DISCLOSURE / FILE
A Department of War / AARO release describing a 4-minute, 46-second infrared video titled "16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views UAP," assessed to come from a U.S. military platform operating in AFRICOM in 2020.
DOW-UAP-PR082, "16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views UAP"
A Department of War / AARO release describing a 4-minute, 46-second infrared video titled "16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views UAP," assessed to come from a U.S. military platform operating in AFRICOM in 2020.
This is one of a collection of UAP-related records AARO identified after eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access on March 6, 2026 to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO assesses the video, uploader-titled "16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views UAP," is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility in 2020, and that a user uploaded it to a classified network in October 2020. The release notes that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The only described event in the 00:04:46 video is an area of contrast transiting the frame at 00:28-00:29, which AARO states should not be read as any analytical judgment or factual determination.