Radio frequency sensing with channel impulse response

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an initiating device may transmit a signal that includes multiple packets. The initiating device may receive, from a responding device, a channel impulse response (CIR) report for each packet of the multiple packets. The initiating device may align, using one or more taps in the CIR report for each packet, the CIR reports across the multiple packets to identify a target object, a location of the target object, or a movement of the target object. The initiating device may perform an action based at least in part on the target object, the location of the target object, or the movement of the target object. Numerous other aspects are described.