DOW-UAP-PR076, "03 January 2021 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) observes UAP"
▮ AI SYNOPSIS · Sonnet 4.6
DOW-UAP-PR076 is a nearly five-minute video record associated with an incident dated January 3, 2021, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The document was released May 22, 2026, as part of the PURSUE Release 01 program following a March 2026 congressional request for access to potentially UAP-related materials held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO assesses the footage was likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. The uploader's callsign and mission designation are redacted. The video was uploaded to a classified network in January 2021.
Of the video's roughly five minutes, only about 56 seconds contain visible content: an area of infrared contrast appears near the top-center of the frame, the sensor actively tracks and attempts to zoom in on it, then loses it off the bottom-left of the frame. AARO notes the materials in this collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, limiting confidence in provenance. No OCR text is available, and no analytical conclusions regarding the object's nature are offered.
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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 “03 January 2021 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) observes UAP,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in January 2021. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in January 2021.
Video Duration: 00:04:57
Video Description:
00:00-01:51: No content.
01:52-02:48: An area of contrast becomes visible near the center of the top half of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the field-of-view.
02:49-02:55: The sensor zooms in. The area of contrast exits the frame in the bottom left of the display.
02:55-04:57: 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.