Near Japan (INDOPACOM AOR) — 2024
INDOPACOM full-motion video: 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' with halo.
“Misshapen and uneven ball of white light.”
Incident summary
Three CENTCOM/INDOPACOM full-motion-video clips from 2024 captured what the Pentagon describes as a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' exhibiting a 'light/glare halo effect'. Filed as part of PURSUE Release 01.
Why this case matters
This incident is logged in PURSUE Release 01 — the U.S. Department of War's 2026-05-08 declassified UAP file release — under identifier PURSUE-016. The originating agency is the Department of War (DoD); the case is currently classified DECLASSIFIED and rated ANOMALOUS by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). UAP.WATCH mirrors the original record, adds a geographic and temporal index, and links every claim back to the canonical war.gov source.
Primary-source evidence
Declassified documents
- DOW-UAP-D50, EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, INDOPACOM, APRIL 2025 (DOC-063 · SECRET//DECLASSIFIED)
- DOW-UAP-D6, MISSION REPORT, ARABIAN GULF, 2020 (DOC-070 · SECRET//DECLASSIFIED)
Video evidence
- INDO-PACIFIC // FOOTBALL-SHAPED OBJECT (VID-002 · IR · 22s)
- CENTCOM // WHITE-LIGHT BALL // HALO EFFECT (VID-009 · IR · 25s)
- INDOPACOM // FOOTBALL-SHAPED BODY // NEAR JAPAN (VID-010 · IR · 20s)
- DOW-UAP-PR46 / UNRESOLVED UAP REPORT / INDOPACOM / 2024 (VID-041 · IR · 9s)
- DOW-UAP-PR47 / UNRESOLVED UAP REPORT / INDOPACOM / 2023 (VID-042 · IR · 119s)
- DOW-UAP-PR48 / UNRESOLVED UAP REPORT / INDOPACOM / 2024 (VID-043 · IR · 99s)