★Historically significant

This record was released in response to a formal March 2026 congressional request by eight House members for 51 UAP-related Department of War records, representing a documented instance of legislative UAP oversight driving declassification.

DOW-UAP-PR090, "24 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) Observes UAP

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportLight redactionPURSUE Release 2

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: CENTCOM
Incident date: 2020
Duration: approximately 1 minute 14 seconds of active sensor content
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 22, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AAROPURSUE

Official Conclusion

No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination provided by AARO.

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, “24 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) Observes UAP,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in August 2020. Video Duration: 00:04:57 Video Description: 00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast as it moves down the left side of the screen. 00:03-00:21: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast within the center of its field-of-view. 00:22-01:04: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. 01:05-01:14: The area of contrast exits and re-enters the field of view several times. 01:15-04:57: No content. 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 assessed the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
→The active content of the video spans only approximately 1 minute and 14 seconds; the remaining 3 minutes and 43 seconds contain no content.
→The video was uploaded to a classified network by an unidentified user in August 2020 and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.
→Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives formally requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records from the Department of War and Intelligence Community on March 6, 2026.
→AARO explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document is an AARO-generated description of a short infrared sensor video, titled '24 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) Observes UAP,' uploaded to a classified network in August 2020. The video was identified as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related materials requested by eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2026. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a neutral scene description without analytical conclusions.

Analyst Notes

AARO explicitly states the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, significantly limiting evidential value. The uploader is unidentified, raising questions about provenance. Active video content is only ~74 seconds out of nearly 5 minutes. The description characterizes the phenomenon only as an 'area of contrast,' offering no shape, size, speed, or altitude data. No analytical conclusion is offered. The callsign and mission type are redacted.

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

Infrared sensor video showing an unidentified area of contrastU.S. military platform with infrared sensor (type unspecified)

Dates

August 24, 2020 (incident date per video title)August 2020 (video upload date)March 6, 2026 (congressional records request)

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