Date
January 3, 2021
Document Type
Video
Authentication
Official PublicationRedaction Status
▐ Partially RedactedIssuing Authority
Department of War / U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
Summary
Full-motion sensor video released by the Department of War documenting a UAP in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility on January 3, 2021. The 4:57-duration video includes 56 seconds of active object tracking before a zoom-out causes loss of contact — making the active tracking window relatively brief within the longer total duration.
Significance
The 56-second active tracking window within 4:57 of footage illustrates a common limitation of the PURSUE corpus: sensor operators often lose contact during zoom or aspect angle changes, truncating the analytical record.