Disclosed

Mission Report, Mediterranean Sea, NA

Date
Date unknown
Place
Mediterranean Sea
Record
Pentagon file
Assessment
Not assessed
Evidence strength
467 case pages by decade; this one falls in Undated with 20 othersAll cases

What was reported

Short MISREP fragment: one UAP described as 'triangular and metallic,' estimated altitude 24,989 ft, speed 168 knots (193 mph).

What officials concluded

Unresolved

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency
Department of War
Released in

Evidence profile

Sensors1 of 9
  • No: Visual
  • No: Infrared
  • No: Radar
  • No: Video
  • No: Photo
  • No: Film
  • No: Audio
  • No: Night vision
  • Yes: 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
ShapeTriangle
  • No: Light only
  • No: Orb or sphere
  • No: Disc
  • Yes: 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 sensor, brief fragment with only shape, altitude and speed; no duration, sensor type, or further behavior recorded.

As described in the file

Witnesses
One U.S. military operator (unit redacted)
Sensors
Sensor (type redacted)
Shape
Triangular
Lights and colour
Metallic
Motion
168 knots (193 mph)
Duration
Not stated
Altitude or range
24,989 ft

Pentagon files

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What the file claims

1
  • Unverified

    A single UAP was described as triangular and metallic, at an estimated altitude of 24,989 feet and speed of 168 knots.

On the map

35.00° N, 18.00° E, a position at sea, approximate

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