Date
July 2017
Document Type
Video
Authentication
Official PublicationRedaction Status
▐ Partially RedactedIssuing Authority
Department of War / Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) — USCENTCOM Afghanistan
Summary
Full-motion sensor video released by the Department of War documenting a UAP over Kabul, Afghanistan in July 2017, captured by Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) assets. This is the earliest-dated Afghanistan video in PURSUE Release 2 and among the oldest CENTCOM records in the batch. The video was uploaded to classified networks in June 2024, with the provenance gap between July 2017 capture and June 2024 classified upload unexplained.
Significance
Oldest Afghanistan UAP video in PURSUE Release 2. AFSOC is the command responsible for unconventional warfare and direct action in special operations theaters — the attachment of this recording to AFSOC rather than conventional CENTCOM assets gives it a distinct operational context.