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This infrared video was submitted to AARO by the Department of War and is likely derived from a sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2019. AARO notes that many responsive materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

The file was uploaded to a classified network in November 2019, and its title was defined by the uploader: "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAPs on 23SEP19 at 1715Z." The released file is redacted, and the source identifies the object only through that uploader-defined UAP label.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:44: No Content.
00:45-00:46: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view on the left side of the frame and exits the bottom of the frame in the lower left corner.
00:47-01:07: No Content.
01:08-01:25: An area of contrast appears from the left side of the frame. The sensor pans to hold the object in the center of its field-of-view.
01:26-01:45: The sensor changes visual settings and continues to track the area of contrast.
01:46-01:47: Another area of contrast enters the scene from the bottom of the frame.
01:47-01:55: The screen flashes black before the sensor continues tracking the areas of contrast. Multiple areas of contrast enter and exit the field-of-view during this period. The sensor pans to track them.
04:00-04:51: The screen flashes black for before continuing to track an area of contrast.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2023, CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR099
This release is redacted.
Running time: 4 minutes 51 seconds.