Summary
This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Africa Command region in 2020. Its only notable content is a brief moment when an area of contrast crosses the frame from the middle left to the upper right. The 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. Africa Command area of responsibility in 2020, uploaded to a classified network in October 2020. The clip runs about four minutes and 46 seconds.
The only described content is a brief transit, occurring around the half-minute mark, in which an area of contrast moves across the frame from the middle left side to the upper right. AARO notes the description is informational only and reflects no conclusion about the event's nature or significance. The record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
