Summary
A nearly five-minute video, likely from a U.S. military platform's full-motion video camera and infrared sensor in the U.S. Central Command region in 2021, tracks an area of contrast as it moves across and re-enters the sensor's field of view. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.
Detail
This Department of War record, released through the PURSUE declassification, was identified by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) among materials requested by U.S. House members in March 2026. AARO assesses the roughly five-minute clip likely came from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility in 2021. A user uploaded it to a classified network in June 2024.
The footage shows an area of contrast crossing the sensor's field of view from right to left as the sensor pans and zooms to track it, then re-entering the view with the sensor panning left and up to follow. The sensor later refocuses on the video's original subject matter. The description is provided for information only.
