Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, July 2022

Date: 31 Jul 2022
Place: Syria (37S grid, TF Chosin area of operations)
Record: Pentagon file
Assessment: Not assessed
Evidence strength

467 case pages by decade; this one falls in 2020s with 169 othersAll cases

What was reported

Fourteen seconds of paired infrared/EO video from a USAF armed-recce sortie supporting TF Chosin, paired with mission report DOW-UAP-D016. The MISREP narrative and dedicated UAP entry describe a brief (under one minute) observation of an unidentified aerial phenomenon moving north to south, with no further characterization, sensor corroboration, or assessment offered.

What officials concluded

No conclusion stated

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency: Department of War
Released in

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

Witnesses89 counted

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

Shapenot stated

No: Light only
No: 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-platform sensor (IR/EO feed from the same aircraft, not independent sensors), brief duration, no shape, size, speed or altitude data recorded, no assessment offered.

As described in the file

Witnesses: One USAF ISR aircrew (89 ATKS), unnamed, redacted
Sensors: FMV/infrared and electro-optical (two channels of one platform, not independent sensors)
Motion: Moving north to south
Duration: Under one minute total event; 14 seconds released
Altitude or range: Aircraft at 19,359 ft, 116 kts

Pentagon files

VideoDOW-UAP-PR022Release 1
DOW-UAP-PR022, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, July 2022
Open the original on war.gov

What the file claims

Unverified
The mission report records a brief (under one minute) UAP event moving north to south with no further description or explanation offered.

On the map

35.00° N, 38.00° E, plotted at the centre of the country

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