DOW-UAP-PR089
31 AUG [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP part2
- Agency
- Department of War
- Format
- Video
- Incident date
- 2020
- Place
- CENTCOM
- Released
- Release 02, May 22, 2026
- Source
- DVIDS
- Topics
- Infrared / FLIR, Military aircrew
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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-PR089 is a approximately five-minute infrared video, incident date August 31, 2020, recorded within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The document was released May 22, 2026, as part of AARO's response to a March 2026 congressional records request from eight House members. The video was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 by an unidentified user. Pilot callsigns are redacted. AARO assesses the footage likely originates from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. The video shows one or more areas of contrast being tracked by the sensor, with objects entering and exiting the frame, a contrast mode cycle mid-recording, and the final minute containing no content.
The record lacks a substantiated chain of custody, which AARO explicitly flags. The uploading party, the specific platform, and the two callsigns referenced in the title are all redacted or unknown. The video is the second part of a two-part sequence, meaning context from part one is absent. No analytical conclusions about the nature of the observed phenomena are offered by AARO.
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