Mission Report, Greece, October 2023
- Date
- 27 Oct 2023
- Place
- Aegean Sea
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
MISREP (33rd Special Operations Squadron) noting a UAP flying just above the ocean surface, executing 'sharp 90 degree turns' at an estimated 80 mph. No IR/RF signatures recorded; 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
- No: 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 Single sensor, no radar/RF/IR signature recorded (UAP Signatures: NONE); a slow (80 mph), low-altitude object making sharp turns just above water is consistent with a bird, wave/spray effect, or small craft close to the observing platform, foreshortened by the viewing angle.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One aircrew (33rd Special Operations Squadron)
- Sensors
- FMV (G-MESH sensor)
- Shape
- Not described
- Motion
- Sharp 90-degree turns at approx. 80 mph, flying just above the ocean surface
- Duration
- Not stated
- Altitude or range
- Not stated
- Effects
- None (NO)
Pentagon files
DOW-UAP-D033, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
- Unverified
A UAP was observed flying just above the ocean surface and making multiple sharp 90-degree turns at an estimated 80 mph.
On the map
38.50° N, 25.00° E, a position at sea, approximate
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