East China Sea
LocationBody of WaterEast China Sea
LocationBody of WaterThe East China Sea lies between China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea; U.S. military infrared videos of unidentified objects over it were released in three 2026 PURSUE tranches.
The East China Sea lies between China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea; U.S. military infrared videos of unidentified objects over it were released in three 2026 PURSUE tranches.
The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the western Pacific off the coast of eastern China, bounded by Taiwan to the south, Japan's Kyushu and Ryukyu Islands to the east and South Korea's Jeju Island to the north, where a line to the Yangtze estuary divides it from the Yellow Sea. China, Japan and South Korea dispute maritime boundaries there, including the China-Japan median line, and the militaries of all four neighbors hold exercises in its waters, which lie within the area of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Its UAP record comes almost entirely from the Department of War's 2026 PURSUE releases. Release 02 on May 22 included videos that the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) found on a classified network after eight House members asked on March 6 for 51 records, many of which, AARO cautioned, "lack a substantiated chain-of-custody." One, DOW-UAP-PR075, carries the uploader's title "09JUN2021 [Platform] observed UAP in the ECS"; AARO assessed that it likely came from a U.S. military infrared sensor over the sea in 2021, tracking an area of contrast for 18 seconds before losing it. Another, PR057b, was titled by its uploader as an East China Sea observation of January 5, 2023, but AARO said it duplicates PR057a, "Spherical UAP in clouds," which it placed over the Yellow Sea.
Later tranches added reports that Indo-Pacific Command filed under the title "Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea." Release 04 on July 10 carried PR102 and PR103, clips of 36 seconds and 1 minute 16 seconds from 2024, and PR105, five minutes from 2025 in which an area of contrast fades against the background and repeatedly leaves the frame; the White House's X account posted footage under that file's title the same day. Release 06 on September 18 added PR148, 59 seconds of infrared video from 2023. AARO's descriptions record only what the sensor does and are offered "for informational purposes only." Separately, former defense contractor Kevin Campbell told Americans for Safe Aerospace in 2026 that around 2023 and 2024 he watched unidentified objects on MQ-9 drone feeds over the sea; no released file has been tied to his account.
Five released videos from 2021 to 2025, PR075, PR102, PR103, PR105 and PR148, are tied to the East China Sea. They are official records of what U.S. military sensors captured over contested waters, but their descriptions give no platform, range, altitude or speed, no agency has explained any of them, and the four Indo-Pacific Command reports remain filed as unresolved.
While I was reviewing some of the content I added over the last few days to wherearethey.info, I noticed a connection between what Kevin Campbell said on the Sept 3 episode of Safe Aerospace Podcast with Ryan Graves, and the drone videos dropped in May. Kevin is a former DISA contractor who monitored live MQ-9 feeds at Hill AFB for about eight months in 2023–24. He describes three sightings over the East China Sea and Yellow Sea, including a sphere tumbling above the water near a fishing boat...
It's us again! WAR.GOV just released the 6th tranche of data. As with previous releases, we have indexed and made it searchable/filterable on clearthesignal.com. And before we get accusations of AI or just site promotion, we have no monetization on this. Its purely a passion side project a few friends put together. We just want to make accessing this info as easy as possible and filter out the noise in the space. All that to say, here's the details on the 6th release: 72 new records New agenc...
DOW-UAP-PR148, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2023
The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. Video Description: 00:00-00:03: No content. 00:04-00:46: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:47-00:59: The sensor increases its level of magnification while panning to track the area of contrast. 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.
Excellent new interview from Ryan Graves' @SafeAerospace with Kevin Campbell, a former Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) contractor and satcom network engineer. He worked Network Operations Center at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for about one year (circa 2023–2024) witnessing several unidentified objects on MQ-9 feeds over the East China Sea. His role included supporting satellite communications for deployed units, monitoring network traffic, and watching live reconnaissance feeds (incl...
DOW-UAP-PR102, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2024 "The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 36 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. Video Description: 00:01-00:20: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:21-00:29: The area of contrast exits the sensor field-...
RT @WhiteHouse: UNRESOLVED UAP REPORT, EAST CHINA SEA, 2025 👀 https://t.co/xSC1lsC8rC
Enhanced Close Up UFO Video Just Released By The Pentagon 🛸👽🇺🇸 DOW-UAP-PR103, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2024 00:01-01:16: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:12-01:16: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame.
🚨 Incredible Jellyfish UFO Video Released By The Pentagon 👽🛸🇺🇸 DOW-UAP-PR105, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2025 00:01-00:14: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the center of the frame. 00:15-00:19: The sensor adjusts, and the image is momentarily overlaid with black rectangular areas. 00:20-1:34: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the center of the frame. Portions of the area of cont...
DOW-UAP-PR102, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2024
The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 36 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. Video Description: 00:01-00:20: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:21-00:29: The area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view at the top of the frame. 00:30-00:36: The sensor zooms out and in several times. No content 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.
DOW-UAP-PR103, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2024
The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 1 minute and 16 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. Video Description: 00:01-01:16: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:12-01:16: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 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.
