Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

Date: 20 Oct 2024
Place: Syria (37S grid, AFSOC AC-130 gunship platform)
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

Five seconds of FMV video, third of three clips from the same event as PR031/PR032 (mission report DOW-UAP-D032). Shows two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlaid on the background, each lasting under two seconds, again consistent with the mission report's own 'light/glare' characterization.

What officials concluded

Tentative explanation

Same mission report as PR031/PR032; aircrew assessed benign, judged not a lasing event, categorized physical state as Plasma.

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

Witnesses130 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

ShapeOrb or sphere

No: Light only
Yes: 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 Same single-sensor, light/glare-consistent event as PR031/PR032; semi-transparent overlaid color areas lasting under two seconds each is the signature of a lens or sensor artifact rather than a resolved physical object.

As described in the file

Witnesses: One AFSOC AC-130 aircrew (12 SOS), unnamed, redacted
Sensors: FMV camera (single sensor)
Shape: Two semi-transparent, irregular orange areas overlaying background imagery
Lights and colour: Orange
Motion: No maneuverability observed
Duration: 5 seconds released; each glare event under 2 seconds
Altitude or range: Aircraft at 20,088 ft, orbiting, 144 knots
Effects: UAP Effects on Persons: NO

Pentagon files

VideoDOW-UAP-PR033Release 1
DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024
Open the original on war.gov

What the file claims

Unverified
The video description records semi-transparent orange areas overlaying the background image, each lasting less than two seconds, rather than a persistent tracked object.

On the map

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

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