DISCLOSURE / FILECENTCOM Hi-Res Redacted Callsign 25 Sep 2019 1715Z
DOW-UAP-PR099, "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 1715Z"
A 4-minute 51-second infrared video uploaded to a classified military network in November 2019, showing multiple tracked areas of contrast in the CENTCOM area of responsibility — released by AARO in response to a March 2026 congressional records request covering 51 potentially UAP-related files.
Brief
Eight members of the House formally requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records from the Department of War and the Intelligence Community on March 6, 2026; AARO identified this video among responsive materials located on a classified network. AARO assesses the footage was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within CENTCOM in 2019, though it notes the broader collection lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. The file's own title dates the incident to September 25, 2019, while the uploader-defined title reads September 23, 2019 — a two-day discrepancy AARO does not address. The sensor actively pans and changes visual settings to track multiple discrete areas of contrast across the 4-minute 51-second runtime.
Metadata
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- 5/22/26
- Incident
- 2023
- Location
- CENTCOM
- Type
- VIDEO • .mp4
- Length
- 4:51
- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED (source material originated on classified network)
- Programs
- AARO
- Tags
- infrared sensor, CENTCOM AOR, 2019, multiple objects, classified network upload, congressional request, active sensor tracking, UAP video
Key points
- Eight House members formally requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records from the Department of War and the Intelligence Community on March 6, 2026, triggering this disclosure.
- AARO assesses this video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2019.
- The video was uploaded to a classified network by an unidentified user in November 2019; many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, per AARO.
- The file title reads '25SEP19' while the uploader-defined title reads '23SEP19' — a two-day date discrepancy left unresolved by AARO.
- The pilot or aircrew callsign is fully redacted throughout all title references, leaving the observer unidentified.
- The sensor actively pans to hold objects in the center of the field-of-view and changes visual settings mid-sequence (01:26–01:45), indicating active operator tracking of at least two distinct areas of contrast.
- AARO explicitly states the video description does not reflect any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.
Most interesting
- The uploader's title and the file's own title disagree on the incident date by two days — '23SEP19' vs. '25SEP19' — a provenance discrepancy AARO does not reconcile.
- A second area of contrast enters the frame at the 1:46 mark, suggesting at least two distinct objects were being tracked simultaneously.
- The sensor undergoes a visual-settings change mid-track (1:26–1:45), consistent with an operator toggling between white-hot and black-hot infrared display modes.
- The first 44 seconds of the 4-minute 51-second video contain no content — the phenomenon appears abruptly at the 0:45 mark.
- AARO's assessment language is notably hedged: 'likely derived from an infrared sensor' rather than confirmed, which reflects the chain-of-custody problem it flags for the entire collection.
- This disclosure was legislatively compelled, not volunteered — it exists solely because eight House members filed a formal request on March 6, 2026.
- The classified network upload in November 2019 — approximately two months after the incident — suggests the footage circulated internally before any formal UAP reporting chain was engaged.