DISCLOSURE / FILEGulf of Arabia 30-Second Dual UAP May 2020
DOW-UAP-PR093, "May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP"
A 30-second declassified infrared video, uploaded to a classified network in July 2020, depicting at least two areas of contrast tracked by a U.S. military sensor over the Gulf of Arabia within CENTCOM's area of responsibility.
Brief
Released on May 22, 2026 as part of the Department of War's response to a March 6, 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records, DOW-UAP-PR093 is a 30-second infrared video carrying the uploader-defined title 'May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP.' AARO assesses the footage as likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in CENTCOM's area of responsibility, though the broader collection from which it was drawn lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. A companion video, DOW-UAP-PR095, shares the same uploader-defined title and depicts highly similar subject matter but is confirmed by AARO to be a distinct recording. AARO explicitly declines to characterize the video description as an analytical judgment or factual determination regarding the event's validity or nature.
Metadata
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- 5/22/26
- Incident
- 2020
- Location
- CENTCOM
- Type
- VIDEO • .mp4
- Length
- 0:30
- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Programs
- AARO
- Tags
- dual UAP, infrared, Gulf of Arabia, CENTCOM, 2020, classified-network upload, DOW-UAP-PR093
Key points
- Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives submitted a formal request on March 6, 2026 for access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.
- AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network; the agency notes that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.
- AARO assesses DOW-UAP-PR093 as likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within CENTCOM's area of responsibility in 2020.
- The video is 30 seconds long and was uploaded to a classified network in July 2020 under the uploader-defined title 'May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP.'
- From 00:00 to 00:07, the sensor pans to track a single area of contrast; from 00:07 to 00:30, several areas of contrast enter and exit the field-of-view as the sensor adjusts its contrast settings.
- DOW-UAP-PR093 and DOW-UAP-PR095 are confirmed by AARO to be distinct videos despite sharing an identical uploader-defined title and depicting highly similar subject matter.
Most interesting
- The title retains redacted placeholders at [CALLSIGN] and (Platform), leaving the specific aircraft and sensor system identity classified even in the public release.
- AARO simultaneously assesses a likely U.S. military origin for this specific video while acknowledging the broader collection it came from lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody — an unusual provenance posture.
- The footage was surfaced by a congressional inquiry rather than through a FOIA request or proactive declassification review, suggesting it would not otherwise have entered the public record.
- Despite being only 30 seconds, the video depicts multiple distinct objects — 'several areas of contrast' — entering and exiting frame after the 7-second mark, consistent with the 'dual UAP' framing in the title.
- The existence of a near-identical companion video (DOW-UAP-PR095) with the same uploader-defined title implies a single user cataloged both recordings on the classified network, raising questions about how many other similarly titled clips may remain undisclosed.
- AARO's disclaimer language is unusually explicit: readers are instructed not to interpret any part of the video description as 'reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event's validity, nature, or significance.'