Summary
U.S. Central Command submitted a 2022 UAP report to AARO consisting of ten seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as a "probable SU-27/35," which AARO notes are military aircraft designations used by the Russian armed forces.
Detail
This Department of War video file documents a UAP report submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. The footage runs ten seconds and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. An accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D14) described the object as a "probable SU-27/35."
The video description notes two areas of contrast moving together near the center of the field of view throughout the runtime. AARO added a comment clarifying that SU-27 and SU-35 are designations for military aircraft operated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The description is provided for informational purposes only and should not be read as a conclusion about the event. The material was released through the PURSUE declassification.
