Spherical UAP over Afghanistan — In and Out of Clouds — November 23, 2020
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On November 23, 2020, a U.S. military airborne sensor platform operating in CENTCOM's Afghanistan AOR recorded a spherical UAP exhibiting apparent cloud-penetration behavior — going in and out of cloud cover during the 47-second encounter. The recording — released as DOW-UAP-PR055 via PURSUE Release 2 on May 22, 2026 — is the Afghanistan video specifically referenced in Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's March 6, 2026 letter to SecWar Pete Hegseth requesting 46 UAP videos. The footage was prepared in three segments: original footage, enhanced and zoomed tracking view, and a replay sequence. The spherical morphology and cloud-interaction behavior appear across the full 0:47-duration recording.
Key Facts
- ›Spherical UAP documented over Afghanistan on November 23, 2020 — CENTCOM AOR during the final months of U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan
- ›Object demonstrates apparent cloud-penetration behavior — entering and exiting clouds during the encounter
- ›Three-segment video: original footage, enhanced/zoomed/tracked version, and replay
- ›0:47 duration; VIRIN 201124-D-D0360-6238 (upload date November 24, 2020)
- ›Specifically referenced by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna in her March 6, 2026 letter requesting UAP declassification
- ›Uploaded to classified networks June 2024; released publicly May 22, 2026