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. Early in the clip the sensor tracks and zooms on an area of contrast that repeatedly exits and re-enters the field of view, after which the remainder shows no content. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in August 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 August 2020. The clip runs about four minutes and 57 seconds.
In the opening minute the sensor tracks an area of contrast moving down the left side of the screen, pans to center it, and zooms in; the object then exits and re-enters the field of view several times. The remaining roughly three and a half minutes show no content. AARO states the description is informational only, and the record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
