Disclosed

Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2023

Date
2023
Place
Yellow Sea
Record
Pentagon file
Assessment
Not assessed
Evidence strength
467 case pages by decade; this one falls in 2020s with 169 othersAll cases

What was reported

49 seconds of infrared video from a U.S. military platform over the Yellow Sea (Indo-Pacific Command submission, 2023). The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, briefly increasing magnification partway through. No accompanying report, witness statement, or AARO Comment.

What officials concluded

Unresolved

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency
Department of War
Released in

Evidence profile

Sensors1 of 9
  • No: Visual
  • Yes: Infrared
  • No: Radar
  • No: Video
  • No: Photo
  • No: Film
  • No: Audio
  • No: Night vision
  • No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
  • No: Civilian
  • Yes: Military aircrew
  • No: Military ground
  • No: Airline crew
  • Yes: Sensor operator
  • No: Law enforcement
  • No: Scientist
  • No: Astronaut
  • No: Intelligence official
  • No: Other
Shapenot stated
  • No: Light only
  • No: Orb or sphere
  • No: Disc
  • No: Triangle
  • No: Cylinder
  • No: Cube
  • No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
  • No: Physiological
  • No: Physical trace
  • No: Electromagnetic
  • No: Sound
  • No: Silent

Why this rating Single sensor, no report or witness statement, no described shape/speed/size beyond routine tracking.

As described in the file

Witnesses
Not named; military sensor operator, no direct quote
Sensors
Infrared
Motion
Tracked, brief magnification increase partway through
Duration
49 seconds

Pentagon files

1

What the file claims

1
  • Unverified

    The sensor briefly increases magnification partway through the clip while continuing to pan and track the same area of contrast.

On the map

36.00° N, 123.00° E, a position at sea, approximate

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