{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-02-018-dow-uap-pr061-spherical-uap-callsign-2021-04-12-vid-0","title":"DOW-UAP-PR061 Spherical UAP Callsign 2021/04/12 Vid 0","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-018-dow-uap-pr061-spherical-uap-callsign-2021-04-12-vid-0","description":"AARO-assessed infrared clip from a CENTCOM military platform in 2021, showing an unresolved area of contrast tracked across the sensor field of view.","date":"2021-04-12T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Video"],"updated":"2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-PR061 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. The record carries the uploader-defined title \"Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0,\" with the incident year listed as 2021 and the incident location as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility.[^1][^2]\n\n<Video url=\"https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111719828/DOD_111719828.mp4\" controls />\n\n## House Request Provenance\n\nThe record entered the public catalog through a March 6, 2026 request in which eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives sought 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 responsive materials held on a classified network and cautions that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.\n\n## AARO Assessment\n\nAARO assesses that this clip is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2021. A user uploaded the video to a classified network in June 2024. The four-minute, forty-six-second clip shows, from 03:02 to 04:00, an area of contrast entering the sensor field of view from the upper right corner and exiting at the bottom right corner while the sensor pans to center it; from 04:01 to 04:46 the sensor changes modes and the area of contrast becomes indistinct against the background. DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.[^3][^4]\n\n## What The Record Supports\n\nPR061 preserves a sensor clip and its upload path, not a resolved sighting. AARO frames the description as informational only, with no analytical judgment about the event's validity, nature, or significance, and notes the absence of a substantiated chain-of-custody. Taken conservatively, the record documents an unresolved infrared track; it does not identify the object or establish anomalous performance.\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n\n[^3]: [DOW-UAP-PR061 DVIDS page](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1007735/dow-uap-pr061-spherical-uap-callsign-2021-04-12-vid-0)\n\n[^4]: [DOW-UAP-PR061 MP4](https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111719828/DOD_111719828.mp4)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-018-dow-uap-pr061-spherical-uap-callsign-2021-04-12-vid-0","title":"DOW-UAP-PR061 Spherical UAP Callsign 2021/04/12 Vid 0","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-018-dow-uap-pr061-spherical-uap-callsign-2021-04-12-vid-0","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}