Unresolved UAP Report, South China Sea, 2024
A U.S. military infrared sensor operating over the South China Sea captured just under two minutes of footage showing what appears to be a formation of distinct heat-contrast signatures moving across the frame before gradually fading into the distance. The footage is notable for the apparent structure of the phenomenon — multiple discrete areas of contrast arranged in a line — which prompted Indo-Pacific Command to flag it as unresolved and forward it to AARO. No explanation has been publicly offered for what the sensor was tracking.
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 46 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024.
Video Description: 00:01-00:12: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:13-00:28: The sensor zooms in and tracks an elongated area of contrast, keeping it generally to the left of the center of the frame. 00:29-00:33: The sensor zooms in again. The area of contrast appears as a “line” of several areas of contrast moving across the sensor field-of-view from the bottom right to the top left. 00:34-01:44: The sensor pans to track the areas of contrast for approximately 1 minute. They become less distinct over time as their distance from the sensor increases.
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