FILE 032 // PUBLIC RECORD
GIMBAL UAP Video
An infrared Navy video showing an object tracked during a 2015 flight, officially released by the Department of Defense in 2020.
DOCUMENTATION CONFIDENCE
ModerateOfficial records document the subject, but the available material contains unresolved questions, contested interpretations, incomplete data, or a limited number of primary sources.
CASE OVERVIEW
GIMBAL UAP Video: What the public record documents
The footage became central to public UAP discussion because of the object's appearance and commentary recorded by the flight crew.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The public record identifies GIMBAL UAP Video as a ufo / uap matter associated with U.S. Navy, Department of Defense during 2015. An infrared Navy video showing an object tracked during a 2015 flight, officially released by the Department of Defense in 2020.
The footage became central to public UAP discussion because of the object's appearance and commentary recorded by the flight crew.
The Defense Department confirmed the video's authenticity as Navy footage while leaving the observed phenomenon unidentified. Authentic footage does not establish an extraordinary origin; sensor behavior and environmental factors remain subjects of analysis.
The linked source set contains 2 official or primary archival records. Together, these materials establish the responsible organizations, the relevant time period, the reported location, and the official findings or historical conclusions summarized in this file.
Where the underlying records contain allegations, witness statements, preliminary leads, or unresolved observations, this archive identifies them as claims or unresolved material rather than established fact. The appearance of a statement in a government file does not by itself prove that the statement is accurate.
KEY FINDINGS
Documented time period: 2015.
Primary organizations or record holders: U.S. Navy, Department of Defense.
Principal location: Atlantic Ocean.
Archive topic: UFO / UAP.
Major public release or publication year: 2020.
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
AARO — Official UAP Imagery
Official archival or primary-source recordProvides released CIA records or official historical material describing the operation, program, or agency assessment.
OPEN DOCUMENT ↗Department of Defense — Historical Navy Videos
Official archival or primary-source recordProvides an official or primary-source record used to support the factual narrative in this archive.
OPEN DOCUMENT ↗SOURCE DOCUMENTS
AARO — Official UAP ImageryOfficial or primary archival source used to document this file.OPEN SOURCE ↗Department of Defense — Historical Navy VideosOfficial or primary archival source used to document this file.OPEN SOURCE ↗