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DOW-UAP-PR047, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023

The released record says the United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2023. File: DOW-UAP-PR047, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023. DOW-UAP-PR047, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023 combines an official, playable video, 4 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Video · Release 01
Date
2023
Location
Japan
Agency
Department of War

Probed Assessment

The released record says the United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2023. File: DOW-UAP-PR047, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023.

Key takeaways

  • The report consisted of one minute and 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform
  • The video footage tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame
  • The released record says the areas of contrast in the video appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another.

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-PR047, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023 combines an official, playable video, 4 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-PR047, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2023.

Open questions

  • Do an original-generation recording, complete transcript, or sensor metadata survive outside the released artifact?

Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.

Official Description from War.gov

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.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

5
Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

1

DOW-UAP-PR47: infrared video from U.S. platform (2023)

The linked release item states that 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.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-099-dow-uap-pr047-unresolved-uap-report-indopacom-2023
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Related coverage

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Sighting Context

Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.

Shape model

Shape not classified

No grounded form data

Observation profile

Recorded occurrence details

Occurrence
Japan · 2023
Location
Japan
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Classification
Not classified

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Referenced Timeline

  1. UAP incident reported by INDOPACOM

    The United States Indo-Pacific Command reported an unidentified anomalous phenomenon.

  2. Report cleared for release

    The report was cleared for release on this date.

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Source reportedObserved

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 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 one minute and 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Source reportedObserved

The report consisted of one minute and 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform.

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.

Source reportedObserved

The video footage tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame.

The sensor tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame.

Source reportedObserved

The areas of contrast in the video appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another.

The areas of contrast appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another.

Source Material & Evidence

video

Infrared sensor video footage

United States Indo-Pacific Command report

Research Map

5 entities · 1 grounded link

Lines appear only when two entities share a row-level source claim or dated timeline event. Unconnected nodes remain visible without implying a relationship.

UAP/Disclosure Graph
5 nodes1 links