DOW-UAP-PR050, "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]"
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This is a 20-second video file released on May 22, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program in response to a March 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO assessed the footage as likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within CENTCOM's area of responsibility, with an incident date of August 26, 2022, and a location described as over water near Iran. The video was uploaded to a classified network by an unknown user in June 2024. It depicts four areas of contrast transiting the sensor field of view, followed by a single additional area of contrast entering from the upper left.
The record's evidentiary value is limited by a lack of substantiated chain-of-custody, and the uploader is unidentified. The title and timestamp were user-defined rather than system-generated, meaning the date and location labels cannot be independently verified from the metadata alone. No sensor platform, unit, or operational context is identified in the release. AARO explicitly declines to characterize the objects or validate the event.
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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, “4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN],” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.
Video Duration: 00:00:20
Video Description:
00:01-00:04: Four areas of contrast transit the sensor field-of-view, entering from the lower third of the left side of the screen and exiting near the center of the bottom of the frame.
00:05-00:06: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the top left corner of the screen.
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.