28 Military UAP Videos the Pentagon Just Released — What They Show
The single largest category in the PURSUE release isn’t documents or photographs — it’s video. Twenty-eight military recordings, designated with “PR” (Public Release) identifiers, represent the most substantial release of UAP video footage in history. The previous largest release consisted of just three videos (the “GIMBAL,” “GoFast,” and “FLIR1” clips) leaked in 2017 and officially confirmed in 2020.
This release expands the public video record by nearly tenfold.
Complete Video Catalog
Full Inventory
| Video ID | Location | Date | File Size | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR13 | Mediterranean | 2013 | 6.4 MB | MP4 |
| PR14 | Iraq | March 2019 | 2.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR15 | Unknown | 2019 | 6.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR16 | Iraq | November 2019 | 18.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR17 | Unknown | 2019 | 7.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR18 | Unknown | 2019 | 0.8 MB | MP4 |
| PR19 | Middle East | May 2022 | 6.5 MB | MP4 |
| PR20 | Iraq | May 2022 | 3.4 MB | MP4 |
| PR21 | Iraq | May 2022 | 12.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR22 | Syria | July 2022 | 3.8 MB | MP4 |
| PR23 | Iraq | December 2022 | 5.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR24 | Syria | February 2023 | 5.4 MB | MP4 |
| PR25 | UAE | October 2023 | 5.3 MB | MP4 |
| PR26 | UAE | October 2023 | 26.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR27 | UAE | October 2023 | 148.7 MB | MP4 |
| PR28 | Greece | January 2024 | 15.3 MB | MP4 |
| PR29 | UAE | June 2024 | 14.7 MB | MP4 |
| PR30 | East China Sea | 2024 | 9.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR31 | Syria | October 2024 | 10.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR32 | Greece | October 2023 | 6.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR33 | Greece | October 2023 | 3.7 MB | MP4 |
| PR34 | Greece | October 2023 | 189.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR35 | Arabiab Gulf | 2020 | 14.2 MB | MP4 |
| PR36 | Middle East | May 2020 | 136.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR37 | Unknown | 2020 | 112.3 MB | MP4 |
| PR42 | Middle East | 2020 | 262.0 MB | MP4 |
| PR43 | Africa | 2025 | 29.1 MB | MP4 |
| PR49 | Dept. of the Army | 2026 | 16.5 MB | MP4 |
Total: 28 videos, approximately 1.06 GB of footage
Geographic Distribution
The videos reveal that military UAP encounters are concentrated in several operational theaters:
Middle East — The Primary Hotspot
16 of 28 videos (57%) come from the Middle East region, spanning Iraq, Syria, the UAE, the Arabian Gulf, and the broader “Middle East” designation. This concentration aligns with the high density of U.S. military operations in the region, particularly the ongoing air campaigns against ISIS from 2014 onward.
The Middle East videos cluster around two periods:
- 2019–2020: 8 videos from Iraq, Arabian Gulf, and unspecified Middle East locations
- 2022–2024: 8 videos from Syria, UAE, Iraq
Mediterranean and Europe
5 videos from Greece (4) and the Mediterranean (1) suggest a second area of significant UAP activity. The Greek videos all date from October 2023 to January 2024, indicating a concentrated period of encounters.
Indo-Pacific
1 video from the East China Sea (2024) represents the INDOPACOM theater. Given the known UAP activity in this region (the USS Nimitz 2004 encounter occurred in the Pacific), the single video may underrepresent actual encounters.
Africa
1 video from Africa (2025) — PR43 — is notable as the first publicly released military UAP footage from the African continent.
Timeline Analysis
Chronological Distribution
2013: ■ (1 video)
2014-2018: (none released)
2019: ■■■■ (4 videos)
2020: ■■■■■ (5 videos — includes 3 largest files)
2021: (none released)
2022: ■■■■■ (5 videos)
2023: ■■■■■■ (6 videos — most active year)
2024: ■■■■ (4 videos)
2025: ■ (1 video)
2026: ■ (1 video)The gap from 2014 to 2018 is conspicuous. This period coincides with the classified operation of AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program), which ran from 2007 to 2012 (and possibly beyond). Videos from this era may exist but were not included in this batch.
The 2023 Cluster
October 2023 stands out with 5 videos in a single month — 4 from Greece and 1 from the UAE. The combined file size of the October 2023 Greece videos alone exceeds 200 MB, suggesting extended encounters with substantial footage.
Notable Videos
PR42: The Largest File (262 MB)
At 262 MB, PR42 is by far the largest video in the release. Originating from the Middle East in 2020, its file size suggests either:
- An extended duration recording (potentially minutes of continuous footage)
- Very high resolution or quality
- Multiple sensor feeds combined
For comparison, the famous “GIMBAL” video released in 2017 was approximately 10 MB. PR42 is 26 times larger.
PR49: The Newest Footage (2026)
PR49 is the most recent recording in the release, captured by the Department of the Army in 2026. This makes it the newest military UAP footage ever publicly released — potentially recorded just weeks or months before the PURSUE disclosure.
Its Army provenance (as opposed to Navy or Air Force) is also notable. Most previously released UAP footage has come from Navy platforms. PR49 suggests the Army is also encountering and documenting UAP.
PR34: Extended Greece Encounter (189 MB)
The second-largest file documents a Greece encounter in October 2023. At 189 MB, this recording appears to capture an extended encounter in European airspace — a theater previously not associated with significant UAP activity.
PR13: The Earliest Video (2013)
PR13 from the Mediterranean in 2013 predates the modern UAP awareness era. The U.S. military was actively operating in the Mediterranean during this period (supporting operations in Libya and monitoring the Syrian civil war), providing context for the encounter.
What the File Sizes Tell Us
The dramatic variation in file sizes — from 0.8 MB (PR18) to 262 MB (PR42) — reveals important information about the encounters:
| Size Range | Videos | Likely Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 MB | 9 | Brief encounters, lower resolution, or compressed |
| 5–20 MB | 10 | Moderate duration, standard sensor quality |
| 20–50 MB | 3 | Extended encounters or high quality |
| 50–150 MB | 3 | Significant events, multiple minutes of footage |
| Over 150 MB | 3 | Major encounters, potentially multi-sensor |
The three largest files (PR42 at 262 MB, PR34 at 189 MB, and PR27 at 149 MB) together represent 600 MB — more than half the total data volume. These likely document the most significant or prolonged encounters in the collection.
Sensor Types
Military UAP recordings can come from multiple sensor systems:
- Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR): Standard aircraft targeting pods (e.g., ATFLIR, Sniper, LITENING)
- FLIR: Dedicated infrared imaging
- Radar-correlated video: Video overlaid with radar tracking data
- Gun cameras: Aircraft-mounted cameras
- Handheld/Personal: Less likely for classified material
The PR designation and military origin suggest most of these videos come from aircraft sensor pods — the same type of system that captured the now-famous 2004 USS Nimitz “Tic Tac” footage.
Missing Numbers
The PR numbering skips several IDs: PR1–PR12, PR38–PR41, and PR44–PR48 are absent from this release. This means potentially 20+ additional videos exist in military archives that were not included in this batch.
The PURSUE initiative has committed to rolling releases, suggesting these missing videos may appear in future batches — possibly after additional review or declassification processing.
How to Watch
All 28 videos are available through our document archive, organized by region:
- Arabian Gulf encounters (2020)
- Iraq encounters (2019–2022)
- Syria encounters (2016–2024)
- Greece encounters (2023–2024)
- UAE encounters (2023–2024)
Browse the complete military video collection on our DOW agency page →
Catalog based on PURSUE Batch 1 release data. File sizes and metadata verified against source records. Last updated: May 10, 2026.