Summary
This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. Over the clip, several areas of contrast briefly transit the field of view from various directions, with the sensor changing modes and attempting to track them. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.
Detail
This Department of War video was identified by AARO among records requested by U.S. House of Representatives members in March 2026. AARO assesses the footage likely came from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2020, uploaded to a classified network in October 2020. The clip runs about four minutes and 54 seconds.
The video records a series of brief transits: areas of contrast enter the field of view from various corners and quarters of the screen, several crossing the lower portions of the frame. On multiple occasions the sensor changes modes and attempts to track the passing object. AARO notes the description is informational only and reflects no conclusion about the event. The record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
