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Department of War
DOW-UAP-PR069, "F/A-18 FLIR UAP"
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. 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.
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
4
Timeline
3
Source provenance
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Live sighting record a18a1ff3-ed0d-412d-a7d6-f0dbec26ff86.
Using the selected case's real source, media, and context throughout the workspace.
Correlations
Field Intelligence
Location precision
Terrestrial weather, solar-window, airport, and nearby-infrastructure correlations are suppressed for this regional record.
Context notes
NORTHCOM is too broad to support reliable weather, sunlight-window, airport, or nearby-infrastructure correlations.
Use the official source metadata and media context unless a precise coordinate or specific locality is available.
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
July 2023
Location
NORTHCOM
Deep extraction
Source claims
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community.
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network.
Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.
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.
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near NORTHCOM.
War.gov PURSUE carried the report into the source network.
Tracked inside the U.S. House Members Request Access to 51 UAP-Related Records from Intelligence Community signal.
Ledger
Source material
media
Primary footage
Playable video asset embedded from the original source record.
document
Supporting source material
Reporter-linked supporting asset preserved for follow-up review.
source
Original report
Direct source material from War.gov PURSUE.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.