{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-02-038-dow-uap-pr081-18-oct-2020-callsign-observes-uap","title":"DOW-UAP-PR081 18 Oct 2020 Callsign Observes UAP","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-038-dow-uap-pr081-18-oct-2020-callsign-observes-uap","description":"An infrared video AARO ties to a U.S. military platform in the AFRICOM area in 2020, showing a brief area-of-contrast transit.","date":"2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Video"],"updated":"2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":4,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-PR081 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. The the release record identifies the originating agency as the Department of War, the incident year as 2020, and the location as the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility.[^1][^2]\n\n<Video url=\"https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111720858/DOD_111720858.mp4\" controls />\n\n## A House-Requested Record\n\nThe PR081 description opens with the shared provenance note for this group of Department of War videos. 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. AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network and cautions that many lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.[^1]\n\n## AARO Assessment Of The Clip\n\nAARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is \"18 Oct 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP,\" is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the AFRICOM area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded it to a classified network in October 2020. DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.[^3][^4]\n\nThe 00:04:59 clip is almost entirely without content. The description states that between roughly 0:58 and 1:03 a single area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view, entering near the top left corner and exiting near the bottom right corner, with the remainder of the clip marked as no content. AARO states the description is informational only and should not be read as an analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.[^1]\n\n## What The Record Supports\n\nPR081 is narrow evidence: a single brief transit within an otherwise empty clip that AARO assessed by likely platform, region, and timeframe. It does not identify the area of contrast or establish anomalous performance; the record remains unresolved, not identified.[^1]\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[^3]: [DOW-UAP-PR081 DVIDS page](https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1007805/dow-uap-pr081-18-oct-2020-callsign-observes-uap)\n[^4]: [DOW-UAP-PR081 MP4](https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2605/DOD_111720858/DOD_111720858.mp4)","readingTime":"2 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-038-dow-uap-pr081-18-oct-2020-callsign-observes-uap","title":"DOW-UAP-PR081 18 Oct 2020 Callsign Observes UAP","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-02-038-dow-uap-pr081-18-oct-2020-callsign-observes-uap","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}