DOW-UAP-PR088 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. According to the PURSUE release, the originating agency is the Department of War, with an incident date of 2020 and a location of the United States Central Command area of responsibility; the uploader-defined title is "31 AUG 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP."12
Provenance And Chain-Of-Custody
The official description places this record inside a broader 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 Central Command area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded the clip to a classified network in August 2020.1 DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.34
What The Clip Shows
The AARO description covers 4 minutes and 58 seconds. After no content through 1:21, an area of contrast enters in the upper left, transits the frame, and exits the bottom between 1:22 and 1:55. From 1:56 to 2:47 the sensor cycles its zoom level and an area of contrast becomes visible in the lower half of the screen. A second area enters from the left between 2:48 and 3:08; from 3:09 to 3:29 the sensor pans to track the second area while the first exits at the left edge. From 3:30 to 4:58 several areas of contrast enter and exit while the sensor stays focused on the second-appearing area.1
What The Record Supports
DOW-UAP-PR088 documents a sensor sequence with multiple unidentified areas 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 objects or establish anomalous performance.1