DISCLOSURE / FILE
An AARO-released Department of War infrared video, uploader-titled "20 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP," likely captured by a U.S. military platform sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
DOW-UAP-PR080, "20 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP"
An AARO-released Department of War infrared video, uploader-titled "20 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP," likely captured by a U.S. military platform sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
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, many lacking a substantiated chain-of-custody. This entry covers a 00:04:54 infrared video, uploaded to a classified network in October 2020, that AARO assesses is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2020. AARO's released description logs eight separate time-stamped events between 01:17 and 04:23 in which an "area of contrast" transits the sensor field-of-view, with the sensor changing modes and attempting to track the object several times. The Department of War states the description is informational only and should not be read as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event's validity, nature, or significance.