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An AARO-released Department of War record describing an infrared video, uploader-titled "Spherical UAP in clouds," likely from a U.S. military sensor over the Yellow Sea in January 2023.
DOW-UAP-PR057a, "Spherical UAP in clouds"
An AARO-released Department of War record describing an infrared video, uploader-titled "Spherical UAP in clouds," likely from a U.S. military sensor over the Yellow Sea in January 2023.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community, and AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network, many lacking a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses this 1:10 infrared video is likely derived from a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023, uploaded to a classified network in June 2024. The video shows a sensor panning, zooming, and tracking an "area of contrast" that transits the field-of-view, with no content for stretches at the start and end. AARO notes this media duplicates DOW-UAP-PR57b, alternately titled to reference the East China Sea on 05 JAN 2023, a discrepancy AARO attributes to two uploaders titling the same underlying material differently.