DISCLOSURE / FILE
A Department of War / AARO release describing an infrared video, uploader-titled "IIR 1 655 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH," assessed as likely captured by a U.S. military IR sensor near Columbus, Ohio in November 2022.
DOW-UAP-PR073, IIR 1 655 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH"
A Department of War / AARO release describing an infrared video, uploader-titled "IIR 1 655 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH," assessed as likely captured by a U.S. military IR sensor near Columbus, Ohio in November 2022.
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 responsive materials on a classified network, many lacking a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses this 1-minute-28-second infrared video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within U.S. Northern Command's area of responsibility in November 2022, uploaded to a classified network in March 2023. The released frame-by-frame description tracks a small area of contrast through contrast-mode and zoom cycles, a second area of contrast that transits the field-of-view before being obscured by a redacted display element, and the sensor rotation that brings the second object back into frame. AARO states the description is informational only and should not be read as an analytical judgment or conclusion about the event's validity, nature, or significance.