Declassified UAP case filesDOW-UAP-PR046DECLASSIFIED · R01Contains redactions

DOW-UAP-PR046, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2024

Incident date
N/A
Incident location
East China Sea
Agency
Department of War
File type
Video
DOW-UAP-PR046, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2024
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Speed
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Key moments

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 nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

AI visual analysis

Grainy black-and-white infrared footage with a targeting bracket centered in the frame around a small blurry white object. The object has an elongated, football-shaped central mass with thin radial projections extending from it, matching the source description of a body with one vertical and two angled appendages. The surrounding sky background is flat gray with visible sensor grain/noise.

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Official video description

00:00-00:09: The sensor focuses on an area of contrast that resembles a football-shaped body with three radial projections: one oriented vertically, and two oriented downward at a 45-degree angle relative to the major axis of the main mass. 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.

Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo

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