Official record (PURSUE) · Japan
DOW-UAP-PR047 — Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023
Official PURSUE description (Department of War / AARO, release 01):
The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.
Video Description: 00:00-01:59: The sensor tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame. The areas of contrast appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another.
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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Events
- PURSUE Release 01 (released in)
Organizations
- Department of War (Department of Defense) (released by)
Videos
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara on the Pentagon's UAP files (press conference, 11 May 2026) (discussed in) — The reporter asks about the U.S. infrared video taken near Japan in January 2023, released in the first batch