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IIR 1 655 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH

FILE ID DOW-UAP-PR073TYPE VIDEOAGENCY Department of WarCLASS UNCLASSIFIED
EVENT DETAILS
LOCATION
Columbus OH
DOCUMENT SUMMARY

Previously classified U.S. military video footage of an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon, obtained through a March 2026 congressional request and released under the DoD PURSUE program. The title indicates: "IIR 1 655 S0053 23/Several Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Encountered In The Vicinity of Columbus OH". Materials were held on a classified network and many lack a substantiated chain of custody.

WHY IT MATTERS

These records were specifically withheld from prior government UAP releases until direct congressional action forced their declassification. Their release via PURSUE represents a significant expansion of the publicly available UAP evidence base.

AI ANALYSIS · rule-based-v1 · 5/26/2026
OFFICIAL SOURCE
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