Mission Report, Greece, January 2024
- Date
- 25 Jan 2024
- Place
- Mediterranean Sea
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
One of the more distinctive MISREPs: the crew (33rd Special Operations Squadron) observed one UAP for about two minutes at 0509Z, appearing diamond-shaped with a straight, non-maneuvering 'tail' or probe at the bottom, visible only through the aircraft's Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor and not by other means. Estimated speed 434 knots (499 mph); observer assessed the object as benign.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
- No: Visual
- Yes: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
- No: Civilian
- Yes: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
- No: Light only
- Yes: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating A specific, stable, non-random shape (diamond with a straight tail/probe) held for two full minutes and visible on one specific sensor band is more descriptively rich than most files in the batch, but it remains single-sensor (SWIR only, absent on visual/other bands), which is itself a strong clue pointing to a sensor-specific artifact or a small/cool object below the visual detection threshold rather than a large solid craft.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One aircrew (33rd Special Operations Squadron)
- Sensors
- SWIR (short-wave infrared)
- Shape
- Round/diamond with a straight non-maneuvering tail/probe
- Lights and colour
- SWIR white (appears only on SWIR)
- Motion
- 434 knots (499 mph)
- Duration
- Approx. 2 minutes
- Altitude or range
- FL200-FL250 range (FL250 friendly altitude recorded)
- Effects
- None (NO on Effects on Persons/Equipment)
Pentagon files
DOW-UAP-D025, Mission Report, Greece, January 2024
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
- Unverified
A diamond-shaped object with a straight, non-maneuvering tail or probe was visible only on the aircraft's SWIR sensor, not on other sensors, while flying at an estimated 434 knots for about two minutes.
On the map
35.00° N, 18.00° E, a position at sea, approximate
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