UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 02 · MAY 22, 2026
PENTAGON UFO FILE · VIDEO · DOW-UAP-PR066USCG C-144 Tyndall UAP 1 TIC TAC IR hot 24 April 2024
This is the clip numbered “UAP 1” in a pair the uploader titled “USCG C-144 Tyndall … TIC TAC IR hot 24 April 2024.” USCG is the U.S. Coast Guard, and AARO agrees that the footage likely came from an infrared sensor on a Coast Guard platform over the U.S. Southeast in 2024. Tyndall is an Air Force base on the Florida Panhandle; the release does not say how close to it the recording was made.
Two passes, no track
Where the companion clip, DOW-UAP-PR065, holds its target for half a minute, this one never gets a grip. From 00:09 to 00:15 a patch of contrast drifts in from the upper right and, with the camera not following, leaves by the left. Later, from 00:33, another contrast area comes in from the lower right and exits low on the left; this time the operator pans left but cannot keep up. AARO does not say whether the two passes show the same object.
The clip lasts 48 seconds, and AARO’s timeline is silent about the stretch between the two passes.
Reading the title
“IR hot” records that the target appeared warm on infrared. “Tic Tac” borrows the nickname of the 2004 Nimitz encounter — see Tic Tac — but that comparison belongs to the uploader; AARO describes no shape at all. Both Tyndall clips were posted on a classified network in June 2024 and surfaced in AARO’s response to the March 2026 House request. AARO notes many such items have no established chain of custody.
The official description
From war.gov/UFO, released May 22, 2026, quoted in full
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, “USCG C-144 Tyndall UAP 1 TIC TAC IR hot 24 April 2024,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. Coast Guard platform operating in the Southeastern United States in 2024. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.
Video Duration: 00:00:48 Video Description: 00:09-00:15: An area of contrast appears from the upper right side of the screen. The sensor does not pan to track the area of contrast, causing it to leave the field-of-view on the left side of the frame. 00:33-00:48: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view from the lower right side of the screen and leaves the field-of-view on the lower left side of the screen. The sensor pans to the left, but is unable to track the area of contrast.
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.