"Cigar Shaped or Fast Spherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22"
A 21-second infrared clip captured over the CENTCOM area of responsibility shows an unidentified area of contrast moving laterally across the sensor frame — replayed twice at progressively slower speeds, suggesting whoever originally cut this footage wanted the object's motion closely examined. AARO notes the video was digitally altered before being uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, nearly two years after the October 2022 incident date, and that the chain of custody cannot be verified. The altered state and anonymous upload make this one of the murkier entries in the collection, but the underlying sensor data — if authentic — captures something that prompted a military operator to label it a cigar-shaped or fast-moving spherical object.
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, “Cigar Shaped or Fast Spherical UAP clip 15 OCT 22,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in October 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.
Video Duration: 00:00:21 Video Description: This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received.
00:01-00:04: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from left to right. 00:06-00:14: The video replays at a slower speed. 00:15-00:21: The video replays again at an even slower speed.
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