DISCLOSURE / FILE
An AARO-released Department of War file describing a 4-minute, 59-second infrared video, uploader-titled "18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP," assessed as likely from a U.S. military sensor in the AFRICOM area of responsibility in 2020.
DOW-UAP-PR081, "18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP"
An AARO-released Department of War file describing a 4-minute, 59-second infrared video, uploader-titled "18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP," assessed as likely from a U.S. military sensor in the AFRICOM area of responsibility in 2020.
This is one of a collection of UAP-related materials AARO surfaced after eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 records on March 6, 2026 reportedly held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community. AARO assesses the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Africa Command area of responsibility in 2020, and notes that a user uploaded it to a classified network in October 2020. The 00:04:59 video shows content only from 00:58 to 01:03, when an area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from near the top left corner to near the bottom right corner. AARO states many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, and that the video description carries no analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.