INDOPACOM / Japan, 2023
Centered on PR47 video and linked Japan 2023 range fouler debrief.
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DVIDS official page text
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.
Official page text
- 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.
- The title marks this as unresolved, so the page should not present it as conclusively attributed.
Official note
- 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.
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Document summary
A completed "Range Fouler Debrief" form submitted by an aircrew member (squadron 482ATKS) after a dusk ISR mission. The pilot reports tracking an object that flew through the sensor screen and was then overtaken by a second object of the same size and shape but much higher speed; at one point three objects were on screen at once, moving among each other.
Official page text
- An initial object was surpassed by a second, identical-looking object moving at much higher speed.
- At one point three objects were visible simultaneously, maneuvering among one another.
- The form notes the contact was moving (~150/230) and checks 'Other Shape' and 'Translucent' for its appearance.
Official note
- This is a brief self-report form, not an investigation; identifying information has been sanitized and many fields are blank.
- This summary is AI-generated from the document text for navigation purposes only and is not an official analysis or conclusion.
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