DOW-UAP-PR057b is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. The Department of War lists the incident year as 2023 and the incident location as the Yellow Sea.12
How The Record Surfaced
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. AARO identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network and cautions that many of them lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024.
What AARO Assesses The Clip Shows
AARO assesses that the underlying video is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. In the 70-second clip, an area of contrast enters from the left near 00:07, the sensor pans and cycles zoom levels, an area of contrast enters and becomes indistinguishable against the background, then becomes distinguishable again near center after a zoom, is tracked left to right, and finally transits the bottom third of the frame before the clip ends with no content. AARO's video description is provided for informational purposes only and does not reflect an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination. DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.34
What The Record Supports
AARO identifies this record as a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR057a, also titled "Spherical UAP in clouds." The discrepancy exists because two uploaders titled the identical underlying material differently on a classified network; the PR057b uploader-supplied title references the East China Sea and an INDOPACOM attribution, whereas AARO geolocates the footage above the Yellow Sea. With an unsubstantiated chain-of-custody, conflicting uploader titles, and no AARO analytical conclusion about the nature of the observed phenomenon, the record remains unresolved and the object is not identified.