"Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 2"
A four-minute-plus infrared and full-motion video from a U.S. military platform operating in the CENTCOM area of responsibility captures what the uploader labeled a spherical UAP — tracked by sensor for nearly a minute before the camera pans away. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024, three years after the incident, and AARO flags that many records in this collection lack a substantiated chain of custody, which leaves provenance questions open.
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 2,” 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: 00:00-00:49: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view. 00:50: The sensor pans away from the area of contrast.
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