DOW-UAP-PR105, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2025

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: East China Sea
Incident date: 2025
Duration: approximately 1 minute 34 seconds of active tracking
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 5 minutes of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. Video Description: 00:01-00:14: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the center of the frame. 00:15-00:19: The sensor adjusts, and the image is momentarily overlaid with black rectangular areas. 00:20-1:34: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the center of the frame. Portions of the area of contrast intermittently lose distinctiveness against the background throughout this segment. 01:35-02:05: The sensor zooms in, panning from right to left to track the area of contrast. The area of contrast exits the scene from the right edge of the frame several times. 02:06-04:59: The sensor zooms out and in several times, and pans the field-of-view against the background. 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

→INDOPACOM submitted the video to AARO as an unresolved UAP report from 2025 over the East China Sea.
→The infrared sensor tracked an area of contrast for approximately the first 1 minute and 34 seconds of footage.
→From 02:06 to 04:59, the sensor pans and zooms but captures no discernible content, representing the majority of the clip.
→The area of contrast intermittently lost distinctiveness against the background during the 00:20–01:34 segment, limiting observational quality.
→AARO's official disclaimer explicitly states the video description does not reflect any analytical judgment or factual determination about the event.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) infrared sensor video submitted to AARO in 2025, depicting an unresolved UAP event over the East China Sea. The 5-minute footage shows a sensor tracking an area of contrast for approximately the first two minutes, after which no meaningful content is captured. No analytical conclusion regarding the nature of the phenomenon is provided.

Analyst Notes

The object is described only as an 'area of contrast' on infrared, with no shape, size, altitude, or speed data provided. The majority of the 5-minute video (02:06–04:59) contains no relevant content. The area of contrast intermittently lost distinctiveness against the background, reducing observational clarity. No corroborating sensor data (radar, visual) is referenced. AARO explicitly disclaims any analytical conclusion, and no mundane explanation is offered but none is ruled out either. Single-sensor, single-platform report with minimal phenomenological detail.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

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

Locations

East China Sea

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast tracked by infrared sensor

Dates

2025

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