Uploaded video titled "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0" (DOW-UAP-PR061)
- 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 color and grayscale views of desert and mountain terrain with a crosshair, cyan markers and black redaction boxes and bars. Per index: 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. Per index 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.
Note
Black redaction boxes cover parts of the on-screen display; the keyframes alone do not show the motion described in the index.