DOW-UAP-PR084, "17 Sept 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

3/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: CENTCOM
Incident date: 2020
Duration: approximately 2-3 seconds of observable 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 made 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, “17 Sept 2020 [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: 00:04:13 Video Description: 00:00-00:24: No Content. 00:25-00:27: An area of contrast enters from the lower right-hand side of the screen and exits the screen in the upper left. 00:28-04:13 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

→Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records from the Department of War and Intelligence Community on March 6, 2026.
→AARO assessed the video as likely derived from a full-motion video camera aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020.
→The substantive visual content of the video consists of only 2-3 seconds: an area of contrast entering from the lower right and exiting upper left of the screen.
→AARO noted that many of the responsive materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, raising provenance concerns.
→AARO explicitly stated the video description carries no analytical, investigative, or factual determination regarding the event's validity or nature.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This document is an AARO-generated description of a declassified short video clip, released in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The video, uploaded to a classified network in September 2020, shows approximately 2-3 seconds of an unidentified area of contrast moving across the screen within a 4-minute 13-second clip that is otherwise blank. AARO explicitly declines to offer any analytical judgment about the event's nature or significance.

Analyst Notes

The actual UAP content spans only 2-3 seconds of a 4-minute video and shows nothing more specific than an 'area of contrast.' AARO explicitly acknowledged that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, undermining provenance. No shape, size, speed, altitude, or sensor modality is confirmed. AARO issued no analytical conclusion whatsoever. The evidence base is extremely thin.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

Department of WarAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Intelligence CommunityU.S. House of Representatives

Locations

United States Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility

Aircraft & Objects

Area of contrast observed on full-motion video from a U.S. military platform

Dates

September 17, 2020 (incident date per video title)September 2020 (video upload date to classified network)March 6, 2026 (congressional records request date)

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