This footage is part of the U.S. government's first declassified UAP archive, released on May 8, 2026 at war.gov/UFO. It follows a February 2026 presidential directive ordering federal agencies, including the FBI, NASA, the State Department, and U.S. military commands, to declassify and publish their UAP records for the American public.
Sighting Summary: A 2025 U.S. Africa Command submission to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) describes a 2-second infrared recording of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon, with no accompanying written or oral description from the original reporter. The clip is presented as a loop for viewing.
In the footage, a small, faint area of contrast appears briefly at approximately the 5-second and 8-second marks of the looped playback, moving from the left side of the sensor’s field of view toward the right. It continues across the frame and exits near the lower-right portion of the display by the end of the clip.
The report provides only a brief motion description of the detected feature and does not include any identification or interpretation of what the object represents.
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