DOW-UAP-PR097 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. The record identifies the contributing agency as the Department of War, the incident date as 2019, and the location as the United States Central Command area of responsibility.12
House Request Provenance
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 a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network and cautions that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.
AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 2135Z," is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the CENTCOM area of responsibility in 2019. A user uploaded the video to a classified network in October 2019. DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.34
What The Clip Shows
The AARO description gives the duration as 4 minutes 59 seconds. After an opening segment of no content, an area of contrast enters at the bottom of the screen; the sensor rotates clockwise and corrects slightly counterclockwise to center it, then cycles through several contrast and zoom levels while tracking. At higher magnification the area of contrast appears as several areas grouped together in the center of the field-of-view. The sensor changes contrast settings several times, causing the screen to flash black and white, before a closing segment of no content.
What The Record Supports
AARO states that the description is provided for informational purposes only and that readers should not interpret any part of it as an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the event's validity, nature, or significance. Conservatively, PR097 preserves an infrared sensor clip and its classified-network upload history; it does not identify the area of contrast, confirm anomalous performance, or establish a verified chain-of-custody.