DISCLOSURE / FILE
An AARO-released Department of War record: a 4-minute-52-second infrared video, uploader-titled “08 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation,” assessed as likely from a U.S. military IR sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
DOW-UAP-PR092, "08 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation"
An AARO-released Department of War record: a 4-minute-52-second infrared video, uploader-titled “08 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation,” assessed as likely from a U.S. military IR sensor operating 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 item is a 00:04:52 infrared video that a user uploaded to a classified network in August 2020; AARO assesses it is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2020. The release includes a timestamped description of an “area of contrast” entering the field-of-view at 00:48 and the sensor panning, tracking, and zooming on it through the end of the clip. AARO 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.