DISCLOSURE / FILE
An AARO disclosure release describing a 4-minute, 54-second infrared video, titled by its uploader "05 September 2020 [CALLSIGN] UAP," likely from a U.S. military sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
DOW-UAP-PR087, "05 September 2020 [CALLSIGN] UAP"
An AARO disclosure release describing a 4-minute, 54-second infrared video, titled by its uploader "05 September 2020 [CALLSIGN] UAP," likely from a U.S. military sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
The Department of War released this record (DOW-UAP-PR087) on May 22, 2026, after eight U.S. House members requested access on March 6, 2026 to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department and the Intelligence Community. AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network, many lacking a substantiated chain-of-custody, and assesses that this video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2020; a user uploaded it to a classified network in September 2020. The 00:04:54 video shows an area of contrast transiting the frame, bottom to top, during three brief windows: 01:23-01:26, 02:53-02:56, and 04:22-04:26, with no content in between. AARO states the description is informational only and should not be read as an analytical judgment or conclusion about the event's validity, nature, or significance.