DOW-UAP-D019

Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 2023

Redacted government mission report document.

Official description

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. A U.S. military operator reported observing one “possible balloon” at approximately 2,100 feet. 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.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

The DOW-UAP-D019 Mission Report details a U.S. military observation of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) described as a potential balloon at around 2,100 feet during operations in Syria on February 21, 2023. This report serves as part of the standardized method for documenting UAP incidents, providing both quantitative data and qualitative context, emphasizing that the language used reflects the observer's subjective interpretation at the time.