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Department of War Video Tier 1 · Primary sensor/visual record Partially redacted Sphere

"Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0"

UFOP-156 · Release 02 (5/22)
AgencyDepartment of War
Document typeVideo
Sighting typeSphere
LocationCENTCOM (CENTCOM/Middle East)
Incident date2021
ReleaseRelease 02 (5/22)
Evidence tierTier 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 “Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0,” is likely derived from a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. Video Duration: 00:04:46 Video Description: 03:02-04:00: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the upper right corner of the frame, exiting in the bottom right corner of the screen. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, centering it within the sensor field-of-view. 04:01-04:46: The sensor changes modes as the area of contrast becomes indistinct against the background. 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, and one of 12 cases describing a sphere, 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.

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