Summary

USCENTCOM submitted a report to AARO consisting of four minutes and 53 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description. Video Description: 00:00-00:12: Area of contrast enters from bottom left; sensor pans to track, keeping it in the lower left quadrant. 00:13-00:40: Area intermittently loses distinctiveness against the background, appearing to disappear and reappear irregularly. 00:41: Sensor narrows field-of-view to zoom in. 00:42-04:53: Sensor cycles imaging modalities (at 02:09 and 02:30), with the area of contrast repositioning each time. Through each modality switch, the area of contrast maintains a relatively fixed position in the frame. Released via PURSUE Release 1, May 8, 2026.