DOW-UAP-PR085, "16 Sept 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] observes UAP

Official Conclusion

No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly declines to offer any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination.

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, “16 Sept 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,” is likely derived from a full-motion video camera 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 September 2020. Video Duration: 00:04:44 Video Description: 00:00-01:17: No Content. 01:18-02:24: An area of contrast enters the bottom of the screen and moves up the screen as the sensor pans and zooms to hold it in the center of the frame. 02:25-04:29: The sensor zooms in, with the area of contrast remaining generally within the center of the frame. 04:30-04:44: The area of contrast leaves the field-of-view in the lower left-hand quarter of the screen. 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

• →Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related DoW and Intelligence Community records on March 6, 2026.
• →AARO identified this video among responsive materials held on a classified network, but notes it lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.
• →The video is assessed as likely derived from a full-motion video camera aboard a U.S. military platform operating within CENTCOM in 2020.
• →The video shows an area of contrast tracked by a sensor that pans, zooms, and centers on the object for approximately three minutes before it exits the frame.
• →AARO explicitly declines to characterize the video as reflecting any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event.

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