Summary
This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in November 2020. The sensor keeps a low area of contrast centered as its intensity grows, and a second area of contrast briefly crosses the top right corner before the sensor pans between the two. The file was uploaded to a classified network in November 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.
Detail
This Department of War video was identified by AARO among materials requested by U.S. House of Representatives members in March 2026. AARO assesses the footage likely came from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in November 2020, uploaded to a classified network that month. The clip runs about four minutes and 58 seconds.
For most of the video the sensor keeps a low area of contrast centered while its relative intensity increases. A second area of contrast briefly transits the top right corner, after which the sensor pans from the first object to the second and keeps it in view. AARO notes that this record and DOW-UAP-PR078 are not duplicates: both show highly similar subject matter but are distinct. The description is informational only, and the record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
