DOW-UAP-PR150, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
Yellow Sea infrared sensor video, unresolved UAP report (2023)
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Location
- Yellow Sea
- Incident date
- 2023
- Duration
- 57 seconds of footage (area of contrast visible from approximately 00:06 to 00:51)
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- September 18, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved (per title); no analytical determination is stated in the 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 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video Description: 00:00-00:05: No content. 00:06-00:07: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of view from the bottom edge. 00:08-00:51: A rectangular digital overlay, or “focus box,” appears near the center of the frame. This display element is a graphical component of the sensor system and does indicate a physical change in the environment. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast. 00:52-00:57: The collection platform geometry occludes the sensor, blurring the display and blocking the right side 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
- →Indo-Pacific Command submitted the report to AARO, consisting of 57 seconds of infrared sensor video from a U.S. military platform in 2023.
- →An area of contrast entered the sensor field of view from the bottom edge at about 00:06-00:07.
- →A rectangular 'focus box' overlay appeared near frame center from 00:08-00:51 and the sensor panned to track the area of contrast; the overlay is a sensor display element, not a physical change in the environment.
- →From 00:52-00:57 the collection platform's geometry occluded the sensor, blurring the display and blocking the right side of the screen.
- →The title labels the case as unresolved, but the description gives no size, range, speed, or identification data.
Official description of a 57-second infrared sensor video submitted by US Indo-Pacific Command to AARO, recorded from a U.S. military platform over the Yellow Sea in 2023. The footage shows an area of contrast entering the field of view and being tracked by the sensor, with platform geometry occluding the view at the end. No analytical conclusion is provided.
Analyst Notes
Based only on a brief metadata description. The 'area of contrast' is not described as a defined object, and no range, speed, size, or shape data are given. The focus box is a sensor graphic and not evidence of anything. Single infrared sensor with no corroboration from radar or visual observation. Platform occlusion ends the footage. Mundane explanations are not ruled out by the description.
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