DISCLOSURE / FILE

Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022

DOW-UAP-PR072, "ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport"

A Department of War / AARO administrative release describing a 17-second, digitally altered cell-phone video labeled as a 2022 UAP sighting near Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan.

Brief

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community, and AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network. This file covers one such item: a video titled "ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport," which AARO assesses was likely shot on a commercial cellular device's rear-facing camera in March 2022 and uploaded to a classified network in April 2023. AARO notes the video was digitally altered before upload and that many of these collected materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The footage shows a luminous phenomenon with trails of diminishing brightness as the camera pans and zooms, and AARO presents the description without asserting the event's validity, nature, or significance.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 5/22/26
Incident: 2022
Location: Kazakhstan
Type: VIDEO • .mp4
Length: 0:17
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Programs: AARO
Tags: luminous phenomenon, cellphone video, Kazakhstan, Karaganda International Airport, 2022, digitally altered, IIR 1777 J0032 22

Key points

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.p.1
AARO identified a collection of responsive materials on a classified network, many of which lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.p.1
AARO assesses the video was likely derived from a commercially available cellular device's rear-facing camera in March 2022.p.1
A user uploaded the video to a classified network in April 2023.p.1
The media was digitally altered prior to upload and is presented as received.p.1
The video runs 17 seconds, with a luminous phenomenon visible from roughly 00:04 to 00:12 as the camera pans and zooms.p.1
AARO states the description is informational only and should not be read as an analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.p.1

Most interesting

The incident location is Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan, with the footage dated to March 2022.
The video carries an Intelligence Information Report identifier in its title: IIR 1777 J0032 22.
AARO explicitly flags that the file was digitally altered before it reached the classified network, and that it is one of a set of materials lacking a substantiated chain-of-custody.
The full clip is 17 seconds long, with content present only from 00:04 to 00:13 and black frames before and after.

Common questions

What is Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022?

A Department of War / AARO administrative release describing a 17-second, digitally altered cell-phone video labeled as a 2022 UAP sighting near Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan.

What does Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022 reveal?

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO identified a collection of responsive materials on a classified network, many of which lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses the video was likely…

Which agency produced Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022?

Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.

When is Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022 dated?

Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022 is dated 2026-05-22.

What programs and topics appear in Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022?

Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022 references AARO, luminous phenomenon, cellphone video, Kazakhstan, Karaganda International Airport and digitally altered.

Karaganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022

DOW-UAP-PR072, "ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport"

A Department of War / AARO administrative release describing a 17-second, digitally altered cell-phone video labeled as a 2022 UAP sighting near Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan.

Brief

Key points

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.p.1

AARO identified a collection of responsive materials on a classified network, many of which lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.p.1

AARO assesses the video was likely derived from a commercially available cellular device's rear-facing camera in March 2022.p.1

A user uploaded the video to a classified network in April 2023.p.1

The media was digitally altered prior to upload and is presented as received.p.1

The video runs 17 seconds, with a luminous phenomenon visible from roughly 00:04 to 00:12 as the camera pans and zooms.p.1

AARO states the description is informational only and should not be read as an analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.p.1

Most interesting

The incident location is Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan, with the footage dated to March 2022.

The video carries an Intelligence Information Report identifier in its title: IIR 1777 J0032 22.

AARO explicitly flags that the file was digitally altered before it reached the classified network, and that it is one of a set of materials lacking a substantiated chain-of-custody.

The full clip is 17 seconds long, with content present only from 00:04 to 00:13 and black frames before and after.