Department of WarVideoTier 1 · Primary sensor/visual recordLuminous
"ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda…
UFOP-167 · Release 02 (5/22)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
Video
Sighting type
Luminous
Location
Kazakhstan (Other)
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, “ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport,” is likely derived from a commercially available cellular device’s rear-facing camera in February 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in April 2023.
Video Duration: 00:00:17
Video Description: This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received.
00:00-00:03: No Content.
00:04-00:12: The video fades in from black to show a luminous phenomenon with trails of diminishing brightness extending from the center. The camera pans left and right, and zooms in on the phenomenon.
00:13: Video fades to black.
00:14-00:17: No content.
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 8 cases describing a luminous, reported in the Other 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.