UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 02 · MAY 22, 2026
PENTAGON UFO FILE · VIDEO · DOW-UAP-PR095May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP
This is one of the House-requested videos in the PURSUE release. AARO found it on a classified military network while answering a March 2026 request from eight House members for 51 specific records, and it warns that many items in this set have no documented chain of custody. Someone uploaded this clip in May 2020 under the title “May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP,” with the callsign and aircraft type blacked out. AARO thinks it came from an infrared camera on a U.S. military platform somewhere in Central Command’s region, which covers the Middle East.
What the footage shows
Only the first minute and 51 seconds contain imagery; everything after that, to the 4:49 end, is empty. The camera starts on a single patch, and at higher magnification it appears as several distinct patches that slide in and out of the frame while the sensor pans to keep up. The operator pulls back for about 20 seconds, zooms in again for close to a minute with the same result, and the patches finally slip off the lower right corner.
“Area of contrast” is AARO’s deliberately neutral phrase for anything that stands out from the background in a sensor image; on an infrared camera that usually means something warmer or cooler than its surroundings.
A near-twin with the same title
AARO stresses that DOW-UAP-PR093 carries the identical uploader title and very similar content but is a separate recording, not a copy; that one is much shorter and was uploaded two months later, in July 2020. Neither description offers any conclusion about what the patches were, and “Dual UAP” is the uploader’s label, not an assessment.
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, “May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual 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 2020. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in May 2020.
Video Duration: 00:04:49 Video Description: 00:00-00:16: The sensor tracks an area of contrast. 00:17-00:20: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. At higher magnification, the area appears as multiple distinct areas of contrast. 00:21-00:35: The sensor zooms in further. The areas of contrast move in and out of the field-of-view as the sensor pans to keep them in frame. 00:36-00:54: The sensor zooms out. 00:55-01:46: The sensor zooms in. The areas of contrast again become more distinct at higher magnification. The areas enter and exit the field-of-view as the sensor pans to keep them in frame. 01:47-01:51: The areas of contrast leave the frame at the lower right edge of the screen. 01:52-04:49: 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.
AARO Comment: DOW-UAP-PR093 and DOW-UAP-PR095 are not duplicates. Both videos share an uploader-defined title and depict highly similar subject matter, but are distinct.