Uploaded video titled "Syrian UAP instant acceleration" (DOW-UAP-PR051)
- Date
- 2021 (per official index)
- Location
- CENTCOM (per official index)
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 02 (May 22, 2026)
- Type
- video
Summary
The three keyframes show a title card reading "UAP 2021 / white edge threshold enhancement in attempt to highlight UAP shape / original clip excerpt at 100% speed" (part of the card is blacked out), then two grayscale sensor views with a crosshair, a small bright patch and black redaction boxes. Per index: AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Syrian UAP instant acceleration,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021. Per index description: This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received.
Note
The added title card shows this is an edited compilation, not raw sensor output.