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DOD-006 · 2024-04-09

Football-Shaped UAP — Indo-Pacific Sensor

DOD-006is this archive's internal reference, not an official government file number, and the SECRET tag is an editorial archival label — not a current U.S. classification. Now Declassified is an independent index and is not affiliated with the U.S. government. See the original records via NARA RG 615 / OSD.

DoD◎ Indo-Pacific Region◌ Pacific#2024◈ Ellipsoid↑ ~40,000 ft⏱ ~3 minutes
EVIDENCE GALLERY

Visual reconstruction and recovered media extracted from the incident dossier. Includes motion playback from the released archive.

Representative official gallery image traced to an official public-source archive

MEDIA STATUS
Official gallery media is shown as representative archive context for this case.
SOURCE TYPE
Sensor capture, analyst notes, and released archive media.
VIEW MODE
Still view highlights silhouette, environment, and encounter geometry.
AT A GLANCE

Football-shaped UAP captured by advanced US military sensor platform in the Indo-Pacific. Object caused temporary sensor interference upon approach and displayed acceleration beyond Mach 5.

PRIMARY WITNESSES
US military sensor operators
EVIDENCE PROFILE
STILL EVIDENCEVIDEO PLAYBACKELLIPSOID
FILE ID
DOD-006
DATE
2024-04-09
AGENCY
DoD
REGION
Pacific
SHAPE
Ellipsoid
ALTITUDE
~40,000 ft
OBSERVED BEHAVIORS
Rapid AccelerationSensor Interference
DECLASSIFIED DETAILS

A US military advanced sensor platform operating in the Indo-Pacific region captured imagery of a football-shaped (prolate spheroid) UAP at approximately 40,000 feet. The object was smooth, featureless, and displayed no visible propulsion or control surfaces. Upon approach of a US aircraft, the object caused temporary sensor interference — multiple systems experienced a 4-second blackout simultaneously. After the sensor blackout, the object was observed departing at a speed estimated to exceed Mach 5. The sensor imagery is included in the public archive record set and shows the object in multiple spectral bands. AARO notes that the simultaneous multi-system sensor interference 'suggests active countermeasure capability of unknown origin.'

KEY CHARACTERISTICS
  • ›Prolate spheroid (football) shape
  • ›Smooth, featureless surface
  • ›No control surfaces or propulsion visible
  • ›Caused 4-second multi-system sensor blackout
  • ›Mach 5+ departure speed
  • ›AARO: 'active countermeasure capability'
ORIGINAL SOURCE

This incident is indexed as file DOD-006inside Now Declassified's research layer. The nearest official source trail for this agency points to NARA RG 615 / OSD, where archive records, imagery, or supporting context are published for public review.

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EVIDENCE STRENGTH
COMPELLING
Video Record
25
Still Imagery
15
Witness Credibility
20
Sensor Corroboration
20
Physical Evidence
0
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