{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-02-026-dow-uap-pr069-f-18-flir-uap","title":"DOW-UAP-PR069 F/A-18 FLIR UAP","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-026-dow-uap-pr069-f-18-flir-uap","description":"A twenty-nine-second NORTHCOM infrared clip, likely from an F/A-18 FLIR sensor, tracks an area of contrast before the reticle loses lock.","date":"2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Video"],"updated":"2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-PR069 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. The record carries the uploader-defined title \"F/A-18 FLIR UAP\" and is associated with the United States Northern Command area of responsibility; no confirmed incident date is assigned in the the release record.[^1][^2]\n\n<Video url=\"https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111720700/DOD_111720700.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. AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network and cautions that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.[^3][^4]\n\n## The AARO Assessment\n\nAARO assesses that this clip is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2022. A user uploaded the video to a classified network in July 2023. In the twenty-nine-second file, a sensor pans to track an area of contrast; at the fourteen-second mark a reticle surrounds the area of contrast; and at the twenty-seven-second mark the reticle loses its track. The uploader title references an F/A-18 FLIR source, but AARO attributes the footage only to a U.S. military platform without confirming the aircraft type.\n\n## What The Record Supports\n\nPR069 preserves a brief tracked-then-lost sensor pass and its upload path, not a resolved sighting. AARO presents the description for informational purposes only, with no judgment about the event's validity, nature, or significance, and flags the missing chain-of-custody. 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-PR069 DVIDS page](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1007781/dow-uap-pr069-f-18-flir-uap)\n\n[^4]: [DOW-UAP-PR069 MP4](https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111720700/DOD_111720700.mp4)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-026-dow-uap-pr069-f-18-flir-uap","title":"DOW-UAP-PR069 F/A-18 FLIR UAP","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-026-dow-uap-pr069-f-18-flir-uap","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}