Visible in the sensor footage

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.

Release 02 · Official Video Record

Official Source Video — [Platform] Observes UAP in East China Sea 05 JAN 2023 INDOPACOM

Official Release 02 source video presented with AARO source context, visible-content description and limitations.

This Release 02 official source video contains 01:10 of video material and is part of a collection of materials AARO identified on a classified network. FullDisclosr presents the video with its source context, visible-content description and limitations, without adding conclusions beyond the official record.

DOW-UAP-PR057b is an official video record from war.gov/ufo Release 02 titled “[Platform] Observes UAP in East China Sea 05 JAN 2023 INDOPACOM.” The primary source record is DOW-UAP-PR057b, an official video record titled “[Platform] Observes UAP in East China Sea 05 JAN 2023 INDOPACOM.” On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Spherical UAP in clouds,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. The visible-content description is: 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. No linked report row was matched in the current source-context data. The official source note instead identifies this media as a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57a, alternately titled “Spherical UAP in clouds,” because two uploaders titled the same underlying material differently on a classified network. 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. AARO Comment: This media is a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57a, alternately titled, “Spherical UAP in clouds.” This discrepancy exists because two uploaders titled the underlying material differently on a classified network. The Release 02 source context also notes that AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network and that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.

Official source context

The primary source record is DOW-UAP-PR057b, an official video record titled “[Platform] Observes UAP in East China Sea 05 JAN 2023 INDOPACOM.” On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Spherical UAP in clouds,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.

Asset ID

FD-R02-VID012

Original filename

video_2605_DOD_111719752_DOD_111719752.mp4

Primary asset type

VID

Official record ID

DOW-UAP-PR057b

Primary official title

DOW-UAP-PR057b, "[Platform] Observes UAP in East China Sea 05 JAN 2023 INDOPACOM"

Agency / source

Department of War

Incident date

2023

Incident location

Yellow Sea

YouTube video ID

w9zxZ3bcm0E

YouTube URL

https://youtu.be/w9zxZ3bcm0E

Upload / publication status

needs-review

Needs human review

YES

Linked report ID

Not available

Linked report title

Not available

Notes

Primary asset context comes from DOW-UAP-PR057b. No linked PDF report row was matched in the current source-context data. AARO duplicate/alternate-title note present; keep this caution visible. NeedsHumanReview is YES.

Linked source records

No linked report row was matched in the current source-context data. The official source note instead identifies this media as a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57a, alternately titled “Spherical UAP in clouds,” because two uploaders titled the same underlying material differently on a classified network.

This record matters because it combines official source media with an explicit duplicate/alternate-title caution from AARO. It shows why FullDisclosr keeps record identity, source notes and interpretation limits visible to the viewer.

Limitations and interpretation

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. AARO Comment: This media is a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57a, alternately titled, “Spherical UAP in clouds.” This discrepancy exists because two uploaders titled the underlying material differently on a classified network. The Release 02 source context also notes that AARO identified responsive materials on a classified network and that many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.