Mission Report, Syria, October 2024
- Date
- 20 Oct 2024
- Place
- Syria
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
MISREP describing repeated glares or light 'from unknown origin' observed at three separate times (1559Z, 1602Z, 1644Z) during a single ISR pass, described as a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' and, separately, a 'light/glare halo effect at the top of the FMV feed.' Aircrew considered it no mission impact and assessed the UAP as benign; physical state recorded as 'Plasma.'
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 The report's own description -- repeated glares crossing the camera and a halo effect specifically at the frame edge, recurring at different angles over 45 minutes -- is the textbook signature of a camera lens flare/glare artifact, not a discrete object; the form's own 'UAP Physical State: Plasma' field appears to be a default/placeholder rather than a measured characteristic given no instrument for detecting plasma is listed.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One aircrew (12th Special Operations Squadron)
- Sensors
- FMV (SANTA FE sensor)
- Shape
- Misshapen, uneven ball of white light
- Lights and colour
- White light / glare / halo
- Motion
- Not stated
- Duration
- 1559Z-1644Z (repeated over ~45 minutes)
- Altitude or range
- 20,088 ft
- Effects
- None (NO on Effects on Equipment)
Pentagon files
DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
- Unverified
Across three timestamps during one ISR pass, the crew logged glares or lights crossing directly onto the FMV camera and, separately, a 'halo effect' at the top edge of the video feed.
On the map
35.00° N, 38.00° E, plotted at the centre of the country
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