UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 02 · MAY 22, 2026
PENTAGON UFO FILE · VIDEO · DOW-UAP-PR096HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs
This short clip comes from the batch of files AARO dug out of a classified network after a group of House members asked in March 2026 for specific UAP records. Its uploader named it “HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs” but did not post it until July 2020, two years after the date in the title. The file does not explain what “HH11” refers to. AARO believes the footage is from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in Central Command’s area, and parts of the record are redacted.
The sequence on screen
The first 12 seconds are blank. Two patches then come in from the lower right and drop out of the bottom, and the operator swings the sensor to bring them back toward the center. Zooming in at about the half-minute mark loses one of them, while the other turns out to be three separate patches strung out roughly in a straight line.
For about ten seconds after that, the right-hand patch seems to move farther from the other two, which keep a fairly constant gap between themselves. In the last 20 seconds, still more patches enter from the top of the frame.
What the description leaves open
AARO’s timeline is purely visual. It gives no range, altitude or speed, and with a sensor that is zooming and panning, changes in spacing on screen are relative, not measured distances. The word “UAPs” in the title is the uploader’s. For a longer clip from the same set that was also labeled as a group, see DOW-UAP-PR098.
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, “HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2018. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in July 2020.
Video Duration: 00:01:19 Video Description: 00:00-00:12: No Content. 00:13-00:21: Two areas of contrast enter the lower right side of the screen and exit the bottom of the screen. 00:13-00:29: The sensor pans to track the two areas of contrast, centering them generally within the center of the field-of-view. 00:30-00:47: The sensor zooms in. One of the areas of contrast is no longer visible within the frame at this level of magnification. The area of contrast within the sensor field-of-view appears as three distinct areas of contrast in a generally straight line. 00:47-00:58: The distance between the rightmost area of contrast and the center and left areas of contrast appears to increase. The center and left areas of contrast appear to remain at a roughly fixed distance from one another. 00:59-01:19: Other areas of contrast enter the field-of-view from the top of the screen.
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.