DISCLOSURE / FILE
An AARO-released Department of War record describing a 4-minute 48-second infrared video, uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and titled by its uploader "21 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP in Persian Gulf," assessed as likely from a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
DOW-UAP-PR091, "21 AUG [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP in Persian Gulf"
An AARO-released Department of War record describing a 4-minute 48-second infrared video, uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and titled by its uploader "21 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP in Persian Gulf," assessed as likely from a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
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 file (DOW-UAP-PR091) covers a 00:04:48 infrared video, uploader-titled "21 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP in Persian Gulf," that AARO assesses 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. The video shows no content for its first three minutes, then an area of contrast transiting the frame from roughly 03:08 to 03:10 before the sensor zooms and pans to track it, with the contrast becoming indistinguishable from video grain by the end. AARO states the video description is provided for informational purposes only and should not be read as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event.