Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR060

Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2

Format
Video
Incident date
2021
Place
CENTCOM
Released
Release 02, May 22, 2026
Source
DVIDS
Topics
Orbs & spheres, Infrared / FLIR, Military aircrew

Description from war.gov

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2,” is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. Video Duration: 00:04:50 Video Description: 00:00-00:26: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from right to left. The sensor pans and zooms in and out to track the area of contrast. 00:27-02:04: The area of contrast re-enters the sensor field-of-view. The sensor pans to the left and up to track it. 02:05-04:50: The sensor refocuses on the original subject matter of the video. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on May 22, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

DOW-UAP-PR060 is a video record released May 22, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program, originating from within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and dated to April 12, 2021. The footage, approximately four minutes and fifty seconds in duration, was assessed by AARO as likely captured by a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. It depicts an area of contrast transiting the sensor field of view, with the sensor actively panning and zooming to track it across two separate appearances before returning to its original subject. The uploader-designated title references a "spherical UAP" and a callsign. The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

The record surfaced as part of a congressional access request made by eight House members in March 2026. AARO notes that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain of custody, which limits confidence in provenance and authenticity. The callsign in the title is redacted. No analytical conclusions about the object's nature have been drawn, and no additional sensor data, pilot reports, or corroborating documentation are included in this release.

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