Department of WarVideoTier 1 · Primary sensor/visual recordMetallic Object
Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2020
UFOP-213 · Release 04 (7/10)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
Video
Sighting type
Metallic Object
Location
Eastern United States (United States)
Incident date
2020
Release
Release 04 (7/10)
Evidence tier
Tier 1 · Primary sensor/visual record
What the document says
The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 11 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. An accompanying Range Fouler Debrief, DOW-UAP-D089, describes the phenomenon as “quite small” and as “continu[ing] in a constant direction.” The report characterizes the shape of the phenomenon as “indistinguishable,” with a metallic appearance and reflective underside.
Video Description: This media was digitally altered before being reported to AARO, and is presented as received.
00:01-00:01: An area of contrast is visible above the center of the frame.
00:02-00:04: The sensor switches modes, causing the area of contrast to rapidly move about within the field-of-view. The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view from the top of the frame.
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 171 Department of War records in the declassified archive, and one of 6 cases describing a metallic object, reported in the United States region. It was published in Release 04 (7/10).
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.