In a 2023 military video, a thermal camera focuses on a prominent area near the center of the frame. Later, two distinct points appear to meet. Then the area the camera was tracking scatters outward in a pattern like rays.
It looks like a midair encounter, but the video alone does not reveal what happened. The record was reviewed by a U.S. office that handles reports of anomalous phenomena. Its description also does not identify what the video shows.
The Camera Locks Onto a Prominent Area
The video was uploaded to a restricted computer network in February 2023. The office that reviewed the record estimates that it was probably captured by a thermal camera aboard a U.S. military aircraft. According to the description, the incident took place in an area where U.S. Northern Command operates.
Early in the video, the camera focuses on an area near the center of the frame that looks different from its surroundings. The description does not explain what the area is; it only recounts what appears on screen.
Two Points Meet—and One Scatters
Later in the video, two distinct points appear to meet. The original point then scatters outward in a pattern like rays. The record describes the movement as looking forceful and sudden.
That description is based on the appearance of the video, not an explanation of what happened. The video is less than a minute long, and the apparent meeting and scattering are the main moments it describes. The record does not include a link to watch the video.
What Remains Unknown
It is not known what the video shows, whether the two points actually met, or what caused one of them to scatter. Parts of the record are redacted, and the record says there is no reliable information about how the video was stored or transferred.
Two points in the center of the frame—then one scatters into rays. The video ends, but the explanation never comes.