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, with the uploader-defined title referencing the Persian Gulf. After an empty opening, the sensor zooms and pans to track an area of contrast that moves down the screen before it becomes indistinguishable from video grain. The 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 materials 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 48 seconds.
The first three minutes show no content. The sensor then zooms out as an area of contrast transits from the top of the screen to the bottom and exits; the sensor zooms and pans to track it before the object becomes indistinguishable from the grain of the video and the sensor zooms back out. AARO notes the description is informational only, and the record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
