DOW-UAP-PR104, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2025

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

5/10

solid newsworthy item

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Yellow Sea
Incident date: 2025
Duration: 18 seconds
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 18 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. Video Description: 00:01-00:15: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast resembling a six-pointed star, keeping it generally centered within the center of the screen. 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

→An infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform captured 18 seconds of footage depicting an unidentified object over the Yellow Sea in 2025.
→The object appears as an area of contrast in the infrared spectrum described as resembling a six-pointed star shape.
→The sensor actively tracked the object, keeping it generally centered in frame for approximately 15 seconds of the footage.
→The report was submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to AARO and remains officially unresolved.
→The official description explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment or factual determination regarding the event's nature or significance.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A declassified infrared sensor video report submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to AARO documenting 18 seconds of footage captured over the Yellow Sea in 2025. The footage shows a sensor tracking an area of contrast described as resembling a six-pointed star shape. No analytical conclusion or determination of the object's nature is provided in the official description.

Analyst Notes

Single-sensor infrared footage only with no corroborating visual, radar, or witness testimony data referenced. The official description explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusion. Infrared sensor artifacts, atmospheric phenomena, or optical effects could produce star-shaped contrast patterns; no mundane explanation is ruled out. Duration is only 18 seconds, limiting analytical value. The six-pointed star appearance may reflect sensor diffraction artifacts common in IR optics rather than a physical object shape.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

U.S. Indo-Pacific CommandAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

Yellow Sea

Aircraft & Objects

Area of infrared contrast resembling a six-pointed star shape

Dates

2025

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