"4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]"
- Date
- 26 Aug 2022
- Place
- CENTCOM (near Iran, over water)
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Twenty-second infrared clip that AARO assesses is likely derived from a US military platform in the CENTCOM area in 2022, based on an uploader-defined title referencing a 4-object formation near Iran. A user uploaded it to a classified network in June 2024; AARO states many such materials lack a substantiated chain of custody. The neutral video description shows four areas of contrast transiting together, then a fifth entering separately.
What officials concluded
No conclusion stated
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
- No: Visual
- Yes: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
- No: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- Yes: Other
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating Release 2 (unlike release 1's aircrew-submitted MISREP-paired videos): these files were found by AARO on a classified network after 8 House members requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records on 6 March 2026; AARO states many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. Uploader-supplied titles (often dramatic: 'instant acceleration', 'Cigar Shaped', 'erratic movement') are distinct from and not confirmed by AARO's own neutral video description. Formation of 4-5 objects is notable but the file's provenance itself is unconfirmed, and the neutral description does not corroborate the dramatic uploader title.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- Unknown uploader, unverified chain of custody
- Sensors
- Infrared (single sensor), assessed not confirmed
- Motion
- Four areas of contrast transit together; a fifth object separately enters
- Duration
- 20 seconds
Pentagon files
DOW-UAP-PR050, "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]"
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What the file claims
- Unverified
AARO can only assess, not confirm, the platform and date/location of this file because it was recovered from a classified network rather than submitted through the normal reporting chain.
On the map
27.00° N, 53.00° E, a position at sea, approximate
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