UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 02 · MAY 22, 2026
PENTAGON UFO FILE · VIDEO · DOW-UAP-PR09208 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation
This recording, titled “08 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation,” is a long single-target track. AARO places it in U.S. Central Command’s area in 2020, believes an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform recorded it, and says it was posted on a classified network in August 2020.
Lost, then held
After 47 seconds with nothing described, a patch of contrast comes in from the lower right and, within a few seconds, leaves at the lower left. The operator recovers it straight away, panning to bring it back to center. What follows is about four minutes of persistent tracking: the camera zooms in twice, with the target remaining near the top of the picture, zooms out to follow it for more than two minutes, zooms in briefly again, changes its visual settings, and ends by zooming in and out several times.
Throughout, AARO describes only one target and no edits.
Context
The release gives no platform, altitude, range or crew account for this one, so the target’s size and motion cannot be worked out. AARO’s description is not an analytical judgment. Other clips are collected at videos.
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, “08 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] UAP observation,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in August 2020.
Video Duration: 00:04:52 Video Description: 00:00-00:47: No content. 00:48-00:51: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view from the lower right side of the screen. 00:52-00:53: The area of contrast exits the field-of-view from the lower left side of the screen. 00:54-01:09: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast and hold it within the center of the screen. 01:10-01:34: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. 01:35-01:37: The sensor zooms in further. The area of contrast remains visible at the top of the screen. 01:38-03:45: The sensor zooms out to track the area of contrast. 03:46-03:50: The sensor zooms in. The area of contrast remains visible at the top of the screen. 03:51-04:07: The sensor zooms out to track the area of contrast. 04:08-04:25: The sensor changes visual settings, continuing to track the area of contrast. 04:26-04:52: The sensor zooms out and in several times.
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.