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2021 · Syria (CENTCOM)

'Syrian UAP instant acceleration'

On the record
Strength C · 5/10 · 1 independent
Evidence 4/4 · Witnesses 0/3 · Backing 1/3

The infrared footage is officially released, but the only account is an unnamed uploader's title.

Plausibility Moderate
Score 10 · 6 factors for, 0 against

Released official sensor footage of unresolved contrasts; no identified witness or independent backing, but the data itself is real. Released infrared clip; the uploader's title claims instant acceleration.

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Unresolved
When2021
WhereSyria (CENTCOM)
Backing1 independent
Evidencesensor data

This infrared clip carried its own verdict in the title its uploader gave it on a classified network: 'Syrian UAP instant acceleration'. The sensor holds an object in the centre of the frame, and the moment it stops tracking, the object shoots out of the frame. Someone inside the military then enhanced it, slowed it to 50% and 25% speed, and inverted it to study the shape. It was one of 51 records eight members of Congress demanded in March 2026.

Evidence, in date order (1)

  1. 2021Department of War (DVIDS)sensor data
    infrared clip with enhancement passes, released war.gov video (on DVIDS): 'Syrian UAP instant acceleration'

How plausible · Moderate

Released official sensor footage of unresolved contrasts; no identified witness or independent backing, but the data itself is real. Released infrared clip; the uploader's title claims instant acceleration.

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    Access A U.S. military sensor recorded it.
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    No gain sought Released by the government; nobody profits.
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    Checkable details check out Released on war.gov (PURSUE).
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    Physical traces or official reaction Instrument data: the clip itself.
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    Character record An official record, uploader unnamed.
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    Fits the documented skeleton Part of the documented AARO/PURSUE record of unresolved military cases.

Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.

On the record

  • The video, as uploaded to a classified network in 2024, with its enhancement passes (on DVIDS).

Claims

The object accelerated instantly, beyond any known aircraft.anonymousSourced, unconfirmedclip uploader (unnamed)

Where

Syria (CENTCOM)
35.0°N 38.5°E · region only

war.gov files on this case (1)

Video"Syrian UAP instant acceleration"DOW · Release 02 · 2021
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