DOW-UAP-PR148, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2023
East China Sea infrared sensor video: UAP report (2023)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- East China Sea
- Incident date
- 2023
- Duration
- 59 seconds
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- September 18, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved (per title); no analytical conclusion stated in description
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 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video Description: 00:00-00:03: No content. 00:04-00:46: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:47-00:59: The sensor increases its level of magnification while panning to track the area of contrast. 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 a UAP report to AARO consisting of 59 seconds of infrared sensor footage recorded in 2023.
- →The footage was captured over the East China Sea by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform.
- →From 00:04 to 00:46 the sensor pans to track an 'area of contrast' held generally near frame center.
- →From 00:47 to 00:59 the sensor increases magnification while continuing to track the area of contrast.
- →The report is titled 'Unresolved', but the description gives no analytical determination of the object's nature.
Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report to AARO containing 59 seconds of infrared sensor video from a U.S. military platform over the East China Sea in 2023. The video description states only that the sensor tracks an area of contrast and increases magnification near the end. No analytical conclusion, sensor metadata, or witness accounts are provided.
Analyst Notes
Only a brief neutral video description is available; no range, altitude, speed, sensor type details, or corroborating data. The 'area of contrast' is not identified as a distinct object, so mundane explanations (sensor artifact, distant aircraft, glare, bird or balloon) cannot be excluded. The description disclaims any analytical judgment.
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