UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 04 · JULY 10, 2026
PENTAGON UFO FILE · VIDEO · DOW-UAP-PR100Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023
Recorded in 2023 over the Yellow Sea, the body of water between China and the Korean Peninsula, this video of 4 minutes 57 seconds is one of the more extended INDOPACOM records in the collection. It came to AARO from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and was published in the fourth PURSUE release on July 10, 2026. AARO notes at the outset that the image quality gets steadily worse as the video runs.
Two views of one target
Most of the clip is infrared, with the operator zooming in and holding a patch of contrast in the center. The exception comes at about 1:04, when the system switches to its daytime television camera, which records visible and near-infrared light; for a few seconds it shows a dark object against a blue background. Back in infrared the object has gone, and the operator zooms and adjusts contrast until something reappears near the center.
Later it slips in and out of the frame, the footage briefly “skips” around 3:28, and after a final zoom-out the contrast drifts in and out again before the picture goes blank.
Gaps in the record
The release gives no mission report, operator account, platform, altitude or exact date, so the clip is all there is. The daytime-camera frames are the only part that shows the object in something close to ordinary light, and they last only seconds. The length is also inconsistent: the release gives 4 minutes 57 seconds, the collection’s index lists 286 seconds, and AARO’s timeline ends at 4:45. AARO describes the footage without analyzing it and lists the case as unresolved. A short clip from the same sea is DOW-UAP-PR104; on the sensor type, see FLIR.
The official description
From war.gov/UFO, released July 10, 2026, quoted in full
The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 4 minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor system aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.
Video Description: The overall quality of this video footage progressively degrades over its runtime. 00:01-00:08: In infrared mode, the sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:09-01:03: The sensor zooms in and tracks the area of contrast, holding it generally within the center of the frame. 01:04-01:10: The sensor display switches modes to an electro-optical day time television camera feed (a collection mode that displays visible and near infrared signatures). The video features a dark object superimposed against a blue background. 01:11-01:13: The sensor display changes modes to infrared. The area of contrast is no longer visible within the frame. 01:14-02:16: The sensor zooms in and changes contrast settings. An area of contrast is visible near the center of the frame. 02:17-02:22: The area of contrast repeatedly leaves and enters the sensor field-of-view. 02:23-02:46: The sensor reacquires and tracks the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 02:47-03:27: The sensor zooms in, tracking the area of contrast. 03:28-03:32: The footage appears to “skip,” or lose coherence. 03:33-03:46: The footage returns to its previous state, and the sensor continues to track the area of contrast generally within the center of the frame. 03:47-04:32: The sensor zooms out. 04:33-04:40: The area of contrast repeatedly leaves and enters the sensor field-of-view. 04:41-04:45: 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.