USCENTCOM Video in PURSUE Release 01
DOW-UAP-PR44 is a Department of War video record released through PURSUE Release 01 on May 8, 2026. The release catalog marks it as a redacted video entry, gives the incident location as Arabian Gulf, and lists no specific incident date beyond the 2020 title.1
DVIDS carries the same media as video ID 1006104, a courtesy B-roll item associated with the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. Its public record says United States Central Command submitted the UAP report to AARO and describes the file as five minutes and 11 seconds of infrared-sensor footage from a U.S. military platform in 2020.2
Infrared Tracking and Sensor Changes
The official description says the reporter did not provide an oral or written account of the observation. It also notes that the video includes incidentally recorded audio unrelated to the visual content described in the record.2
The visible sequence begins after a blank opening segment. From 00:31 to 03:24, the sensor pans down and right to focus on an area of contrast, then tracks it against the background for about three minutes while keeping it generally near the center of the frame. During that portion, the sensor cycles contrast and zoom levels several times, producing brief bright white flashes across the display.23
From 03:25 to 04:23, the sensor cycles through reticles of different sizes while continuing to track the area of contrast. Between 04:20 and 04:23, the area briefly leaves the center of the sensor field of view. From 04:24 to 04:50, the field of view widens as the sensor zooms out while continuing to track it. At 04:50, the sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, and by 04:54 it exits through the top-left quadrant. The final 17 seconds contain no content.2
DVIDS frames this timeline as viewing information only. The public description says readers should not treat it as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event's validity, nature, or significance.2
No Paired Written Report
The PR44 release entry does not name a paired DOW document. Its video pairing, PDF pairing, and public PDF or image link fields are blank, leaving the DVIDS page and the direct MP4 as the public source package for this specific record.123
That absence matters because paired mission reports and range-fouler forms can supply the context a video alone does not: observer narrative, event date, platform circumstances, sensor mode, reported motion, and handling notes. For PR44, the released record should be read more narrowly. It establishes that USCENTCOM submitted a 2020 infrared video to AARO, but it does not attach the underlying written report that would explain what the operator saw or why the track was reported.12
Public Footage With Limited Context
PR44 is one of the longer 2020 Arabian Gulf video records in the release, preserving several minutes of sensor tracking, zoom and contrast changes, reticle changes, a brief loss from center frame, and the final moment when tracking stops and the contrast area exits the display.23
Its evidentiary value is therefore concrete but limited. The public can inspect a direct military-origin media artifact with release provenance, but the record does not identify the object, provide a precise event date, name the platform, or supply a paired DOW narrative. The release is useful because it shows both the media AARO received and the interpretive caution needed when a public UAP record consists primarily of sensor footage.12