DISCLOSURE / FILENovember 2020 CENTCOM Two-Object Infrared Track Part One
DOW-UAP-PR077, "2 November 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes and tracks UAP 1 of 2"
A 4-minute 58-second declassified infrared video from November 2020, attributed by AARO to a U.S. military sensor operating in CENTCOM, sequentially tracks two low-contrast aerial anomalies whose nature AARO explicitly leaves unassessed.
Brief
AARO released DOW-UAP-PR077 in response to an eight-member House request dated March 6, 2026, seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The video, uploaded to a classified network in November 2020, runs 4 minutes 58 seconds and shows an infrared sensor tracking a brightening low-contrast object before pivoting to a second object that transits the upper-right corner of the frame. AARO notes the material lacks a substantiated chain of custody and explicitly withholds any analytical judgment on the event's validity, nature, or significance. A companion file, DOW-UAP-PR078, covers highly similar subject matter but is confirmed by AARO as a distinct recording.
Metadata
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- 5/22/26
- Incident
- 2020
- Location
- CENTCOM
- Type
- VIDEO • .mp4
- Length
- 4:59
- Programs
- AARO
- Tags
- infrared sensor, CENTCOM, 2020, dual-object track, area of contrast, classified network upload, redacted callsign
Key points
- Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives formally requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community on March 6, 2026.
- AARO identified a collection of responsive materials on a classified network; many of these materials lack a substantiated chain of custody.
- AARO assesses the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within CENTCOM's area of responsibility in November 2020.
- A user uploaded this video to a classified network in November 2020; the uploader defined the title as '2 November 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes and tracks UAP 1 of 2.'
- From 0:00 to 3:21 the sensor pans to keep a low area of contrast centered in the field-of-view; the relative intensity of that area increases throughout the segment.
- At 3:15-3:17 a second area of contrast transits the top-right corner of the sensor field-of-view.
- From 3:22 to 4:58 the sensor pivots away from the first object and pans to keep the second area of contrast within the field-of-view.
- DOW-UAP-PR077 and DOW-UAP-PR078 are confirmed by AARO as distinct recordings despite depicting highly similar subject matter.
Most interesting
- Both callsigns in the video title remain redacted in the public release, concealing the platform identity and the observing crew.
- The video's chain of custody is explicitly described as unsubstantiated — an unusual provenance caveat that AARO applied across this collection of House-requested materials.
- The relative intensity of the first object increases continuously over more than three minutes before the sensor operator breaks track to follow the second object, suggesting active sensor slewing rather than passive drift.
- The existence of a companion video (PR078) covering 'highly similar subject matter' as a distinct file implies either a second sensor angle, a second platform, or a continuation recording — AARO declines to specify which.
- The congressional trigger was narrow: eight representatives, 51 records — one of the most specific UAP document requests publicly disclosed to date.