Imagery & media

Imagery related to UAP Hearings (Wikimedia Commons — license-cleared, attribution in captions).

Government UAP footage — PURSUE release (the actual clips, not just testimony)

Replacing the wall of Grusch/Graves testimony with the primary material. These are real videos from the Department of War's PURSUE declassification (war.gov/ufo). war.gov itself is behind Akamai bot-protection, so I pulled each clip from its official DVIDS mirror (the DoD's own video-distribution CDN) — same files, citable source, linked under each.

A deliberately mixed set: five unresolved reports and one resolved case (PR038) at the bottom, because the skeptical point is the base rate — most of what looks anomalous resolves to something mundane once analyzed. Read the AARO assessments, not just the titles.

PR050 — Four-object formation over water, Iran (CENTCOM, 2022)

AARO assessment: AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN],” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.

Video Duration: 00:00:20 Video Description: 00:01-00:04: Four areas of contrast transit the sensor field-of-view, entering from the lower third of the left side of the screen and exiting near the center of the bottom of the frame. 00:05-00:06: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the top left corner of the screen.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: DVIDS 1007706 · war.gov PURSUE release (Dept. of War). Uploader-defined title: DOW-UAP-PR050, "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]" (bracketed [CALLSIGN]/[Weapon System] are the government's own redactions).

PR051 — "Instant acceleration," Syria (CENTCOM, 2021)

AARO assessment: AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Syrian UAP instant acceleration,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2021. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.

Video Duration: 00:05:02 Video Description: This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received. 00:01-00:19: The sensor pans to maintain the position of an area of contrast within the center of the frame. 00:20-00:21: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to rapidly exit the right side of the frame. 00:22-00:27: No content. 00:27-00:29 A black screen appears featuring the phrase “white edge threshold enhancement in attempt to highlight UAP shape. Original clip excerpt at 100% speed.” 00:30-00:50: The video replays with digital alterations applied. 00:51-00:53: A black screen appears featuring the phrase “50% speed.” 00:54-01:05: The video replays with digital alterations applied. 01:06-01:08: A black screen appears featuring the phrase “25% speed.” 01:09-01:35: The video replays with digital alterations applied. 01:36-01:41: A black screen appears featuring the phrase “B/W values inverted, picture zoomed” 01:42-02:03: The video replays with digital alterations applied. 02:04-02:09: A black screen appears featuring the phrase “full original clip TRT: 2:52” 02:10-03:49: The video replays, showing additional footage of the area of contrast at its original resolution on a far zoom. 03:50-04:02: The sensor rapidly zooms in and out. 04:03-04:28: The sensor focuses and zooms in, locking a reticle around the area of contrast. 04:29-5:01: The video replays 00:20-00:21, the period in which the sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to rapidly exit the right side of the frame.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: DVIDS 1007707 · war.gov PURSUE release (Dept. of War). Uploader-defined title: DOW-UAP-PR051, "Syrian UAP instant acceleration" (bracketed [CALLSIGN]/[Weapon System] are the government's own redactions).

PR069 — F/A-18 FLIR contact (NORTHCOM, n/a)

AARO assessment: AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “F/A-18 FLIR UAP,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in July 2023.

Video Duration: 00:00:29 Video Description: A sensor pans to track an area of contrast. At the 14 second mark, a reticle surrounds the area of contrast. At the 27 second mark, the reticle loses its track on the area of contrast.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: DVIDS 1007781 · war.gov PURSUE release (Dept. of War). Uploader-defined title: DOW-UAP-PR069, "F/A-18 FLIR UAP" (bracketed [CALLSIGN]/[Weapon System] are the government's own redactions).

PR071 — F-16 shoots down an object over Lake Huron (NORTHCOM, 2023)

AARO assessment: AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in February 2023.

Video Duration: 00:00:46 Video Description: At the 11 second mark, the sensor focuses on an area of contrast in the center of its field-of-view. At the 20 second mark, the footage appears to depict a kinetic interaction between two distinct areas of contrast, with the initial subject of the footage fragmenting in a radial displacement pattern that suggests a high-energy event.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: DVIDS 1007784 · war.gov PURSUE release (Dept. of War). Uploader-defined title: DOW-UAP-PR071, "USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023" (bracketed [CALLSIGN]/[Weapon System] are the government's own redactions).

PR067 — Spherical objects near a submarine, in and out of the water (—, n/a)

AARO assessment: AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Multiple Spherical UAP USO near Sub. [CALLSIGN] 2022/03/25 in and out of water,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in May 2024.

Video Duration: 00:04:50 Video Description: 00:45-00:56: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view from the bottom left side of the screen and moves to the bottom right of the screen. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast. 00:57-01:10: A second area of contrast enters the field-of-view from the bottom right side of the screen. The sensor pans to keep both objects in its field-of-view, but the second object briefly leaves the field of view off the right side of the screen. The first area of contrast leaves the field-of-view off the right side of the frame, and the sensor pans to continue tracking the second object, which then appears from the middle of the left side of the frame. 01:11-01:35: The sensor continues to pan to track the second area of contrast. 01:36: The sensor zooms out, losing view of the second area of contrast. 02:11-03:05: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view from the lower right side of the screen, moves off the left side of the screen, and the sensor pans to track it. The area of contrast reenters the field-of-view from the lower right side of the screen and the sensor continues to pan to track it. 04:09-04:37: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view from the right side of the screen, crosses the field-of-view, and the sensor pans to track it.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: DVIDS 1007779 · war.gov PURSUE release (Dept. of War). Uploader-defined title: DOW-UAP-PR067, "Multiple Spherical UAP USO near Sub. [CALLSIGN] 2022/03/25 in and out of water" (bracketed [CALLSIGN]/[Weapon System] are the government's own redactions).

The skeptic's anchor

PR038 — RESOLVED as an aircraft, Middle East 2013 (Middle East, N/A)

AARO assessment: The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 46 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2013. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

Video Description: This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length. 00:10: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor field-of-view, followed by a visible trail. 00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view at the bottom right of the screen. 00:35-01:44: Following an apparent cut, the area of contrast generally remains within the sensor field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left quarter of the screen.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: DVIDS 1006088 · war.gov PURSUE release (Dept. of War). Uploader-defined title: Resolved as an Aircraft, Middle East 2013 (bracketed [CALLSIGN]/[Weapon System] are the government's own redactions).

Two items people will ask for that are not here, and why: - PR-011 (Europe 2021 IR clip): part of an older AARO Africa/Europe batch not in the public GitHub mirrors; it's war.gov-gated. Gettable via a browser if we want it. - The "Hellfire bounces off the orb" video (MQ-9 Reaper, Yemen): real and shown to Congress, but it came from a whistleblower and is under independent review — it is NOT part of the official PURSUE release. Weaker provenance; will be posted separately and clearly flagged if we add it.

There are 78 videos in the release total — this is a curated six. Full menu available on request.