Declassified UAP case filesDOW-UAP-PR072DECLASSIFIED · R02

DOW-UAP-PR072, "ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport"

Incident date
2022
Incident location
Kazakhstan
Agency
Department of War
File type
Video
DOW-UAP-PR072, "ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport"
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Official description

On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “ADMINISTRATIVE REVISION: IIR 1777 J0032 22 Kazakhstan - UAP in the vicinity of Karaganda International Airport,” is likely derived from a commercially available cellular device’s rear-facing camera in February 2022. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in April 2023. Video Duration: 00:00:17

AI visual analysis

The first sampled frame is entirely black with no visible content. The second frame shows a night scene from a low, ground-level or vehicle-mounted camera: a dark horizon with a distant bright light source producing a faint fan-shaped glow and diffuse rays extending upward into the sky, resembling a luminous phenomenon or beam. Small scattered ground lights (possibly runway or airport lights) line the horizon, with a black redaction bar at the bottom of the frame.

nightluminous phenomenonlight beamdiffuse glowblack framehorizonground lightsredacteddark skyairport

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Official video description

This media was digitally altered prior to its upload to a classified network, and is presented as received. 00:00-00:03: No Content. 00:04-00:12: The video fades in from black to show a luminous phenomenon with trails of diminishing brightness extending from the center. The camera pans left and right, and zooms in on the phenomenon. 00:13: Video fades to black. 00:14-00:17: No content. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo

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