DOW-UAP-PR072, "ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport"
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This record is a 17-second video, incident date March 2022, location Kazakhstan, released by the Department of War under the PURSUE Release 01 program on May 22, 2026. It was identified by AARO in response to a March 6, 2026 request from eight House members seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related records. The footage, assessed as likely shot on a civilian smartphone's rear-facing camera, shows a luminous phenomenon with radiating trails of diminishing brightness near Karaganda International Airport. A user uploaded the video to a classified network in April 2023, over a year after the incident.
The record has significant evidentiary limitations. AARO notes the video was digitally altered before upload and that the broader collection it belongs to lacks a substantiated chain of custody. No OCR text is available, and AARO explicitly declines to assign any analytical or investigative conclusion to the footage. The gap between the March 2022 incident and the April 2023 classified upload, combined with confirmed digital alteration, makes independent verification of the phenomenon's nature impossible from this record alone.
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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, “ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport,” is likely derived from a commercially available cellular device’s rear-facing camera in February 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in April 2023.
Video Duration: 00:00:17
Video Description: This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received.
00:00-00:03: No Content.
00:04-00:12: The video fades in from black to show a luminous phenomenon with trails of diminishing brightness extending from the center. The camera pans left and right, and zooms in on the phenomenon.
00:13: Video fades to black.
00:14-00:17: No content.
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.