Summary
The Department of the Air Force submitted a 58-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter provided no description, and AARO noted the object's apparent increase in size was likely due in part to the platform closing the distance to the source.
Detail
Released through the PURSUE declassification, this record holds 58 seconds of infrared sensor footage submitted by the Department of the Air Force to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The video was recorded by a U.S. military platform in the southern United States in 2020, with no accompanying description from the reporter.
In the footage, the sensor acquires a reticle lock on an area of contrast that gradually grows more distinct against the background, then zooms in as the object appears to increase in size before exiting the bottom-right corner of the screen. AARO commented that the object's apparent growth in size is likely at least partly due to the U.S. platform closing the distance to the source of the detection. The Department of War supplied the description for information only.
