DOW-UAP-PR087, "05 September 2020 [CALLSIGN] UAP

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportLight redactionPURSUE Release 2

3/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: CENTCOM
Incident date: 2020
Duration: Approximately 3-4 seconds per occurrence, three separate occurrences
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 regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

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, “05 September 2020 [CALLSIGN] 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 September 2020. Video Duration: 00:04:54 Video Description: 00:00-01:22: No content. 01:23-01:26: An area of contrast transits the screen, entering from the bottom and exiting the top of the frame. 01:27-02:52: No content. 02:53-02:56: An area of contrast transits the screen, entering from the bottom and exiting the top of the frame. 02:57-04:21: No Content. 04:22-04:26: An area of contrast transits the screen, entering from the bottom and exiting the top of the frame. 04:27-04:54: 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 likely derives from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within CENTCOM's area of responsibility in 2020.
→The video contains three brief events (each ~3-4 seconds) in which an area of contrast transits the frame from bottom to top, at approximately 01:23, 02:53, and 04:22.
→The majority of the video's nearly five-minute runtime (approximately four minutes and 40 seconds) contains no observable content.
→AARO explicitly notes that many of the responsive materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, raising provenance concerns.
→Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to these records on March 6, 2026, prompting AARO's review.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This record is an AARO-generated description of a classified infrared sensor video titled '05 September 2020 [CALLSIGN] UAP,' uploaded to a classified network in September 2020. The video shows a nearly five-minute recording in which brief areas of contrast transit the frame on three occasions, each lasting approximately three to four seconds. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records.

Analyst Notes

The chain-of-custody for this video is explicitly noted as unsubstantiated by AARO, significantly limiting its evidential value. The observable phenomenon consists only of brief, ambiguous 'areas of contrast' transiting an infrared frame — no shape, size, altitude, or speed data is provided. The callsign in the title is redacted. AARO's description explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination about the event's nature. The video could reflect sensor artifacts, birds, debris, or other mundane phenomena.

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

Area of contrast transiting infrared sensor frame (bottom to top), observed three times

Dates

September 5, 2020 (incident date per video title)September 2020 (upload date to classified network)March 6, 2026 (congressional access request date)

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