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DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016

PDF REDACTED Department of War · released 5/8/26
Agency
Department of War
Release Date
5/8/26
Incident Date
11/18/16
Incident Location
Syria
Type
PDF
Collection
AARO Mission Reports (D-series, ~44 reports)

Description

This document is a mission briefing summarizing an observation of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria.A U.S. military pilot flying a P-8A aircraft reported observing an object via the aircraft’s EO/IR sensor, which they characterized as appearing to be in “sea skim mode,” traveling at approximately 500 knots (575 mph) on a southeasterly heading. The P-8A lost visual contact with the object after two minutes.All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

Note: Released as REDACTED.

Tagged concepts

AARO Mission Reports (DOW-UAP-D series, ~44 reports) Infrared imagery Military observer Redaction and declassification Syria (USCENTCOM operations)

Source file

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Original source URL: https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016.pdf