DISCLOSURE / FILE
A Department of War / AARO release of a 4-minute 49-second infrared full-motion video, uploader-titled "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1," assessed as likely captured by a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021.
DOW-UAP-PR062, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1"
A Department of War / AARO release of a 4-minute 49-second infrared full-motion video, uploader-titled "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1," assessed as likely captured by a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021.
This file, DOW-UAP-PR062, is one of a collection of UAP-related records AARO identified after eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records on March 6, 2026. AARO assesses the video is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021, and notes a user uploaded it to a classified network in May 2024. Across its 4:49 runtime the sensor pans and cycles zoom levels to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered in the field of view. AARO states many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and that the video description should not be read as any analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.