DOW-UAP-PR102, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2024

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

5/10

solid newsworthy item

UAP Insight significance score

Location: East China Sea
Incident date: 2024
Duration: approximately 29 seconds of active tracking
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: July 10, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AAROPURSUE

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 36 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. Video Description: 00:01-00:20: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:21-00:29: The area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view at the top of the frame. 00:30-00:36: The sensor zooms out and in several times. No content 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

→U.S. Indo-Pacific Command submitted a 36-second infrared sensor video to AARO depicting an unidentified anomalous phenomenon over the East China Sea in 2024.
→The infrared sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered in the frame for the first 20 seconds.
→The area of contrast exits the top of the sensor frame between 00:21 and 00:29.
→The final six seconds show the sensor zooming in and out with no discernible content.
→AARO has not provided an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination about the event.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A 36-second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to AARO in 2024, depicting an unidentified area of contrast tracked by an airborne infrared sensor over the East China Sea. The object exits the sensor field-of-view after approximately 20 seconds, and the final six seconds show the sensor zooming without additional content. AARO has not issued an analytical conclusion regarding the event.

Analyst Notes

Evidence is limited to a 36-second infrared video with no visual confirmation, no radar corroboration, and no witness testimony referenced. The object is described only as an 'area of contrast,' which may reflect any number of mundane thermal signatures. The sensor loses the object after 20 seconds, and the remaining footage contains no usable content. AARO explicitly disclaims any analytical or factual determination about the event.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Indo-Pacific CommandAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

East China Sea

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast tracked by infrared sensor

Dates

2024

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