DOW-UAP-PR061, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 2

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UAP Insight significance score

Location: CENTCOM
Incident date: 2021
Duration: Approximately 1 minute 44 seconds of active tracking (03:02 to 04:46)
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 22, 2026

UAP Characteristics

● Sphere

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AAROPURSUE

Official Conclusion

No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance has been made.

Official Description

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is “Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0,” is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. Video Duration: 00:04:46 Video Description: 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. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Key Findings

→AARO assesses the video is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM AOR in 2021.
→The video title, defined by the uploader, describes the object as a 'Spherical UAP' with an associated callsign, date of 2021/04/12, and is labeled as the first in a series ('vid 0').
→Between 03:02 and 04:00, an area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the upper right, exits lower right, and is tracked by the sensor.
→After 04:01, the sensor changes modes and the area of contrast becomes indistinct against the background, ending the trackable observation.
→The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody, per AARO's assessment.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR061) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 46 seconds long, was captured by a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. AARO notes the video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Analyst Notes

Chain-of-custody is explicitly noted as unsubstantiated by AARO. The object description is limited to 'an area of contrast,' which is a minimal characterization that does not confirm any specific shape or anomalous behavior. The 'spherical' descriptor comes from the uploader-defined title, not from an official analytical determination. AARO explicitly disclaims that the video description reflects no analytical judgment or factual determination. The video itself is not available for direct review.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

Department of WarAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)U.S. House of RepresentativesIntelligence Community

Locations

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility

Aircraft & Objects

Spherical UAP (uploader-defined title)Area of contrast tracked by full-motion video camera and infrared sensor

Dates

2021-04-12 (incident date per video title)June 2024 (upload date to classified network)March 6, 2026 (date of House of Representatives request)

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