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RELEASE 02 / DOW-UAP-PR082

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR082, "16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views UAP"

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR082
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 02, 22 May 2026
Event date
2020 (read as 2020; precision: year)
Location
AFRICOM
Type
VIDEO
Redactions
Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
Provenance
INFRARED SENSOR

The official record

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Official summary, as published

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “16 OCT 2020 [CALLSIGN] views UAP,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Africa Command area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in October 2020.

Video Duration: 00:04:46

Video Description:

00:28-00:29: An area of contrast transits the frame from the middle left side of the frame to the upper right side of the frame.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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    40.7 MB (42,727,192 bytes)

    SHA-256 409452a0b1efd5cee604ea3674a342bc609e956f86f6509a84a8f84313cf661a