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This infrared footage was submitted to AARO from Department of War materials, and AARO assesses it was likely derived from a sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the United States Central Command area of responsibility. The sighting was in January 2021, with the file's uploader-defined title giving the date as "03 January 2021 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) observes UAP."

A user uploaded the video to a classified network in January 2021, and AARO notes that many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The source does not identify the object beyond the uploader-defined title, and the released file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-01:51: No content.
01:52-02:48: An area of contrast becomes visible near the center of the top half of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the field-of-view.
02:49-02:55: The sensor zooms in. The area of contrast exits the frame in the bottom left of the display.
02:55-04:57: No content.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2021, CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR076
This release is redacted.
Running time: 4 minutes 57 seconds.