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This footage is the video file labeled by its uploader as "21 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP in Persian Gulf." AARO assesses that it is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2020.

A user uploaded the video to a classified network in August 2020, and AARO noted that many of the responsive materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The source does not identify the object beyond the uploader-defined title's reference to a UAP.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-03:07: No content.
03:08-03:10: The sensor zooms out. An area of contrast transits from the top of the screen to the bottom, exiting the frame.
03:11-03:48: The sensor zooms out and back in. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast.
03:49-04:48: The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable from the grain of the video and the sensor zooms out.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2020, CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR091
This release is redacted.
Running time: 4 minutes 49 seconds.