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RELEASE 06 / DOW-UAP-PR148

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR148, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2023

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR148
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 06, 18 Sep 2026
Event date
2023 (read as 2023; precision: year)
Location
East China Sea
Type
VIDEO
Redactions
Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
Provenance
INFRARED SENSOR

The official record

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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 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.

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