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This footage carries the uploader-defined title "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0" and was submitted by the Department of War. AARO assesses that 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 video was uploaded by a user to a classified network in June 2024, and many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The released file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

03:02-04:00: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the upper right corner of the frame, exiting in the bottom right corner of the screen. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, centering it within the sensor field-of-view.
04:01-04:46: The sensor changes modes as the area of contrast becomes indistinct against the background.

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-PR061
This release is redacted.
Running time: 4 minutes 46 seconds.