DOW-UAP-PR075: UAP in East China Sea — INDOPACOM, June 9, 2021
Date
June 9, 2021
Document Type
Video
Authentication
Official PublicationRedaction Status
▐ Partially RedactedIssuing Authority
Department of War / U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)
Summary
Full-motion sensor video released by the Department of War documenting a UAP in the East China Sea area in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility on June 9, 2021. The 0:18-duration video shows the sensor losing sight of the object at the 0:18 mark — the entire duration is the tracking window before loss of contact. The East China Sea is one of the most contested maritime regions in the Indo-Pacific, with ongoing U.S. and Chinese military air and naval activity.
Significance
East China Sea UAP observation with loss of contact at the end of the tracking window. The ECS is also the AOR for PR057a, indicating a pattern of INDOPACOM UAP activity in this region across 2021-2023.