"Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1"
A nearly five-minute military sensor recording from the CENTCOM area of operations captures what the uploader labeled a "spherical UAP" — tracked continuously as the camera pans and adjusts zoom to keep the object centered in frame. The footage appears to come from both a full-motion video camera and an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform, though AARO notes the file lacks a verified chain of custody and wasn't uploaded to a classified network until May 2024, more than three years after the April 2021 incident date. The gap between event and upload, combined with the missing provenance trail, makes this one of the more procedurally murky entries in the collection.
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, “Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1,” 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. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in May 2024.
Video Duration: 00:04:49 Video Description: 00:00-04:49: The sensor pans and cycles zoom levels to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view.
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