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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.

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 makes no analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an AARO assessment of a 46-second classified infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in February 2023, whose uploader-defined title describes an USAF ANG F-16C shooting down a UAP over Lake Huron on 12 February 2023. AARO identifies the video as likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating within NORTHCOM, but explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. The document was released in response to a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination provided; AARO assessment limited to probable sensor platform identification.

This document is an AARO assessment of a short declassified infrared sensor video, titled '4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN],' requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO assessed the footage as likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2022, uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. The document explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and does not offer an analytical judgment about the nature of what was observed.

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

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified sensor video uploaded to a classified network, released under the PURSUE program in response to a Congressional request. The video, titled 'Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2,' shows an area of contrast tracked by a full-motion video and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. AARO explicitly notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and withholds any analytical judgment about the object's nature.

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

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified sensor 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 operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. AARO notes the video was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and that many materials in this collection lack 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 description and metadata record for a declassified sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR062) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 49 seconds long, was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024 and purportedly depicts a spherical UAP tracked by infrared and full-motion video sensors in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in April 2021. AARO identified this material in response to a March 2026 congressional records request but notes that many responsive materials, potentially including this one, lack 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 assessment of a 48-second infrared video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, whose user-defined title references a 'Tic Tac' UAP observed from a USCG C-144 aircraft near Tyndall AFB on 24 April 2024. AARO describes two brief appearances of an untracked area of contrast in the IR footage but explicitly declines to offer any analytical judgment about the object's nature. The record was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related materials held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made; AARO assessed the video is likely from a military infrared sensor but did not assess the nature or validity of the observed objects.

This document is an AARO assessment of a classified infrared video uploaded to a classified network in May 2024, whose user-defined title describes multiple spherical UAP/USO objects near a submarine on 2022/03/25. AARO identifies the video as likely from a military infrared sensor platform but notes the material lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. The document was released in response to a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community.

Conclusion: AARO has not made an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an official AARO assessment of a 63-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in July 2023, whose title references a UAP sighting by a fifth-generation aircraft on 20 January 2023 within the NORTHCOM area of responsibility. 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. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly declines to make analytical or investigative judgments about the event.

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

This document is an official AARO description and metadata entry for a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR077) released by the Department of War under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately five minutes in duration, was recorded on 2 November 2020 by a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, and depicts tracking of at least two distinct areas of contrast. AARO explicitly declines to offer analytical judgments regarding the nature or significance of the observed phenomena.

Conclusion: Unresolved; AARO made no analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document describes a declassified infrared sensor video released under the PURSUE program, originally uploaded to a classified network in October 2020. The video, approximately four minutes in length, purportedly shows a U.S. military infrared sensor tracking multiple areas of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility on 29 October 2020. AARO assessed it as likely derived from a U.S. military platform infrared sensor but noted the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

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

This document is an AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video titled '20 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP,' released in response to a March 2026 congressional records request. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 54 seconds long, was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and depicts multiple transiting areas of contrast captured by an infrared sensor operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and does not offer an analytical conclusion about the nature of the observed objects.

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

This document is an official AARO metadata description for a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR095) uploaded to a classified network in May 2020, allegedly captured aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility over the Gulf of Arabia. AARO identified the video as part of a collection of responsive materials requested by eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2026. The document explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusions about the nature of the observed phenomenon.

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

An infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in July 2020, titled 'HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs,' was identified by AARO as likely originating from a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2018. The video was among 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a neutral visual description without analytical conclusions.

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 under the PURSUE program, designated DOW-UAP-PR099, depicting one or more areas of contrast observed by a U.S. military infrared sensor operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility on or around 23 September 2019. The video was uploaded to a classified network in November 2019 and was identified by AARO as part of a collection of materials requested by eight 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: 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.

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.

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.

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.'

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

AARO assessed a 5-minute infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, titled 'Syrian UAP instant acceleration,' apparently captured by a U.S. military IR sensor in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. The video was digitally altered prior to upload and shows an area of contrast tracked by the sensor before it rapidly exits the frame; AARO notes the chain-of-custody is unsubstantiated. The record was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related documents held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.

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

AARO assessed a video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, titled 'UAP USO Formation [CALLSIGN] (Mission),' which purportedly shows infrared sensor footage of four areas of contrast moving across the frame over approximately 8 minutes. The video was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO notes the video 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 made; AARO assessment limited to likely infrared sensor origin within CENTCOM AOR.

A 21-second infrared sensor video clip uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, depicting an area of contrast transiting the sensor field-of-view from left to right. AARO assessed the footage as likely originating from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in October 2022. The video 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 the official AARO description and metadata for a 47-second declassified infrared video released under the PURSUE program, titled 'Spherical UAP over AFG in and out of clouds 23 Nov 2020.' AARO assesses the video was likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in November 2020, then uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. The video was digitally altered prior to upload, and AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

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

AARO analysis of a declassified infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network, officially titled 'Spherical UAP in clouds,' identified as a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57b. The video, approximately 70 seconds long, shows an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform tracking an area of contrast above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. AARO's assessment notes the material lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and was uploaded by an unidentified user in June 2024.

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: No conclusion stated; AARO explicitly notes the description is for informational purposes only and does not reflect any analytical judgment or investigative conclusion.

This document is an official AARO description of a classified video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, identified in response to a congressional records request. The video, titled '[CALLSIGN] (Mission) UAP,' is assessed as likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. The video was digitally altered prior to upload, and AARO explicitly notes the materials lack 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 of a declassified infrared sensor video released under the PURSUE program, titled 'NAG UAP 1 Jun 20.' The video, approximately 4 minutes and 51 seconds in duration, shows 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, having been uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

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 of a declassified sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR063) released under the PURSUE program. The video, titled 'Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 2,' was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024 and is assessed as likely derived from a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment about the event's validity or significance.

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

A 38-second infrared video, uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, is described as originating from a U.S. Coast Guard C-144 platform operating in the Southeastern United States on or around 24 April 2024. AARO assessed the video as likely derived from a USCG infrared sensor and notes it lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody. The video was among 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026.

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

AARO assessed a 29-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in July 2023, titled 'F/A-18 FLIR UAP,' as likely originating from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within NORTHCOM's area of responsibility in 2022. The video 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 offers no analytical judgment on the event's nature or significance.

Conclusion: Unresolved; AARO provided no analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's nature or significance.

This record describes a 30-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in March 2023, titled to reference an Eglin AFB aircrew UAP observation on 13 February 2023. AARO assessed the video as likely derived from an IR sensor aboard a U.S. military platform within USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility. The record was surfaced in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related materials held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.

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 assessment of a 1 minute 28 second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in March 2023, purportedly depicting several unidentified aerial phenomena near Columbus, Ohio in November 2022. The video was identified as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related records responsive to a March 2026 congressional request from eight House members. AARO assessed the footage likely originates from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility, but noted the collection lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination provided; AARO assessed the video is likely derived from a U.S. military infrared sensor in the CENTCOM AOR.

AARO-assessed infrared sensor video from a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, uploaded to a classified network in June 2022. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 45 seconds in duration, depicts a sensor tracking one or more areas of contrast across multiple zoom and pan cycles. It was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026.

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 23-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in June 2021, allegedly captured by a U.S. military platform over the East China Sea. 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. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and offers no analytical conclusion about the object observed.

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

This document is an official AARO description and metadata summary for a declassified infrared sensor video released under the PURSUE program. The video, titled '03 January 2021 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) observes UAP,' was uploaded to a classified network in January 2021 and is assessed as likely originating from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO notes that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Conclusion: AARO provides no analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance.

This document is an official AARO description and metadata release for a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR078) depicting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed and tracked by a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility on 2 November 2020. The release was prompted by a March 2026 congressional request from eight House members for access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and Intelligence Community. AARO notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusions about the event.

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

This document is an official AARO description and metadata entry for a declassified infrared sensor video released under the PURSUE program. The video, titled '7 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,' is approximately 4 minutes and 34 seconds long and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. AARO notes the video was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 but lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody, limiting its evidentiary value.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination made; AARO assesses the video is likely derived from a U.S. military full-motion video platform in the CENTCOM AOR.

This document is an AARO-generated description of a declassified sensor video released under the PURSUE program, originating from a classified network upload in September 2020. The video, titled '17 Sept 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,' was identified in response to a March 2026 congressional records request and is assessed as likely derived from a full-motion video camera aboard a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The actual observable content of the 4-minute video is limited to a roughly 2-second anomalous contrast event.

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

A 4-minute 44-second video uploaded to a classified network in September 2020, purportedly showing a UAP observed on 16 September 2020 by a military aircrew (callsigns redacted) within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. The video was identified by AARO as part of a collection of materials responsive to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records held by the Department of War. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides no analytical judgment on the event's nature or significance.

Conclusion: No analytical conclusion provided; AARO explicitly states the description does not reflect any investigative conclusion or factual determination regarding the event's nature or significance.

This document is an AARO assessment of a classified infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in August 2020, titled '31 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP.' 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. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a descriptive account of visual content without analytical conclusions.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment or investigative conclusion provided; AARO assesses the video is likely from a U.S. military infrared sensor in CENTCOM AOR but makes no determination regarding the nature of observed phenomena.

This document is an AARO-provided description and metadata for a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR089, released under the PURSUE program in response to a March 2026 congressional request. The video, approximately five minutes in duration, was recorded by a U.S. military infrared sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in August 2020 and depicts multiple transient areas of contrast tracked by the sensor. AARO explicitly notes the video lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody and offers no analytical conclusion regarding the nature of the observed phenomena.

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

This document is an AARO-generated description of a short infrared sensor video, titled '24 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) Observes UAP,' uploaded to a classified network in August 2020. The video was identified as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related materials requested by eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2026. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a neutral scene description without analytical conclusions.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination has been made; AARO assessment limited to descriptive content only.

This document is an AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR091, reportedly recorded on 21 August 2020 by a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility (Persian Gulf region). The video was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and was identified as part of a collection of materials responsive to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a descriptive, non-analytical account of the video content.

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

This document is an AARO assessment of a declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR092, depicting an unidentified area of contrast observed by a U.S. military infrared sensor operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility on August 8, 2020. The video was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and was surfaced in response to a March 2026 congressional request for UAP-related records. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a descriptive, non-analytical account of the video content.

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 record for a 30-second declassified infrared sensor video, designated DOW-UAP-PR093, uploaded to a classified network in July 2020. The video purportedly originates from a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility (Gulf of Arabia region) and depicts multiple areas of contrast tracked by an infrared sensor. AARO's assessment is limited to probable provenance and explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusions about the event's nature or significance.

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

This record describes a declassified sensor video released under the PURSUE program, catalogued as DOW-UAP-PR094. The video, approximately five minutes in duration, was captured by an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in February 2020. AARO's description notes an unidentified area of contrast tracked by the sensor but explicitly declines to offer any analytical judgment about the object's nature or significance.

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

This document is an AARO-prepared metadata description and analysis notice for a classified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR097) uploaded to a classified network in October 2019. The video allegedly shows a U.S. military infrared sensor tracking an area of contrast within the CENTCOM area of responsibility on 25 September 2019 at 2135Z. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusions about the event.

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 17-minute 36-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in October 2019, titled 'UFOs in formation over Persian Gulf?' by an unknown uploader. The video was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO assesses the footage likely originates from a U.S. military infrared sensor operating within CENTCOM's area of responsibility, but notes that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

During the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission on May 24, 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter reported observing white reflective particles outside his capsule that appeared to move randomly, resembling snowflakes. Some particles appeared to move faster than the Aurora 7 spacecraft itself. This observation is documented as part of the early NASA crewed spaceflight program and is consistent with similar reports made by John Glenn on Friendship 7 three months earlier.

Conclusion: AARO makes no analytical judgment or investigative conclusion regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance; the video is assessed as likely derived from a military infrared sensor but was digitally altered.

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified infrared sensor video titled 'Spherical UAP Erratic movement [CALLSIGN] (Mission) 2022,' released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately four minutes in duration, was allegedly captured by a U.S. military infrared sensor in the EUCOM area of responsibility in August 2022 and uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. AARO explicitly notes the video was digitally altered prior to upload, significantly undermining its evidential value.

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

This AARO-assessed document describes a 3-minute 32-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, featuring what the uploader titled 'Spherical UAP pulsing over water.' The video was identified as part of a collection of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight House members in March 2026. AARO notes the video 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 assessment of a short infrared sensor video titled 'AFSOC Kabul UAP Jul 2017,' uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. 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. AARO notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides only a minimal description of the 17-second video content.

Conclusion: No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination made; video assessed as likely from a commercial cellular device and confirmed to have been digitally altered.

This document is an AARO assessment of a 17-second video uploaded to a classified network, purportedly showing a UAP near Karaganda International Airport, Kazakhstan in March 2022. AARO assesses the video was likely captured on a commercial cellular device and was digitally altered before upload, which significantly undermines its evidentiary value. The material was identified as part of a batch of 51 potentially UAP-related records requested by eight U.S. House members in March 2026.

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

This document is an AARO-generated description of a classified infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in October 2020, released in response to a Congressional request. The video, titled '18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,' was recorded by a U.S. military platform operating in the AFRICOM area of responsibility. AARO explicitly notes the materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody and provides no analytical judgment regarding the event's nature or significance.

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

This document is an official AARO description of a declassified infrared sensor video (DOW-UAP-PR082) released under the PURSUE program. The video, approximately 4 minutes and 46 seconds long, was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and is assessed to originate from a U.S. military infrared sensor platform operating within the AFRICOM area of responsibility. The only described anomalous event is a brief area of contrast transiting the frame over approximately one second at the 28-29 second mark.

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

This record describes a 34-second infrared sensor video uploaded to a classified network in September 2020 with the title 'UAP from Dec 2019 (East Coast).' AARO assessed the footage likely originates from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within NORTHCOM's area of responsibility in December 2019. The record was identified as part of a collection of potentially UAP-related materials requested by eight House members in March 2026, though AARO notes many materials in this collection lack 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 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.

Conclusion: Crew speculated probable paint chips or ice chips from the Saturn S-IVB stage; no anomalous conclusion stated.

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 describe seeing small, bright, jagged, and angular particles drifting near the spacecraft and separated Saturn S-IVB stage during cislunar transit. The crew themselves speculate that paint chips or ice chips are the likely source of the observed lights. No anomalous or unexplained phenomena are claimed by the crew or mission controllers.

Conclusion: No official UAP conclusion stated; pilot attributed objects to capsule-origin debris and light burst to possible solar horizon effect.

This document is an audio excerpt from NASA's Mercury Atlas 8 mission (Sigma 7), in which astronaut Wally Schirra describes two anomalous observations during orbital flight on October 3, 1962: small white objects drifting from the capsule, and an unidentified burst of light in the window. Schirra himself provides likely mundane explanations for both phenomena during the recording. The document is primarily of historical interest as a primary source record of an early NASA orbital mission.

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 were determined to be internal to the astronauts' vision rather than external light sources, attributed to cosmic ray exposure of the retina.

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 described experiencing flashes and streaks of light while attempting to sleep in darkness during the mission. NASA ultimately determined these phenomena were internal to the astronauts' visual system, likely caused by cosmic ray interaction with the retina, rather than external light sources or anomalous aerial phenomena.

Conclusion: Frozen condensation separating from the spacecraft body, with luminous appearance caused by 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. reports observing luminous particles he calls 'John's fireflies,' referencing John Glenn's earlier observation of the same phenomenon during Mercury-Atlas 6. NASA formally determined that these particles are frozen condensation separating from the spacecraft body, with their white and green-hued appearance caused by sunlight reflection.

Conclusion: Particles observed ('fireflies') assessed as mission-related phenomena associated with deployed spherical beacon equipment with xenon strobe lights.

This document contains an audio excerpt from the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) Faith 7 mission on May 15, 1963, in which astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. describes observing small luminous white particles drifting away from his spacecraft in low Earth orbit. The observation occurred near sunrise and followed the deployment of spherical beacon equipment fitted with xenon strobe lights. The official description contextualizes the 'fireflies' as mission-related phenomena.

Conclusion: Recovery operation documentation noting a dye pack malfunction; no UAP conclusion applicable.

This document pertains to the recovery operation of NASA's Mercury-Redstone 4 (Liberty Bell 7) mission on July 21, 1961, in the North Atlantic Ocean. The official description focuses on recovery team communications regarding a dye pack that failed to activate in the water. There is no UAP content described in the available metadata or official description.