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This footage was submitted from Department of War materials identified by AARO, with many responsive materials in the collection noted as lacking a substantiated chain of custody. AARO assesses that the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2019.

The uploader-defined file title, not an investigator finding, calls it "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP" and dates the observation to 25 September 2019. The source does not identify the object beyond that uploader-defined UAP wording.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:33: No Content.
00:34-00:36: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view at the bottom of the screen.
00:37-00:44: The sensor rotates clockwise and corrects slightly counterclockwise to center the area of contrast in the frame.
00:37-01:37: The sensor cycles through several contrast and zoom levels while tracking the area of contrast.
01:38-02:10: At a higher magnification level, the area of contrast appears as a several areas grouped together in the center of the field-of-view.
02:11-03:06: The sensor changes contrast settings several times, causing the screen to flash black and white. The sensor continues to track the areas of contrast.
03:07-04:59: No content.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2019, CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR097
This release is redacted.
Running time: 4 minutes 59 seconds.