DISCLOSURE / FILECENTCOM Infrared Multiple UAP Contacts June 2022
DOW-UAP-PR074, "[CALLSIGN] (Mission)HD_20220613"
A 4-minute 45-second infrared sensor video from a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, June 2022, released by AARO in response to a congressional records request, showing multiple unidentified areas of contrast tracked across nearly five minutes of footage.
Brief
AARO assessed this video as likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command AOR in June 2022, where it was also uploaded to a classified network. The footage was identified as part of a collection of materials responsive to an eight-member House request for 51 potentially UAP-related records submitted March 6, 2026. AARO explicitly flagged that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The sensor footage spans four minutes and 45 seconds, depicting areas of contrast — ranging from single to four simultaneous contacts — being tracked, zoomed upon, and at one point observed after the sensor switches modalities.
Metadata
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- 5/22/26
- Incident
- 2022
- Location
- CENTCOM
- Type
- VIDEO • .mp4
- Length
- 4:46
- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Programs
- AARO
- Tags
- infrared, CENTCOM, area of contrast, multiple simultaneous contacts, sensor modality switch, classified network upload, 2022, callsign redacted
Key points
- Eight House members submitted a formal request on March 6, 2026, for access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.
- AARO assessed the video as 'likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Central Command area of responsibility in June 2022' — hedged language, not a confirmed determination.
- The uploader-defined title contains a redacted callsign, formatted as '[CALLSIGN] (Mission) HD_20220613', indicating the original title named a specific military asset or operator.
- AARO noted that many materials in this responsive collection 'lack a substantiated chain-of-custody', a direct caveat on evidentiary weight.
- The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2022, meaning it circulated within the classified system for nearly four years before public release.
- At timestamp 03:51-04:00, four simultaneous areas of contrast become visible in the center of the sensor field-of-view, the highest contact count in the footage.
- At timestamp 04:40-04:43, the sensor switches modalities before refocusing on a centered area of contrast — the only modality change noted in the entire description.
- AARO's disclaimer explicitly states the video description 'should not be interpreted as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event's validity, nature, or significance.'
Most interesting
- The callsign in the original filename is redacted in the public release title, suggesting the platform or operator identity remains classified.
- The sensor cycles through zoom settings multiple times throughout the footage, a behavior consistent with an operator attempting to resolve an ambiguous contact rather than tracking a known object.
- There is a 96-second gap of no content between 02:06 and 03:43 — nearly a third of the total video runtime — with no explanation offered in AARO's description.
- The footage captures what appears to be at least two distinct engagement sequences separated by that content gap, raising the possibility the sensor re-acquired a target or encountered a separate phenomenon in the second half.
- The chain-of-custody caveat applies broadly to the 51-record collection, meaning this video's authenticity and provenance cannot be independently verified through AARO's own stated standards.
- The incident date of June 2022 places this footage roughly six months after the December 2021 NDAA established AARO's predecessor office (AOIMSG), during a period of active institutional ramp-up for UAP investigation infrastructure.