RELEASE 01 / DOW-UAP-D055
DOW-UAP-D055, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016
- File ID
- DOW-UAP-D055
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 01, 8 May 2026
- Event date
- 11/18/2016 (read as 18 Nov 2016; precision: day)
- Location
- Syria
- Type
- Redactions
- Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
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Official summary, as published
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.
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- Tier A All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) institution
Named in page 1.
DoD office established 2022; author of the official AAWSAP history
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