DOW-UAP-PR143, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
Yellow Sea infrared sensor video, UAP report (2023)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Yellow Sea
- Incident date
- 2023
- Duration
- 19 seconds
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- September 18, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
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 19 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video Description: 00:00-00:19: The sensor pans to track an 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.
Key Findings
- →U.S. Indo-Pacific Command submitted the report to AARO.
- →The footage is 19 seconds long and was captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.
- →The incident location is the Yellow Sea.
- →The sensor pans to track an 'area of contrast' and keeps it generally centered for the full 19 seconds.
- →The report is titled 'Unresolved', but no analytical conclusion, range, speed, or object characteristics are given.
Official PURSUE release describing a 19-second infrared sensor video from a U.S. military platform over the Yellow Sea in 2023, submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to AARO as an unresolved UAP report. The video description states only that the sensor pans to track an area of contrast kept generally in the center of the frame.
Analyst Notes
Very short single-sensor IR clip with only a minimal description. No range, altitude, speed, or object details are given, and the 'area of contrast' could be many things, such as a distant aircraft, a vessel, or a thermal artifact. No witness accounts or corroborating sensors are cited, and the official description explicitly disclaims any analytical judgment. The 'Unresolved' label reflects only that no determination has been made.
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