DISCLOSURE / FILE
A Department of War / AARO release of a 21-second infrared video, uploader-titled "Cigar Shaped or Fast Spherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22," assessed as likely from a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in October 2022.
DOW-UAP-PR053, "Cigar Shaped or Fast Sherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22"
A Department of War / AARO release of a 21-second infrared video, uploader-titled "Cigar Shaped or Fast Spherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22," assessed as likely from a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in October 2022.
This file, DOW-UAP-PR053, is part of the Department of War's response to a March 6, 2026 request by eight U.S. House members for access to 51 potentially UAP-related records. AARO identified the responsive materials on a classified network and notes many lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility in October 2022, uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. AARO states the media was digitally altered prior to upload and is presented as received, with the on-file description offered for informational purposes only and not as any analytical or investigative conclusion.