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This redacted video is a Department of War file identified by AARO among materials responsive to a congressional request for potentially UAP-related records. AARO assesses it is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021.

The file was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024, and AARO notes that many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. Its title, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 2," was defined by the uploader, not presented as an investigative finding.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:49: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view.
00:50: The sensor pans away from the 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: 2021, CENTCOM
Document ID: DOW-UAP-PR063
This release is redacted.
Running time: 4 minutes 49 seconds.