DOW-UAP-PR144

Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023

Format
Video
Incident date
2023
Place
Yellow Sea
Released
Release 06, September 18, 2026
Source
DVIDS

Description from war.gov

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 27 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video Description: 00:00-00:02: An area of contrast is visible above and to the left of the center of the frame. 00:03-00:27: The sensor increases its level of magnification and pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 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.

Redactions war.gov lists this record as redacted. Withheld material is blacked out in the file itself.

Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic) on September 19, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

This record, DOW-UAP-PR144, is a declassified video file submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, documenting a 2023 unidentified anomalous phenomenon encounter in the Yellow Sea. The material consists of 27 seconds of infrared sensor footage recorded from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying description notes an area of contrast appearing above and left of frame center in the first two seconds, followed by the sensor operator increasing magnification and panning to track the object, keeping it roughly centered through the remainder of the clip. No crew or platform identity is specified beyond "U.S. military platform."

The document is released without analytical commentary; AARO explicitly disclaims that the video description reflects any investigative conclusion about the object's nature or origin. No OCR text, sensor metadata, altitude, speed, or environmental data accompanies the release. As with many AARO-forwarded video releases, the record establishes that an unresolved sensor anomaly was tracked and reported through official channels but leaves identification, classification, and resolution status undetermined. It contributes to the broader pattern of short, unexplained infrared clips released without technical analysis.

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