Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR081

18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP

Format
Video
Incident date
2020
Place
AFRICOM
Released
Release 02, May 22, 2026
Source
DVIDS
Topics
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, “18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Africa Command area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in October 2020. Video Duration: 00:04:59 Video Description: 00:00-00:57: No content. 00:58-01:03: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view, entering from near the top left corner of the screen and exiting near the bottom right corner of the screen. 01:04-04:59: No content. 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-PR081 is a video record associated with an incident dated October 18, 2020, released by the Department of War on May 22, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program. AARO assessed the footage as likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the AFRICOM area of responsibility. The video is approximately five minutes long; the only substantive content appears between timestamps 00:58 and 01:03, during which an area of contrast moves across the sensor field of view from upper left to lower right. The uploader's callsign is redacted. The record was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020.

The record was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional request by eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO notes the collection lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody, which limits confidence in provenance. No OCR text is available, the uploader callsign is withheld, and nearly four and a half minutes of the video contain no visible content. The brief observable event—roughly five seconds—provides minimal data for analysis.

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