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This footage, under the uploader-defined title "HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs," comes from Department of War materials identified by AARO. AARO assesses that the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2018.

The file was uploaded by a user to a classified network in July 2020, and the released video is redacted. AARO notes that many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain of custody, and the title was defined by the uploader rather than established as an assessment of what the video shows.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:12: No Content.
00:13-00:21: Two areas of contrast enter the lower right side of the screen and exit the bottom of the screen.
00:13-00:29: The sensor pans to track the two areas of contrast, centering them generally within the center of the field-of-view.
00:30-00:47: The sensor zooms in. One of the areas of contrast is no longer visible within the frame at this level of magnification. The area of contrast within the sensor field-of-view appears as three distinct areas of contrast in a generally straight line.
00:47-00:58: The distance between the rightmost area of contrast and the center and left areas of contrast appears to increase. The center and left areas of contrast appear to remain at a roughly fixed distance from one another.
00:59-01:19: Other areas of contrast enter the field-of-view from the top of the screen.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2018, CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR096
This release is redacted.
Running time: 1 minute 19 seconds.