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.12
A House-Requested Record
The 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
AARO Assessment Of The Clip
AARO 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.34
The 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
What The Record Supports
PR081 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