Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR082

16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views 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, “16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views 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: 00:04:46 Video Description: 00:28-00:29: An area of contrast transits the frame from the middle left side of the frame to the upper right side of the frame. 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-PR082 is a 4-minute 46-second video file dated October 2020, released by the Department of War on May 22, 2026, as part of the PURSUE Release 01 program. It was identified by AARO 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 assesses the footage was likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. The sole described visual event occurs between timestamps 00:28 and 00:29, during which an area of contrast moves from the middle-left to the upper-right of the frame.

The record is notable primarily for what is absent: the platform type, operator callsign, and any accompanying sensor metadata are redacted or unavailable. AARO explicitly flags that the material lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody, having been uploaded to a classified network by an unidentified user. No analytical judgment regarding the object's nature has been rendered. The video represents one of 51 records flagged as potentially UAP-related but not yet formally investigated.

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