DOW-UAP-PR070, "IIR 1 655 S0301 23/Eglin AFB Aircrew Observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) on 13 Feb 23"
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This is a 30-second video record released May 22, 2026, under the Department of War's PURSUE Release 01 program. It was identified by AARO in response to a March 6, 2026 congressional request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records. The video was uploaded to a classified network in March 2023 and is assessed as likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility. The incident date is February 13, 2023, in the southeastern United States, consistent with the Eglin Air Force Base region. The footage shows a sensor tracking an area of contrast through multiple contrast-mode cycles; the target loses distinctiveness against the background at the 22-second mark.
The record lacks a substantiated chain-of-custody, which AARO explicitly notes. No formal analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or identification of the observed phenomenon is offered. The IIR designation in the title suggests an Intelligence Information Report format, but the absence of accompanying documentation limits independent verification of the observation's origin or content.
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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, “IIR 1 655 S0301 23/Eglin AFB Aircrew Observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) on 13 Feb 23,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in March 2023.
Video Duration: 00:00:30
Video Description: A sensor pans to keep an area of contrast in the center of its field-of-view, cycling contrast modes multiple times. At the 22 second mark, the area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.
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.