News / May 26, 2026
DOW-UAP-PR067: the "USO near submarine" title is stronger than the public record
PR067 is one of the most clickable files in PURSUE Release 02. The uploader-defined title says "USO near Sub" and "in and out of water." AARO's public description stays with areas of contrast in an infrared video.
The file
DOW-UAP-PR067 is one of the most loaded titles in PURSUE Release 02.
DVIDS lists it as: "Multiple Spherical UAP USO near Sub. [CALLSIGN] 2022/03/25 in and out of water."
That title does a lot of work. It suggests spherical UAP, a USO, a submarine context, and movement in and out of water. The public description is narrower.
The public trail
The DVIDS entry identifies the video as 1007779. The file name is DOD_111720696. The VIRIN is 220325-D-D0360-4772. The video runs 4 minutes and 50 seconds.
AARO says the video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. It also says a user uploaded the video to a classified network in May 2024.
The title itself is described as uploader-defined. That matters. It means "USO near Sub" is part of the public record, but not presented as AARO's finished analytical conclusion.
What AARO describes
AARO's description uses restrained language. It does not say "craft." It does not say "submarine." It does not say the objects enter the water. It repeatedly says area of contrast.
The listed sequence begins at 00:45, when an area of contrast enters from the bottom left and moves toward the bottom right while the sensor pans to track it.
At 00:57, a second area of contrast enters from the bottom right. AARO says the sensor tries to keep both areas in view, one briefly leaves the right side, and the second later appears from the middle-left side of the frame.
From 01:11 to 01:35, the sensor continues tracking the second area. At 01:36, the sensor zooms out and loses view of it.
Later sequences are listed at 02:11 to 03:05 and 04:09 to 04:37, again using the same language: areas of contrast enter the field of view, move across it, leave it, and are tracked by sensor panning.
Where the headline leap happens
The phrase "USO near Sub" is the hook. It is also where most of the interpretive weight sits.
In ordinary UAP language, USO usually means unidentified submerged object. Online, that phrase quickly turns into a transmedium story: something near a submarine, moving between air and water.
The public PR067 record does not carry that whole conclusion. It carries a strong uploader-defined title and a cautious video description. The visible frames show water, sensor panning, a vessel-like shape in some frames, and small contrast marks. The public description does not connect those marks to a confirmed underwater object.
That does not make PR067 empty. It makes it a file where the title and the description should be read separately.
Why it still matters
PR067 is not just a social-media clip. It is a public government release item tied to AARO, DVIDS, and PURSUE Release 02.
The broader Release 02 note says AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network after a March 2026 request from eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It also says many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain of custody.
That warning helps explain why the file is interesting without overstating it. PR067 may show exactly how awkward these releases are: a strong title, a real sensor clip, limited public context, and no final public assessment.
The clean read
The cleanest reading is this:
The U.S. government released a 4:50 infrared video whose public, uploader-defined title says "Multiple Spherical UAP USO near Sub" and "in and out of water." AARO's public description does not go that far. It describes tracked areas of contrast moving through a sensor field of view.
So PR067 is worth a close look. It is not, on the public record alone, a confirmed submarine USO case.