DISCLOSURE / FILECENTCOM NAG Callsign Infrared Clip June 2020
DOW-UAP-PR059, "NAG UAP 1 Jun 20"
A 4-minute-51-second infrared sensor video from the CENTCOM area of responsibility (2020), uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and released by AARO in response to a March 2026 congressional request.
Brief
AARO released this footage as part of its response to a March 6, 2026 request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The video, whose uploader-defined title is 'NAG UAP 1 Jun 20,' is assessed by AARO as likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020. AARO explicitly flags that many materials in the broader collection lack substantiated chain-of-custody. The 4:51 clip shows an uncharacterized 'area of contrast' that the sensor tracks via zoom, pan, and reticle across the full duration.
Metadata
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- 5/22/26
- Incident
- 2020
- Location
- CENTCOM
- Type
- VIDEO • .mp4
- Length
- 4:51
- Programs
- AARO
- Tags
- infrared sensor, CENTCOM, area of contrast, 2020, classified network upload, NAG UAP
Key points
- Eight U.S. House members requested access on March 6, 2026 to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.
- AARO assesses the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
- The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 — roughly four years after the assessed incident date.
- AARO states that many materials in this collection 'lack a substantiated chain-of-custody,' applying a formal provenance caveat to the broader response set.
- The sensor tracks an 'area of contrast' using reticle highlighting, zoom adjustments, and continuous panning across 4 minutes and 51 seconds.
- At timestamp 03:38, the area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view before the sensor recovers tracking at 03:39.
- AARO's published video description carries an explicit disclaimer that no part of it should be read as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event's validity, nature, or significance.
Most interesting
- The four-year gap between the 2020 incident and the June 2024 classified-network upload leaves the record's handling during that interval unaccounted for — a gap AARO's chain-of-custody caveat implicitly acknowledges.
- The 'UAP' label in the title 'NAG UAP 1 Jun 20' was applied by an unidentified classified-network user, not by AARO or any official analytic body — making the designation informal rather than assessed.
- In the final 15 seconds (04:36–04:51), the sensor cycles through zoom levels to retain the object in frame, suggesting the object's angular rate or range was difficult for the optics to resolve at a fixed zoom setting.
- AARO's chain-of-custody caveat applies to the broader 51-record collection, not just this video — meaning provenance uncertainty is a systemic feature of the congressional response set.
- The congressional request named a precise count of 51 records, suggesting AARO had already catalogued the collection prior to the March 2026 request rather than conducting a fresh search in response to it.