DOW-UAP-PR152, 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
- 1 minute 38 seconds
- Witnesses
- Sensor only
- Released
- September 18, 2026
UAP Characteristics
Evidence Types
Official Conclusion
Unresolved (per title); no analytical conclusion stated
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 1 minute and 38 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video Description: 00:00-01:38: 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 UAP report to AARO.
- →The footage is 1 minute 38 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, keeping it generally centered in frame for the full duration.
- →The report is categorized as unresolved; the description makes no judgment about the nature of the object.
Official metadata for a 1 minute 38 second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to AARO, recorded in 2023 over the Yellow Sea from a U.S. military platform. The description states only that the sensor pans to track an area of contrast, kept generally near frame center. No analytical conclusion, object characterization, or witness account is provided.
Analyst Notes
Analysis is based only on a brief metadata description; the video was not reviewed. The description identifies only an 'area of contrast' with no stated shape, size, range, speed, or behavior. No corroborating sensors or witness accounts are given, and the exact date and platform are not specified. Mundane explanations (e.g., a distant vessel, aircraft, glare, or thermal artifact) cannot be excluded from the information provided. The description carries an explicit disclaimer that it is not an analytical judgment.
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