The blur fades into the background. Near the end of the video, a second appears, and the sensor turns toward it.
In footage from a military sensor, a blur enters the frame and grows harder to distinguish. Near the end, a second appears, and the sensor turns toward it.
A user uploaded it to a classified network. The record does not give their name or explain why they uploaded it.
Blurs that stand out from the background in an image from a sensor that displays differences in heat. It is unknown what produced them.
A blur enters the frame from the right. The military sensor shifts to track it, keeping it roughly centered on the screen. The video runs for about four and a half minutes.
The sensor displays a thermal image, showing differences in heat across the scene. Throughout the video, it repeatedly changes the zoom and the type of image it displays, making the blur harder to make out. Near the end, a second blur appears on the right, and the sensor turns toward it.
A user uploaded the video to a classified computer network in October 2020, where access is restricted to authorized users. The record does not identify the user or explain why they uploaded it. The title they gave the video describes a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon.
The U.S. Department of War released the video to the public in 2026 as part of a collection of materials identified in response to a request from members of the House of Representatives. The department assessed that the video was probably recorded by an infrared sensor, which displays an image based on heat, aboard a U.S. military vehicle. The vehicle was operating in an area where the U.S. military is responsible for operations.
At the start of the video, the sensor tracks the blur and changes the zoom several times. Later, it changes how the image is displayed and focuses on a fainter area. The blur loses its distinct shape against the background.
After a moment with no visible content, a second blur enters from the right. The sensor moves to bring it to the center of the screen. It looks similar to the blur at the start of the video, but it is unclear whether they are the same object.
It is unknown what produced the blurs or whether the last one is the same object seen earlier. The department assessed that the video came from a sensor that displays heat, but did not explain what it shows.
The sensor turns toward the last blur. It reaches the center of the screen, but the answer remains out of frame.