DOW-UAP-PR086 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. The uploader-defined title is "UAP from Dec 2019 (East Coast)." The incident date is 2019 and the area of responsibility is the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM).12
Provenance And Chain-Of-Custody
The official description places this record inside a broader congressional request. 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. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network, and the release cautions that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.1
AARO assesses that this video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2019. A user uploaded the clip to a classified network in September 2020.1 DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.34
What The Clip Shows
The clip runs 34 seconds. From 0:00 to 0:02 the sensor pans to track an area of contrast. From 0:03 to 0:21 the sensor switches contrast modes while continuing to track the area of contrast. From 0:22 to 0:23 the sensor again pans to track the area of contrast, and from 0:24 to 0:34 there is no content.1
What The Record Supports
DOW-UAP-PR086 documents a brief infrared sensor track of an unidentified area of contrast and the public release path of that media. AARO states the description is provided for informational purposes only and should not be read as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event's validity, nature, or significance. Taken conservatively, the record preserves an unresolved sensor observation; it does not identify the object or establish anomalous performance.1