Disclosed

"Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2"

Date
12 Apr 2021
Place
CENTCOM
Record
Pentagon file
Assessment
Not assessed
Evidence strength
467 case pages by decade; this one falls in 2020s with 169 othersAll cases

What was reported

Second of a set of related same-day uploads (PR060, PR061, PR062, PR063, all dated 2021/04/12) from the same uploader, titled 'Spherical UAP... obj 2'. AARO assesses this is likely from a full-motion video camera and infrared sensor on a US CENTCOM platform. The clip shows an object transiting right to left, briefly leaving and re-entering frame, then the sensor refocusing on unrelated original subject matter.

What officials concluded

No conclusion stated

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency
Department of War
Released in

Evidence profile

Sensors1 of 9
  • No: Visual
  • Yes: Infrared
  • No: Radar
  • No: Video
  • No: Photo
  • No: Film
  • No: Audio
  • No: Night vision
  • No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
  • 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
ShapeOrb or sphere
  • No: Light only
  • Yes: Orb or sphere
  • No: Disc
  • No: Triangle
  • No: Cylinder
  • No: Cube
  • No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
  • 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. One of four same-day, same-uploader clips (obj 2 of what appears to be a numbered series) claiming a 'spherical' shape not corroborated by AARO's neutral description; the sensor ultimately refocuses on unrelated subject matter, suggesting the tracked object was not the platform's primary tasking.

As described in the file

Witnesses
Unknown uploader, unverified chain of custody
Sensors
FMV camera and infrared (same platform, not independent)
Shape
Uploader claims spherical; not independently confirmed
Motion
Transits right to left, re-enters, then sensor refocuses on unrelated subject
Duration
4 min 50 sec

Pentagon files

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On the map

28.00° N, 55.00° E, plotted at the theatre of operations named in the file

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