Indo-Pacific 2023, Companion Footage
Companion infrared footage from US Indo-Pacific Command operations in 2023, related to but distinct from the Japan football-shaped object encounter.
DOW-UAP-PR47: companion INDOPACOM 2023 infrared footage.
AARO / US Indo-Pacific Command
Official description
DOW-UAP-PR47: short infrared video submitted by US Indo-Pacific Command. Records an unidentified object during routine operations in the theater.
Editor's context
Part of a small cluster of INDOPACOM encounters cataloged together in the May 2026 release. The cluster suggests recurring observations rather than isolated incidents, though specific correlation between events has not been published.
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Transcribed redactions, stamps, and handwritten markings, the paratext of the file. Often the most human part of a declassified document, and worth reading on its own.
- Stampp. DVIDS metadataU.S. INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND, DOW-UAP-PR47
- AnnotationPart of a 2023-2024 INDOPACOM cluster (PR46, PR47, PR48). Cluster patterns suggest recurring observations rather than isolated incidents, though specific cross-correlation between the events has not been published.
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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. "Indo-Pacific 2023, Companion Footage." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-05-08. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006107. Accessed 2026-05-12 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/indopacom-2023-companion.
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