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This video from the Department of War was identified by AARO in a collection of potentially UAP-related materials held on a classified network. AARO assesses that it is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023.

The title, "Spherical UAP in clouds," was defined by the user who uploaded the file to the classified network in June 2024, not by an investigator. AARO notes that many materials in the collection lack a substantiated chain-of-custody, and the released file is redacted.

What the sensor shows, as described in the release:

00:00-00:06: No content.
00:07-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from left and exits near the center of the right side of the frame.
00:09-00:20: The sensor pans and cycles zoom levels multiple times.
00:21-00:31: An area of contrast enters the frame from the left side of the screen. The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable against the background.
00:32-00:34: The sensor zooms in. An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background near the center of the frame.
00:35-00:52: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast from left to right.
00:53-00:56: The sensor zooms in. An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from left to right in the bottom third of the frame.
00:57-01:10: No content.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/22/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 2023, Yellow Sea
Document ID: dvids-1007720
This release is redacted.
Running time: 1 minute 11 seconds.