Department of WarVideoTier 1 · Primary sensor/visual recordPartially redacted
Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2020
UFOP-218 · Release 04 (7/10)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
Video
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 1 minute of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020.
Video Description:
00:01-00:21: Several small areas of contrast enter and leave the sensor field-of-view as the sensor pans across the background scene.
00:22-00:41: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds an area of contrast, and the sensor pans to keep it generally within the center of the frame. Several other areas of contrast periodically enter and exit the frame.
00:42-00:49: The sensor zooms out.
00:50-01:00: The area of contrast is no longer visible within the frame. The sensor display flickers between a black screen and normal function as it cycles contrast modes. 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 171 Department of War records in the declassified archive, 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.