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RELEASE 04 / DOW-UAP-PR102

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR102, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2024

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR102
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 04, 10 Jul 2026
Event date
2024 (read as 2024; precision: year)
Location
East China Sea
Type
VIDEO
Redactions
Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
Provenance
INFRARED SENSOR

The official record

Official copy at DVIDS

Official summary, as published

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 36 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024.

Video Description:

00:01-00:20: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame.

00:21-00:29: The area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view at the top of the frame.

00:30-00:36: The sensor zooms out and in several times. 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.

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    16.2 MB (17,007,217 bytes)

    SHA-256 cc36d683e6dbf74fb3f7188b3578b641b295cb247f387d5ae5e470d1f549acb7