Mission Report, Djibouti, 2025
- Date
- Date unknown
- Place
- Mediterranean Sea
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
Fragment: a U.S. operator observed two round, 'white hot' UAP moving south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour, detected via infrared sensor (implied by the 'white hot' IR convention).
What officials concluded
Unresolved
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
Sensors1 of 9
- No: Visual
- Yes: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnesses1 counted
- No: Civilian
- Yes: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- Yes: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
ShapeOrb or sphere
- No: Light only
- Yes: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating Single infrared sensor, two objects, one estimated speed; 'white hot' on an IR display simply denotes polarity setting and is consistent with any warm object (aircraft, birds, flares), not evidence of anomalous heat.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One U.S. military operator (unit redacted)
- Sensors
- Infrared sensor
- Shape
- Round
- Lights and colour
- White hot (IR signature)
- Motion
- Approx. 240 nm/hour, moving south (dynamic)
- Duration
- Not stated
- Altitude or range
- Not stated
Pentagon files
1
DOW-UAP-D008, Mission Report, Djibouti, 2025
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
1
- Unverified
Two round, IR 'white hot' UAP were observed moving dynamically south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour.
On the map
35.00° N, 18.00° E, a position at sea, approximate
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