Department of WarVideoTier 1 · Primary sensor/visual recordPartially redacted
"4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]"
UFOP-144 · Release 02 (5/22)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
Video
Location
CENTCOM (CENTCOM/Middle East)
Incident date
2022
Release
Release 02 (5/22)
Evidence tier
Tier 1 · Primary sensor/visual record
What the document says
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. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.
AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN],” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.
Video Duration: 00:00:20
Video Description:
00:01-00:04: Four areas of contrast transit the sensor field-of-view, entering from the lower third of the left side of the screen and exiting near the center of the bottom of the frame.
00:05-00:06: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the top left corner of the screen.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
Context
This is one of 143 Department of War records in the declassified archive, reported in the CENTCOM/Middle East region. It was published in Release 02 (5/22).
Evidence tiers describe the type of record (sensor capture vs. written report vs.
administrative file) · not a claim about its conclusions. UFO Papers reports only what the documents state.