Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR063

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

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

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 vid 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 May 2024. Video Duration: 00:04:49 Video Description: 00:00-00:49: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view. 00:50: The sensor pans away from the area of contrast. 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.

Redactions war.gov lists this record as redacted. Withheld material is blacked out in the file itself.

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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-PR063 is a video record released May 22, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program. It captures approximately four minutes and forty-nine seconds of footage described as likely originating from a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, dated April 12, 2021. The video was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024 under the title "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 2," with the callsign redacted. The sensor tracks an unspecified area of contrast for the first 49 seconds before panning away.

The record lacks a substantiated chain of custody, limiting its evidentiary value. The callsign of the uploading unit or platform is redacted, and no analytical conclusions accompany the footage. It is one of 51 potentially UAP-related records surfaced following a March 2026 congressional request to the Department of War and Intelligence Community. AARO's characterization of the object as "spherical" derives from the uploader-assigned title, not an independent assessment.

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