DOW-UAP-PR064, "AFSOC Kabul UAP Jul 2017"

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

3/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: CENTCOM
Incident date: incident_location: CENTCOM
Duration: approximately 1-2 seconds (visible from 00:14 to 00:15 in a 17-second video)
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 has been made; AARO assesses the video is likely from a U.S. military infrared platform in the CENTCOM AOR in 2021.

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, “AFSOC Kabul UAP Jul 2017,” is likely derived from 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: 00:00:17 Video Description: 00:00-00:13: No content. 00:14-00:15: An area of contrast moves into the sensor field-of-view from the left edge and moves to the right edge out of the field-of-view. 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 was likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM AOR in 2021, not Kabul in July 2017 as the uploader-defined title suggests.
→The video shows an area of contrast entering from the left edge and exiting to the right edge of the sensor field-of-view between timestamps 00:14 and 00:15.
→The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, and the collection it belongs to lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.
→The video was released in response to a March 6, 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community.
→AARO explicitly states the video description does not reflect any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity or significance.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

AARO assessed a 17-second infrared sensor video, titled 'AFSOC Kabul UAP Jul 2017' by its uploader, that was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. The video shows an area of contrast briefly moving across the sensor field-of-view for approximately one to two seconds. AARO notes the video likely originates from a U.S. military infrared platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021, and that the collection of responsive materials lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Analyst Notes

Chain-of-custody is explicitly noted as unsubstantiated. The uploader-defined title claiming 'Kabul, Jul 2017' is contradicted by AARO's assessment that the video is likely from 2021. The actual UAP content consists of only one to two seconds of an uncharacterized 'area of contrast' with no shape, size, or behavioral detail extractable. AARO explicitly declines to make any analytical or factual determination about the event.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

Department of WarAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)U.S. House of RepresentativesIntelligence CommunityAFSOC (Air Force Special Operations Command)U.S. military (CENTCOM)

Locations

KabulCENTCOM (U.S. Central Command area of responsibility)

Aircraft & Objects

Area of contrast observed on infrared sensor video moving across field-of-view

Dates

July 2017 (uploader-defined title date)2021 (AARO-assessed actual capture date)

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