DOW-UAP-D027, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023
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 UAP at an estimated altitude of approximately 24,000 feet. The observer estimated the UAP’s speed as 163 knots (187 mph). 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.
✦ AI summary
Declassified USCENTCOM Mission Report (MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103), 3rd Special Operations Squadron / 27 SOW, documenting a 10-hour-13-minute ISR sortie under Operation Enduring Sentinel, launched from Al Dhafra AB (OMAM), UAE. Per the document's internal timestamps the mission ran overnight 6-7 June 2024 (the filename/case date references October 2023, but the report's own DTGs read JUN24). After a weather-related RTB from an initial tasking, the crew (likely an MQ-9) flew two non-interference-basis (NIB) maritime surveillance taskings scanning for dhows near a maritime search point. During RTB at 0457Z, the crew detected a UAP while transiting near coordinates 40RFM60: a glowing, hot, spherical unidentified object with a vertical, unwavering cylindrical pole or bar attached to its bottom, possibly reflected in the water below, flying straight and level just over the water at approximately 140 knots. The friendly aircraft was at 23,999 ft MSL and 163 knots at the time. The object was assessed as benign, solid, with unknown propulsion, no advanced capabilities, and no reaction to observation. Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, 24 October 2025, released to AARO.
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[PAGE 1] SECRET//NOFORN. Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on: 24 October 2025. Mission Narrative (SECRET//NOFORN): AT 2100Z, [FOIA Exemption (b)(1)/1.4a] TOOK OFF FROM OMAM VIA SLR. [Redacted] PROCEEDED TO FRAGGED TASKING. AT 1822Z, [redacted] WAS 7-LINED. [Redacted] DID NOT ARRIVE ON-STATION DUE TO WX RTB (SEE ON/OFF STATION 1). AT 2256Z, [redacted] CONDUCTED A NON-INTERFERENCE BASIS TASKING (SEE NIB 1). AT 0444Z, CONDUCTED A NON-INTERFERENCE BASIS TASKING (SEE NIB 2). AT 0457Z, DURING RTB [redacted] DETECTED 1X UAP (SEE UAP 1). AT 0405Z, [redacted] RETURNED TO BASE. AT 0713Z, [redacted] CONDUCTED SLR AND LANDED AT OMAM. 10:13 MISSION HOURS. (SECRET//NOFORN) Admin CLASSIFICATION - Classification: SECRET. Associated Caveats: NOFORN. Classification Source (MIS or Classification Guide ID): MS. Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20490606. OPERATION - Operation: ENDURING SENTINEL. Domain: AIR. Operations Center: 609th. USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 001 [PAGE 2] Major Command (MAJCOM): AFSOC. Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM. MSGID - Report Type: MISREP. Originator (Unit or Squadron): 3 SOS. Submit Date/MSNID. Tasking Order (ATO): DK. Mission Type: ISR. ATO Mission Number: [redacted]. Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES. Service Tasked: AIR FORCE. POC - Rank: SrA. Full Name: [FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), (b)(6)]. Unit: Unavailable. Wing: 27 SOW. Phone Number: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Service: Air Force. Operations Center: 609 CAOC. QC - Rank: A1C. Full Name: [FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), (b)(6)]. Unit: 56 SOIS. Wing: 27 SOW. Phone Number: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Service: Air Force. Operations Center: 609 AOC Det 1. APPROVER [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 002 [PAGE 3] Rank: SrA. Full Name: [FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), (b)(6)]. Unit: Unavailable. Wing: 379 AEW. Phone Number: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Service: Air Force. Operations Center: 609 CAOC. INGEST - all fields blank. ACEQUIP - Aircraft Callsign: [blank]. Radar Name or Destination: [redacted]. Radar Software Load or Mission Data, RWR Name/Designator, RWR Software Load, MWS Name/Designator, MWS Software Load, IRCM Name/Designator, IRCM Software Load, ECM Name/Designator, ECM Software Load, CMD Name/Designator, Chaff Designator, Num Chaff/Cartridges, Flare Designator, Num Flares, Towed Decoy Name/Designator, Towed Decoy Software Load: all blank [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 003 [PAGE 4] Num Towed Decoys, Type/Num Radar-Guided AAM, Type/Num IR-Guided AAM, Gun Name/Designator, Num Gun Rounds, Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: all blank. TGT Pod Name or Designator: AN/DAS-1. Additional Avionics: AH/GMESH/SF. Data Link: LINK 16. Gentext: Timeline Takeoff - Callsign: [blank]. Number of Aircraft: 1 [redacted]. Asset Type (Aircraft): [FOIA Exemptions (b)(1)/1.4a, (b)(1)/1.4g]. Aircraft Tail Number(s): [FOIA Exemptions (b)(1)/1.4a, (b)(1)/1.4g]. Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): OMAM. Takeoff Time DTG: 062100:00ZJUN24. Mode 3 (IFF Codes): 34563. Gentext/Additional Details: [blank]. Mission Canceled: [blank]. Landing - Last Land Location (ICAO Code): OMAM. Last Land Time: 070713:00ZJUN24. Last Engine Shutdown Time: 070723:00ZJUN24. Total Mission Time: 10 hours 13 minutes. Gentext/Additional Details: [blank]. On Station - Time On Station DTG: [blank]. Callsign: [redacted]. JTAR Number: [dash]. Killbox (Location): [dash]. Mission Type: ISR [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 004 [PAGE 5] JTAC Callsign: ITC. Gentext/Additional Details: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) AT 1822Z, [redacted] WAS 7-LINED. DID NOT ARRIVE ON-STATION DUE TO WX RTB AT 0405Z. (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY). Did not Arrive On Station: [checked/yes, implied]. Off Station - Time Off Station DTG: [blank]. Total Time On Station: [blank]. Gentext/Additional Details: [blank]. NIB (Non-Interference Basis tasking 1) - Earliest Time Intelligence of Value: 062256:00ZJUN24. Latest Time Intelligence of Value: 062330:00ZJUN24. NIB ID: [dash]. ISR Support or Effect: FMV. Target Name: [redacted]. Location of Interest (LOI): [dash/redacted]. Location (MGRS): 40RGM85[redacted]. Requested Classification of Reports: SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY. Dissemination POCs or Common File: [dash]. EEIs: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) A. BEGIN SCANS AT 75NM WEST, NORTH, AND EAST OF SP FOR DHOWS TRANSITING IN THE DIRECTION OF SP. B. PROVIDE SITREP WITH FLAG STATUS, FLAG, OR NO FLAG VISIBLE AND COUNTRY OF FLAG (IF POSSIBLE), COORDINATES AND OBSERVED ACTIVITY. C. CALL OUT ANY IDENTIFIABLE EQUIPMENT, COMMS EQUIPMENT, PERSONS WEAPONS, CARGO ON BOARD TO INCLUDE CANVAS COVERED ITEMS (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) GENTEXT/NIB - Gentext: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) UPON ARRIVAL TO SP AT 2256Z, [redacted] OBSERVED NO PERSONNEL OR VEHICLE ACTIVITY. BETWEEN 2257Z-2330Z, [redacted] CONDUCTED SCANS IVO THE SP AND PROVIDED CALLS ON ANY DHOW ACTIVITY. ITC INTENT MET. (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) UAP - Initial Contact DTG: 070457:00ZJUN24 [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 005 [PAGE 6] UAP Event Type: UAP Incident. UAP Maneuverability Observations: FLYING STRAIGHT JUST OVER THE WATER AT SPEED OF 140 KNOTS. UAP Response to Observer Actions: NO CHANGE. MDS Type/Asset Type: [redacted]. Tail Number: [redacted]. Friendly Aircraft Location: 40RFM60[redacted]. Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: 23,999 FT. Friendly Aircraft Trajectory: 294 (degrees). Observer Assessment of UAP: Benign. Friendly Aircraft Speed: 163 KNOTS. Observation Interrogation of UAP (sensors/returns): NO. Third-party Observers and/or Reporters: [dash]. Friendly Aircraft State: [blank]. Training Range: N/A. Operational Range: [dash]. UAP Physical State: Solid. Number of UAP Sighted: [redacted]. UAP Propulsion Means: UNKNOWN. UAP Payload: [blank]. UAP Under Intelligent Control: [blank]. UAP Signatures: [dash]. UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials: NO. UAP RF Frequency: [dash]. UAP RF Duration: [dash]. UAP Event Serial Number: 060457ZJUN2024-CENTCOM. UAP Effects on Persons: NO. UAP Objects/Material Recovered: NO. UAP Effects on Equipment: [dash]. Full Name: [FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), (b)(6)]. Rank/Grade: E-4. Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)]. Observer Engagement of UAP: NO. First Coordinate: 40RFM60. First Seen Radius: [blank]. Last Accuracy: Estimated. Last Coordinate: 40QFM92[redacted]. Last Seen Radius: 5. Kinetic Altitude Accuracy: Estimated. Kinetic Altitude: [dash]. Kinetic Depth Accuracy: Estimated. Kinetic Depth: [dash] [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 006 [PAGE 7] Kinetic Velocity Accuracy: Estimated. Kinetic Velocity: 140 KNOTS. Kinetic Trajectory Accuracy: Estimated. Kinetic Trajectory: [dash]. UAP Date of DoD Acquisition: 070457:00ZJUN24. UAP Reaction to Observation, Interrogation, Engagement: NO. UAP Anomalous Characteristics/Behaviors: [blank]. First Accuracy: Precise. Call Sign: [blank]. UAP First Seen Location: [redacted]. UAP Last Seen Location: [blank]. UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory: [blank] GENTEXT/UAP - UAP Description (size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): (SECRET//NOFORN) GLOWING HOT SPHERICAL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WITH A VERTICAL UNWAVERING CYLINDRICAL POLE/BAR ATTACHED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OBJECT, POSS REFLECTION FROM THE OBJECT IN THE WATER, MOVING AT 140 KNOTS (SECRET//NOFORN) Gentext (UAP Event Description): (SECRET//NOFORN) DURING RTB AT 0457Z, [redacted] OBSERVED 1X UAP WHILE TRANSITING OVER 40RFM60[redacted] FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 23,999FT MSL AND SPEED OF 163KTS. (SECRET//NOFORN) NIB (tasking 2) - Earliest Time Intelligence of Value: 070444:00ZJUN24. Latest Time Intelligence of Value: 070548:00ZJUN24. NIB ID: [dash]. ISR Support or Effect: FMV. Target Name: [redacted]. Location of Interest (LOI): [dash]. Location (MGRS): 40RFM63[redacted]. Requested Classification of Reports: SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY. Dissemination POCs or Common File: [dash]. EEIs: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) A. BEGIN SCANS AT 75NM WEST, NORTH, AND EAST OF SP FOR DHOWS TRANSITING IN THE DIRECTION OF SP. B. PROVIDE SITREP WITH FLAG STATUS, FLAG, OR NO FLAG VISIBLE AND COUNTRY OF FLAG (IF POSSIBLE), COORDINATES AND OBSERVED ACTIVITY. C. CALL OUT ANY IDENTIFIABLE EQUIPMENT, COMMS EQUIPMENT, PERSONS WEAPONS, CARGO ON BOARD TO INCLUDE CANVAS COVERED ITEMS [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 007 [PAGE 8] (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) GENTEXT/NIB - Gentext: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) UPON ARRIVAL TO SP AT 0444Z, [redacted] OBSERVED NO PERSONNEL OR VEHICLE ACTIVITY. BETWEEN 0445Z-0548Z, [redacted] CONDUCTED SCANS IVO THE SP AND PROVIDED CALLS ON ANY DHOW ACTIVITY. ITC INTENT MET. (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8S. Approved for Release to AARO. 10/28/25 008
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