DOW-UAP-PR053
Cigar Shaped or Fast Spherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22
- Agency
- Department of War
- Format
- Video
- Incident date
- 2022
- Place
- CENTCOM
- Released
- Release 02, May 22, 2026
- Source
- DVIDS
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Machine summary
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DOW-UAP-PR053 is a 21-second video clip released by the Department of War on May 22, 2026, as part of the PURSUE Release 01 declassification effort. It was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 by an unidentified user, with an uploader-defined title referencing an incident dated October 15, 2022. AARO assesses the footage likely originates from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The clip shows an area of contrast transiting the sensor field-of-view from left to right, replayed three times at progressively slower speeds. No additional contextual metadata, crew reports, or platform identification are provided.
The record carries several significant caveats: the video was digitally altered prior to upload, the chain-of-custody is not substantiated, and the uploader is unknown. These factors limit analytical value. The document was surfaced in response to a March 2026 congressional request by eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records. AARO explicitly declines to draw any investigative or analytical conclusions about the object depicted.
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