Summary
The Department of the Army submitted a one-minute, 49-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporter provided no description, and the sensor tracked two areas of contrast while cycling through zoom and contrast settings.
Detail
Released through the PURSUE declassification, this record holds one minute and 49 seconds of infrared sensor footage submitted by the Department of the Army to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The video was recorded by a U.S. military platform in North America in 2026, with no accompanying description from the reporter.
In the footage, the sensor first tracks an initial area of interest, then disengages and pans to track two areas of contrast, zooming in and out while keeping them generally centered. At one point the sensor rapidly cycles zoom levels, causing the objects to appear to grow and shrink, and it continues tracking while intermittently changing contrast settings. The Department of War supplied the description for information only.
