DISCLOSURE / FILE
A Department of War release of an AARO-assessed 20-second infrared video, uploader-titled "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]," showing areas of contrast transiting a U.S. military sensor field-of-view in the CENTCOM area in 2022.
DOW-UAP-PR050, "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]"
A Department of War release of an AARO-assessed 20-second infrared video, uploader-titled "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]," showing areas of contrast transiting a U.S. military sensor field-of-view in the CENTCOM area in 2022.
DOW-UAP-PR050 is one of the responsive UAP records the Department of War released on May 22, 2026, after eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access on March 6, 2026 to 51 potentially UAP-related records. AARO assesses the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2022, and that a user uploaded it to a classified network in June 2024. The 20-second clip shows four areas of contrast transiting the sensor field-of-view (00:01-00:04) and a separate area of contrast entering from the top left corner (00:05-00:06). AARO notes many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, and the description is provided for informational purposes only with no analytical judgment about the event's validity or significance.