSUE Release 06 files and official descriptions. war.gov/ufo.
- ^ All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, Consolidated Annual Reports on UAP (2023–2025), discussion of resolved cases (balloons, birds, UAS) and sensor/parallax effects.