DOW-UAP-PR073, IIR 1 655 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH"
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DOW-UAP-PR073 is a 1 minute 28 second video file released May 22, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program. The incident date is November 2022, location in the vicinity of Columbus, Ohio, within U.S. Northern Command's area of responsibility. AARO assessed the footage as likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. The video was uploaded to a classified network by an unidentified user in March 2023. It shows two separate areas of contrast tracked sequentially by the sensor, which cycles through zoom levels and contrast modes during the footage. The record was surfaced in response to a March 6, 2026 request by eight members of the House of Representatives seeking access to 51 potentially UAP-related materials.
The record is notable primarily for its provenance problems: AARO explicitly flags that many materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, and no originating unit or operator is identified. A visual element of the sensor display is redacted, obscuring part of the second object's transit. No analytical conclusions about the nature of the observed phenomena are offered. The file has no accompanying OCR text, limiting independent verification of metadata or annotations.
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Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.
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 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in November 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in March 2023.
Video Duration: 00:01:28
Video Description:
00:00-00:04: No content.
00:05-00:07: The sensor pans to center a small area of contrast within its field-of-view.
00:11-00:37: The sensor cycles contrast modes and zoom levels while the area of contrast remains generally within the sensor field-of-view.
00:38-00:41: The orientation of the sensor relative to the area of contrast causes the area of contrast to appear to rotate.
00:42-01:14: A second area of contrast enters the frame from near the center of the top of the screen. It transits the sensor field-of-view, before becoming obscured by a redacted visual element of the sensor display.
01:17: The initial area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background.
01:20: The sensor rotates, causing the second area of contrast to re-enter the scene before exiting the frame at the center of the top of the screen.
01:23-01:28: 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.