Summary
This full-motion video is assessed to have come from a camera aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. Its only notable content is a brief moment when an area of contrast crosses the frame from the lower right to the upper left. The file was uploaded to a classified network in September 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 a full-motion video camera aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2020, uploaded to a classified network in September 2020. The clip runs about four minutes and 13 seconds.
The video is largely empty, with its single described event lasting only a few seconds: an area of contrast enters from the lower right of the screen and exits at the upper left. AARO notes the description is informational only and reflects no conclusion about the event. The record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
