Six infrared clips from the Yellow Sea and East China Sea: Indo-Pacific Command's 2023 sensor videos

Per the Department of War, each of the six videos was submitted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office as a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon, and each consists of infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform recorded in 2023. Unlike the CENTCOM material in the same release, no Mission Reports are attached, so there is no operator account of what was seen — only the sensor's behaviour, which the Department describes second by second.

DOW-UAP-PR143 (Yellow Sea, 19 seconds): the sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centred for the full clip. PR144 (Yellow Sea, 27 seconds): the contrast is visible above and to the left of centre for two seconds before the sensor increases magnification and pans to track it. PR148 (East China Sea, 59 seconds): after three seconds without content, the sensor tracks an area of contrast for 42 seconds, then increases magnification while continuing to pan. PR150 (Yellow Sea, 57 seconds): a contrast enters from the bottom edge at six seconds; a rectangular 'focus box' overlay appears — 'a graphical component of the sensor system,' the Department notes, that does not indicate a physical change in the environment — and in the final five seconds the collection platform's own geometry occludes the sensor, blurring the display and blocking the right side of the screen. PR151 (Yellow Sea, 49 seconds) and PR152 (Yellow Sea, one minute 38 seconds) are single unbroken tracks with one magnification change in the former.

Every description closes with the same disclaimer: it 'is provided for informational purposes only,' and 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.' The redaction boxes at the frame edges carry the notice that public disclosure of the underlying information is postponed under 44 U.S.C. § 2107 and the UAP postponement code of Executive Order 13526.

The Yellow Sea and East China Sea are among the most heavily surveilled waters in the world, and INDOPACOM sensor material has appeared in PURSUE before — a January 2024 clip in Release 02 among them. What distinguishes this set is its volume and its silence: six clips, one year, one command, and not a word from anyone who was watching the screen.