DOW-UAP-PR101, Unresolved UAP Report, South China Sea, 2024

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

6/10

solid newsworthy item

UAP Insight significance score

Location: South China Sea
Incident date: 2024
Duration: 1 minute and 46 seconds
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: July 10, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Unresolved

Official Description

"The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 1 minute and 46 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. Video Description: 00:01-00:12: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:13-00:28: The sensor zooms in and tracks an elongated area of contrast, keeping it generally to the left of the center of the frame. 00:29-00:33: The sensor zooms in again. The area of contrast appears as a “line” of several areas of contrast moving across the sensor field-of-view from the bottom right to the top left. 00:34-01:44: The sensor pans to track the areas of contrast for approximately 1 minute. They become less distinct over time as their distance from the sensor increases. 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."

Key Findings

→USINDOPACOM submitted a 1 minute 46 second infrared sensor video to AARO depicting an unresolved UAP over the South China Sea in 2024.
→The sensor initially tracks a single area of contrast, which upon zooming appears as an elongated shape, and later resolves into a 'line' of several discrete areas of contrast.
→The objects or areas of contrast move across the sensor field-of-view from bottom right to top left during the final segment lasting approximately 1 minute.
→The observed contrast areas become less distinct over time, consistent with increasing distance from the sensor platform.
→AARO has not issued an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature or significance of the observed phenomenon.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A U.S. Indo-Pacific Command infrared sensor video lasting 1 minute and 46 seconds, submitted to AARO, depicts an unidentified area of contrast tracked across the sensor field-of-view over the South China Sea in 2024. The video shows an elongated or linear grouping of contrast areas that move across the frame before becoming less distinct as apparent distance increases. No analytical conclusion or identification of the observed phenomenon is provided.

Analyst Notes

The document explicitly states that no analytical judgment or factual determination has been made; the phenomenon remains unresolved. The 'areas of contrast' description is technically neutral and does not confirm a solid object — infrared contrast artifacts, atmospheric phenomena, or sensor effects cannot be ruled out based on this description alone. No corroborating sensor data (e.g., radar) is referenced, and there are no named human witnesses described.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

South China Sea

Aircraft & Objects

Elongated area of contrast observed on infrared sensorLinear grouping of multiple areas of contrast ('line' of several areas of contrast)

Dates

2024

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