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This file contains 116 pages of documentation from the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program (AFSWP) – the direct, post-World War II successor to the Manhattan Project – and from the U.S. Air Force – relating to a series of sightings and investigations in Sandia, New Mexico, from 1948-1950. This file contains 209 sightings of “green orbs,” “discs,” and “fireballs” reported near the military base. Witnesses reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) maneuvering, flying out of sight, disappearing, or exploding. The documents also include the results of contemporary investigations into residual copper powder found in some areas where sightings were reported. A few of these investigations became the basis for Project Grudge, which collected reports of unidentified flying objects from various other military installations – also included in this collection.

This file contains 116 pages of documentation from the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program (AFSWP) – the direct, post-World War II successor to the Manhattan Project – and from the U.S. Air Force – relating to a series of sightings and investigations in Sandia, New Mexico, from 1948-1950. This file contains 209 sightings of “green orbs,” “discs,” and “fireballs” reported near the military base. Witnesses reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) maneuvering, flying out of sight, disappearing, or exploding. The documents also include the results of contemporary investigations into residual copper powder found in some areas where sightings were reported. A few of these investigations became the basis for Project Grudge, which collected reports of unidentified flying objects from various other military installations – also included in this collection.

Conclusion: Unresolved; no explanation offered. Witness assessed objects as unidentified and evaluated for potential threat without reaching a conclusion.

A first-person written account by a currently serving senior U.S. intelligence officer describing multiple UAP encounters during a late-2025 helicopter investigation mission over a military test range in the western United States. The officer, accompanied by two pilots and a colleague, observed numerous orange orb-like UAP through NVGs, FLIR, and the naked eye, with corroborating radar detections from the Joint Operations Center. The account describes objects that split, accelerated at high speed, hovered in formation near the helicopter, and appeared to track fighter jets transiting the airspace.

Conclusion: Unresolved — no identification of the objects was reached during or after the encounter as stated in the document.

A first-person written narrative by a currently serving senior U.S. intelligence officer describing multiple UAP encounters during a late 2025 helicopter investigation mission over a military test range in the western United States. The account details a series of encounters lasting over an hour, involving radar-confirmed detections, FLIR and NVG observations by pilots, and multiple witnesses including ground teams. The objects observed were described as luminous orange orbs exhibiting high-speed movement, splitting behavior, formation flying, and apparent tracking of military fighter jets.

This document comprises pages 5 and 6 of a 6-page Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report, managed by Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC. Page 5 contains a ground surveillance radar tower image with a circled object and a heavily redacted (b)(3)(UCNI) section. Page 6 presents two Sandia National Laboratories enhanced images of the unidentified object, showing a dark, roughly orb-shaped or mushroom-shaped object with a lighter halo effect below it.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly withholds any analytical judgment on the event's validity, nature, or significance.

AARO has identified a 46-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in February 2023, whose user-defined title describes an USAF Air National Guard F-16C shooting down a UAP over Lake Huron on 12 February 2023. The video appears to show an infrared target fragmenting in a radial pattern consistent with a high-energy kinetic event at the 20-second mark. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly declines to render any analytical or investigative judgment on the event's validity or nature.

This document consists of pages 5 and 6 of a 6-page Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report, classified UCNI (Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information), managed by Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC. Page 5 presents a ground surveillance radar tower image showing a circled anomalous object, with descriptive text fully redacted under b(3)(UCNI). Page 6 presents two enhanced images of the unidentified object processed by Sandia National Laboratories, showing a blurry dark mass with an irregular, roughly mushroom or orb-like shape.

Conclusion: Unresolved; AARO assesses likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor in CENTCOM AOR but makes no determination on the nature or significance of the observed phenomenon.

AARO assessed this 20-second infrared sensor video, titled '4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN],' as likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2022. The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: AARO assesses the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM AOR in 2021; no conclusion on the nature or validity of the observed phenomenon is stated.

AARO-assessed infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, depicting an area of contrast tracked by a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. The video was digitally altered prior to upload, includes slow-motion replays, edge-enhancement filters, and zoomed segments, and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO released it in response to a March 2026 congressional records request by eight House members.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made; AARO assessed the footage is likely from a U.S. military platform in CENTCOM AOR in 2021.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata record for a classified video file titled 'Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2,' released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes 50 seconds long, was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and is assessed to originate from a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly states the video description does not constitute an analytical judgment or factual determination.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination provided; AARO assessed the video is likely from a military FMV/IR platform in the CENTCOM AOR in 2021.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata record for a short classified video (DOW-UAP-PR061) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 46 seconds long, was captured by a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. AARO notes the video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata record for a declassified sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR063) released under the PURSUE program. The video, uploaded to a classified network in May 2024, purportedly shows a spherical UAP tracked by a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in April 2021. The record was identified in response to a congressional records request from eight House members in March 2026.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly notes the description does not reflect any analytical judgment or factual determination.

AARO analysis of a 48-second infrared video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, reportedly captured by a U.S. Coast Guard C-144 platform operating in the Southeastern United States on April 24, 2024. The video was surfaced in response to a March 2026 Congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a visual description without offering an analytical conclusion.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made by AARO regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in May 2024, with a user-defined title suggesting multiple spherical UAP/USO activity near a submarine on March 25, 2022. AARO describes the video as showing multiple moving areas of contrast tracked by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform, but explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment about the event's nature or significance. The document was released in response to a March 6, 2026 congressional request by eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a 30-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in March 2023, purportedly recorded by a U.S. military aircrew over Eglin AFB on February 13, 2023. AARO assessed the video as likely originating from an IR sensor aboard a U.S. military platform within USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility, but explicitly declined to make any analytical judgment about the event's nature or significance. The record was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related materials requested by eight House members in March 2026.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion has been issued; AARO assessment limited to likely sensor origin and platform area of responsibility.

This AARO-assessed infrared sensor video, released under the PURSUE program, captures two areas of contrast observed by a U.S. military airborne infrared sensor operating within USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility in November 2022, in the vicinity of Columbus, Ohio. The video was uploaded to a classified network in March 2023 and was identified as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides no analytical conclusion regarding the nature of the observed phenomena.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document describes a declassified infrared sensor video released by the Department of War under the PURSUE program, designated DOW-UAP-PR077. The video, approximately five minutes in duration, was uploaded to a classified network in November 2020 and depicts a U.S. military infrared sensor tracking one or two areas of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO has released this material in response to a congressional request but explicitly withholds any analytical or investigative conclusions about the nature of the observed phenomena.

Conclusion: No analytical conclusion provided; AARO states the video description is for informational purposes only and does not reflect any investigative or factual determination.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata entry for a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR078) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately five minutes in duration, was uploaded to a classified network in November 2020 and depicts an infrared sensor tracking one and then a second area of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO has not provided an analytical conclusion regarding the nature of the observed phenomena.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly declines to offer any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata sheet for a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR079) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes in duration, was captured by a U.S. military infrared sensor platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in October 2020. AARO characterizes the observed phenomena as 'areas of contrast' and explicitly declines to offer any analytical or investigative conclusions about the events depicted.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination provided; video description is for informational purposes only.

A 4-minute 54-second infrared sensor video, reportedly captured by a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in October 2020, shows multiple brief transits of an area of contrast across the sensor field-of-view. The video was uploaded to a classified network and was identified by AARO as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and offers no analytical conclusions about the object's nature.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly declines to make any analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event.

This document is an official AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video titled '7 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,' released in response to a March 2026 congressional request. The video, approximately 4.5 minutes long, shows an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform tracking an area of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO explicitly declines to make any analytical judgment about the nature or significance of the observed phenomenon.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made by AARO regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata entry for a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR095) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 49 seconds long, was uploaded to a classified network in May 2020 and depicts an infrared sensor tracking multiple areas of contrast in the Gulf of Arabia/CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO provides only a technical description and explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusion regarding the event.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination rendered; description provided for informational purposes only.

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified infrared sensor video titled 'HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs,' released under the PURSUE program following a congressional request. The video, approximately 79 seconds long, was captured by a U.S. military infrared sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2018 and uploaded to a classified network in July 2020. AARO provides a neutral frame-by-frame description of areas of contrast observed in the footage but explicitly refrains from drawing any analytical or investigative conclusions.

Conclusion: Unresolved; source had no opinion as to what the phenomenon was

This is a CIA CONFIDENTIAL Intelligence Information Report (IIR) from December 1973, sourced from a former Soviet citizen, covering the Sary Shagan weapons testing range in the USSR. The report covers facilities, missile warhead details (System-75/SA-2 and System-300/Aldan/ABM-1 GALOSH), rumored laser research, and includes a brief account in paragraph 14 of an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed by the source at Site 7 in late summer 1973. The UAP content is a single paragraph within a broader military intelligence report.

Conclusion: Unresolved; source had no opinion as to what the phenomenon was and there were no resultant rumors.

A CIA Intelligence Information Report (CONFIDENTIAL) from December 1973, based on human intelligence from a former Soviet citizen who served at the Sary Shagan weapons testing range. The report covers facilities, missile warhead systems (SA-2, ABM-1/GALOSH), rumored laser weapons research, and includes one brief account (paragraph 14) of an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed by the source in late summer 1973 at Site 7 of the range.

This file contains three personal letters associated with James L. Tuck, a physicist affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory. The correspondence includes: (1) a handwritten letter dated 11-23-70 from a redacted sender recalling multiple green light sightings and five objects flying in formation over Los Alamos during 1948-1951; (2) a typed letter dated 16 December 1970 from James L. Tuck to the U.S. Army Engineering School at Fort Belvoir requesting a recipe for simulated atomic bomb demonstrations and expressing interest in large atmospheric vortices as reported in the Condon Report; and (3) an undated letter from a redacted sender referencing ball lightning and UFO propulsion theory from James McCampbell's 1976 book 'UFOLOGY.'

This document is a collection of personal correspondence involving James L. Tuck, a physicist affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory, dating from the early 1970s. The letters reference witness recollections of green light sightings over Los Alamos during 1948-1951, a daytime formation flight of five objects over Los Alamos, and Tuck's separate inquiry to the U.S. Army Engineering School regarding atmospheric vortices as described in the Condon Report. A fourth letter from an unidentified correspondent references UFO propulsion theory and ball lightning in the context of Einstein's unified field theory.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination made; AARO assessed the video is likely from an infrared sensor but made no determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This AARO assessment describes a classified network video titled 'UAP USO Formation [CALLSIGN] (Mission),' identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026. The video, approximately 8 minutes and 16 seconds long, appears to show four areas of contrast moving across what is likely an infrared sensor display from a U.S. military platform. AARO notes the video was digitally altered prior to upload and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: AARO makes no analytical or investigative conclusion; digital alteration undermines apparent performance characteristics; chain-of-custody unsubstantiated.

This AARO-released video, titled 'Spherical UAP Erratic movement [CALLSIGN](Mission) 2022,' was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026. AARO assessed the footage was likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the EUCOM area of responsibility in August 2022, but notes the video was digitally altered prior to upload to a classified network in June 2024. The chain-of-custody for this material is not substantiated, and digital alterations significantly affect the apparent performance characteristics of the observed object.

Conclusion: Unresolved; AARO makes no analytical judgment regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This 47-second declassified infrared sensor video, released under the PURSUE program, depicts an area of contrast transiting across the frame in what the uploader titled 'Spherical UAP over AFG in and out of clouds 23 Nov 2020.' AARO assesses the footage likely originates from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating in CENTCOM's area of responsibility in November 2020, but notes the video was digitally altered prior to upload to a classified network in June 2024 and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. The release was prompted by a March 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related DoW and IC records.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been rendered; video presented as received in digitally altered form.

This document is an AARO assessment of a classified network-uploaded video titled 'Spherical UAP pulsing over water [CALLSIGN],' released in response to a March 2026 congressional records request. The video, approximately 3 minutes 32 seconds in duration, is assessed as likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform and was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. AARO notes the video was digitally altered prior to upload and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: Unresolved; AARO assessed the video is likely from a U.S. military infrared sensor over the Yellow Sea in January 2023 but made no determination regarding the nature or significance of the observed phenomenon.

AARO assessed this 70-second infrared sensor video, titled 'Spherical UAP in clouds,' as likely captured by a U.S. military platform above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional records request. AARO notes it is a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57b, with the title discrepancy attributed to different uploaders on the classified network.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination rendered by AARO; assessed as likely infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform.

This document is an official AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR057b, depicting an unidentified area of contrast observed above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. The video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 under the title 'Spherical UAP in clouds' and is assessed as a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR057a. AARO notes that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly declines to render any analytical or investigative conclusion about the event.

Conclusion: Unresolved; AARO assesses the video is likely from a U.S. military infrared sensor but makes no determination regarding the nature or validity of the observed phenomenon.

A declassified infrared sensor video released under the PURSUE program, originating from a classified network upload in June 2024. The video, titled '[CALLSIGN] (Mission) UAP,' depicts an area of contrast tracked by what AARO assesses is likely a U.S. military infrared sensor operating within INDOPACOM. The footage was digitally altered prior to upload and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody, significantly limiting its evidential value.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR059, released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 51 seconds long, depicts an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform tracking an unidentified area of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2020. AARO notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination made; chain-of-custody unsubstantiated.

AARO-reviewed sensor video released under the PURSUE program, depicting a tracked area of contrast observed by a U.S. military color and infrared sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility on April 12, 2021. The video was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024 and was identified as part of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and offers no analytical conclusion about the nature of the observed object.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made by AARO regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

A 38-second infrared video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, assessed by AARO as likely derived from a U.S. Coast Guard infrared sensor platform operating over the Southeastern United States on or around April 24, 2024. The video was among 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026 and identified by AARO on a classified network lacking substantiated chain-of-custody documentation. AARO has made no analytical or investigative determination regarding the nature of the observed phenomenon.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination offered; AARO notes lack of substantiated chain-of-custody.

This document is an AARO-generated description and metadata record for a classified infrared sensor video, released under the PURSUE program following a congressional request. The video, uploaded to a classified network in July 2023, purportedly shows an unidentified aerial phenomenon captured by a fifth-generation aircraft operating in the NORTHCOM area of responsibility on January 20, 2023. AARO explicitly notes the material lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and does not offer any analytical judgment about the nature of the observed phenomenon.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly notes the description does not reflect any analytical judgment or factual determination.

AARO assessed a 29-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in July 2023, titled 'F/A-18 FLIR UAP,' likely recorded by an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform within NORTHCOM's area of responsibility in 2022. The video was among 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members on March 6, 2026. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, limiting their evidential value.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion offered; AARO describes content as responsive to a congressional records request but makes no determination regarding the nature or significance of the observed phenomena.

AARO-assessed infrared sensor video released under the PURSUE program, uploaded to a classified network in June 2022, depicting an unidentified area of contrast tracked by a U.S. military infrared sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The video was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members on March 6, 2026. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination regarding the event.

AARO-assessed infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in June 2021, purportedly recorded from a U.S. military platform over the East China Sea on 9 June 2021. The 23-second clip shows a sensor panning to track an area of contrast before losing sight of the object at 18 seconds. The video was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026, many of which lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination issued by AARO.

This AARO-analyzed video, released under the PURSUE program in response to a congressional records request, captures approximately 56 seconds of an infrared sensor tracking an unidentified area of contrast over the CENTCOM area of responsibility in January 2021. The video was uploaded to a classified network shortly after the incident and lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO has not issued an analytical or investigative conclusion regarding the nature of the observed phenomenon.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO-prepared description and metadata summary for a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR082, released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 46 seconds in duration, was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and reportedly captures an unidentified area of contrast transiting the frame over approximately one second. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly states the description carries no analytical or investigative weight.

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

A declassified video record from a classified network, uploaded in September 2020, purportedly showing a UAP observation by a U.S. military aircrew operating within CENTCOM. AARO reviewed the video in response to a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community. AARO notes the materials lack substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a neutral visual description without analytical conclusions.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion provided; AARO describes the video content only for informational purposes.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a classified infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in September 2020, purportedly showing UAP activity within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 54 seconds long, contains only three brief intervals of approximately 3-4 seconds each where an unidentified area of contrast transits the frame. The document was released in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.

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

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR088, released in response to a March 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community. The video, approximately five minutes in duration, was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and depicts multiple areas of infrared contrast transiting the sensor field-of-view within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO explicitly declines to render any analytical or investigative judgment on the nature of the observed phenomena.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR089) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 5 minutes long, was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and is assessed as likely originating from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO released it in response to a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records, though it notes the material lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: No analytical conclusion drawn; AARO assessed the video is likely from a U.S. military infrared sensor within CENTCOM AOR but made no determination regarding the nature or significance of the observed object.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a declassified infrared sensor video, approximately 4 minutes 57 seconds in duration, released under the PURSUE program. The video, uploaded to a classified network in August 2020, shows an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform tracking an unidentified area of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and does not draw any analytical conclusions about the nature of the observed object.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO assessment of a classified network video titled '21 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP in Persian Gulf,' released in response to a March 2026 congressional request. AARO assessed the video likely originates from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in August 2020. The video itself contains approximately 40 seconds of relevant content — an area of contrast transiting the frame — with the remainder being blank.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination regarding the event.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata summary for a 4-minute 52-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in August 2020, titled '08 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation.' The video was identified as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related records requested by eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2026. AARO assesses the footage likely originates from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating within CENTCOM AOR, but notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

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

This document is an official AARO description and metadata entry for a 30-second declassified infrared sensor video, titled 'May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP,' released under the PURSUE program. The video was uploaded to a classified network in July 2020 and is assessed by AARO as likely captured by a U.S. military infrared sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO explicitly notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides no analytical or investigative conclusions about the nature of the objects depicted.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This record describes a declassified sensor video catalogued as DOW-UAP-PR094, filmed on 2020-02-13 by an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The video depicts an unidentified 'area of contrast' tracked by the sensor for approximately three minutes of active footage within a nearly five-minute recording. AARO released this video in response to a March 2026 congressional request for potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination made; AARO assessment limited to probable infrared sensor origin within CENTCOM AOR.

This record describes a 4-minute 59-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in October 2019, assessed by AARO as likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility on 25 September 2019 at 2135Z. The video was among 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026 and identified by AARO on a classified network, though many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO explicitly states the video description carries no analytical judgment or investigative conclusion regarding the event's nature or significance.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion has been made; AARO assessed the video is likely from a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM AOR but made no determination on the nature of the observed phenomena.

A 17-minute 36-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in October 2019, apparently recorded by a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, was identified by AARO as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. The video depicts one or more areas of contrast tracked by an IR sensor but lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO has not made any analytical or investigative determination regarding the nature of the observed phenomena.

Conclusion: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly disclaimed any analytical or investigative judgment about the event.

This document is an AARO-provided metadata description of a short infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in November 2019, purportedly depicting UAP observations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility on 23 September 2019. The video was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members on March 6, 2026. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and offers no analytical conclusion about the nature of the observed phenomena.

This document describes an observation made by astronaut Scott Carpenter during the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) Aurora 7 mission on May 24, 1962. Carpenter reported seeing white, reflective particles outside the spacecraft that he described as resembling snowflakes and moving in apparently random patterns, with some appearing to move faster than the spacecraft itself. The observation was made during low Earth orbit on the fourth crewed spaceflight of Project Mercury.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion offered; document explicitly disclaims any factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a 21-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, purportedly showing a cigar-shaped or fast spherical UAP over the CENTCOM area of responsibility on October 15, 2022. AARO notes the video was digitally altered prior to upload and lacks a substantiated chain of custody. The document was released in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records.

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.

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.

Conclusion: No analytical or investigative conclusion stated; AARO describes the video as likely from a commercially available cellular device and notes it was digitally altered.

AARO assessed this 17-second video, titled as an intelligence information report concerning a UAP near Karaganda International Airport, Kazakhstan, and determined it was likely recorded on a commercially available cellular device in March 2022 before being uploaded to a classified network in April 2023. The video shows a luminous phenomenon with trailing brightness for approximately 8 seconds before fading to black. AARO notes the media was digitally altered prior to upload and that the materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

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

This document is an AARO-generated description of a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR081) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately five minutes long, depicts a brief transit of an area of contrast across an infrared sensor field-of-view lasting approximately five seconds, with no content in the remaining four-plus minutes. AARO notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and was uploaded by an unidentified user to a classified network in October 2020.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination made by AARO.

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.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion rendered; AARO assessed the video is likely from an IR sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in NORTHCOM, 2019.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a 34-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in September 2020, with an uploader-defined title indicating a UAP sighting from December 2019 off the U.S. East Coast within NORTHCOM's area of responsibility. AARO explicitly notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a neutral frame-by-frame description of the sensor activity without drawing analytical conclusions. The document was released in response to a March 2026 congressional request by eight House members for access to potentially UAP-related DoW and Intelligence Community records.

Conclusion: Crew-speculated probable paint chips or ice chips from the separated Saturn S-IVB stage

This document is an audio excerpt from the Apollo 17 mission (December 7, 1972) in which Commander Gene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, and Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans report observing small luminous particles or fragments near the Apollo spacecraft during cislunar transit. The crew themselves speculate the objects are paint chips or ice chips originating from the separated Saturn S-IVB stage. No anomalous technology or unexplained aerial phenomena are asserted by the crew or mission control.

Conclusion: Observed luminous particles ('fireflies') attributed to spherical mission-related beacons with xenon strobe lights deployed from the spacecraft.

This document is an audio excerpt from the NASA Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Faith 7 mission on May 15, 1963, in which astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. verbally describes observing small luminous white particles drifting away from his spacecraft. The description references so-called 'fireflies' observed after beacon deployment, which are identified in the official description as mission-related spherical equipment with xenon strobe lights. The document provides context linking Cooper's observations to known spacecraft hardware rather than anomalous phenomena.

This document is a member newsletter/invitation letter from the Pajarito Astronomers club, dated May 20, 1986, announcing an upcoming meeting on May 29, 1986 at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos, NM. The letter announces Dr. John Warren of AT-6 (a Los Alamos National Laboratory division) as a guest speaker on the topic 'Why Should a Scientist be Concerned about UFOs?' No UAP incident or sighting is described in the document itself.

This is a member newsletter letter from the Pajarito Astronomers club, dated May 20, 1986, announcing an upcoming meeting on May 29, 1986 at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The letter notifies members that Dr. John Warren of AT-6 (a Los Alamos National Laboratory division) will present a talk titled 'Why Should a Scientist be Concerned about UFOs?' The document contains no incident reports, sensor data, or direct UAP observations.

Conclusion: Phenomena determined to be internal to the astronauts' vision rather than external light sources.

During a medical debriefing of the Apollo 12 crew in 1969, Commander Pete Conrad, Command Module Pilot Richard Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot Alan Bean each reported observing light flashes and streaks of light while attempting to sleep in darkness. NASA medical personnel investigated whether these phenomena were caused by cosmic ray exposure of the retina, as had been considered following similar reports from Apollo 11 LMP Buzz Aldrin. NASA's official determination was that the visual phenomena were internal to the astronauts' vision, not external light sources.

Conclusion: NASA determined the 'fireflies' observed by Cooper were frozen condensation particles separating from the spacecraft body, with their white and green-hued appearance resulting from sunlight reflection.

This document is an audio excerpt from the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Faith 7 mission on May 15, 1963, in which astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. observes luminous particles he refers to as 'John's fireflies,' a term coined by John Glenn during the Mercury-Atlas 6 mission. NASA subsequently investigated and attributed the phenomenon to frozen condensation particles separating from the spacecraft body and reflecting sunlight. The document represents a historical NASA mission record with an official mundane explanation on file.

Conclusion: Witness self-attributed both observations to mundane causes: capsule particle debris and solar sunset phenomenon.

This document is an audio excerpt from the Mercury Atlas 8 mission (Sigma 7) in which astronaut Wally Schirra verbally describes observing small white objects drifting from the capsule and a brief burst of light visible through the window. Schirra himself offers mundane explanations for both observations during the transmission. The document contains no unresolved UAP claim by the witness.

Conclusion: Routine recovery operational note; dye pack did not activate during spacecraft recovery.

This document pertains to the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) Liberty Bell 7 mission recovery operation on July 21, 1961, specifically communications regarding a dye marker pack in the water that failed to activate during spacecraft recovery in the North Atlantic Ocean. The content describes a routine recovery operational detail rather than any UAP or anomalous aerial phenomenon.