Department of War·Videoredacted

"May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP"

Release
Release 02
Incident Date
2020
Location
CENTCOM
Agency
Department of War

A 30-second infrared clip from a U.S. military platform over the Gulf of Arabia captures multiple unidentified areas of contrast moving through the sensor's field of view — what the uploader titled a "dual UAP" event. AARO confirms this is one of two distinct but closely related videos (the other being PR095) that share a title and similar content, uploaded to a classified network roughly two months after the May 2020 incident. The chain-of-custody gaps mean the footage can't be fully verified, but its origin from a CENTCOM infrared sensor gives it more grounding than most circulating UAP clips.

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, “May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2020. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in July 2020.

Video Duration: 00:00:30 Video Description: 00:00-00:07: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast. 00:07-00:30: Several areas of contrast enter and exit the field-of-view. The sensor adjusts contrast settings.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

AARO Comment: DOW-UAP-PR093 and DOW-UAP-PR095 are not duplicates. Both videos share an uploader-defined title and depict highly similar subject matter, but are distinct.

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