DOW-UAP-D055

Mission Report, Syria, November 2016

Declassified intelligence slide from USCENTCOM showing the observation of an unidentified low-flying object.

Official 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.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This document provides a mission briefing from a U.S. military pilot who observed an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) while operating a P-8A aircraft near Latakia, Syria, in November 2016. The report details the object's characteristics and behavior, although it emphasizes that the observations are subjective and do not confirm any specific properties of the UAP.