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Mission Report, Middle East, 2025

File

DOW-UAP-D108

Type

Document, 8 pages

Agency

Department of War

Date

2025

Place

Middle East

Released

Release 6, September 18, 2026

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The government's description

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. This mission report accompanies video footage derived from an infrared system aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025 (DOW-UAP-PR135).

A U.S. military operator reported observing UAP, describing it as consisting of “six small spherical objects grouped together, and characterized their behavior as “seem[ingle] agile,” and “frequently changing direction.” The reporter estimated the speed of the UAP to have been 480 miles per hour.

All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

DECLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET//NOFORN

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

Misrep prod-dod-11604218
Narrative
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 291734:00ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B)
TOOK OFF FROM (b) (1) (B) VIA
SLR. (b) (1) (B) PROCEEDED TO FRAGGED TASKING TO SUPPORT DATA MASKED.
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 292022:00ZJUL25(b) (1) (B)

OBSERVED AN UAP (SEE UAP 1).

(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 291554:00ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B) WAS 7-LINED TO SUPPORT DATA
MASKED. AT (b) (1) (B)
ARRIVED ON-STATION AND CHECKED IN WITH
DATA MASKED AND PERFORMED FMV COLLECTION AT(b) (1) (B)
(SEE ISR 1).
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 300931:00ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B)
DATA MASKED (SEE NIB 1).

RECIVED A NIB TASKING TO SUPPORT

(SECRET//NOFORN) AT (b) (1) (B)
RETURNED TO BASE. AT
(b)
(1)
(B)
(b) (1) (B)
LANDED AT
VIA SLR. (b) (1) (B) LAST ENGINE
SHUTDOWN AT 301426:00ZJUL25. FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY GET. (b) (1) (B)
TASKINGS PROSECUTED. (b) (1) (B)
TASKINGS PROSECUTED. (b) (1) (B)
.

(S/RELIDO) Mission Narrative

Admin

CLASSIFICATION
• Classification: SECRET
• Associated Caveats: NOFORN
• Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MS
• Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20500729

OPERATION
• Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE
• Domain: AIR

3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

• Operations Center: 609th
• Major Command (MAJCOM): AFSOC
• Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM

MSGID
• Report Type: MISREP
• Originator (Unit or Squadron): 65 SOS
• Mission Wing: 1 SOW
• Submit Date:

MSNID
• Tasking Order (ATO): TM
• Mission Type:
• ATO Mission Number:
• Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES
• Service Tasked: AIR FORCE
(b) (1) (B)

(b) (1) (B)

Poc

POC
• Rank: A1C
• Full Name: (b) (6)
• Unit: (b) (6)
• Wing: (b) (6)
• Phone Number: (b) (6)
• Email: (b) (6)
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: Other

QC
• Rank: SrA
• Full Name: (b) (6)
• Unit: (b) (6)
• Wing: (b) (6)
• Phone Number: (b) (6)
• Email: (b) (6)
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: (b) (6)

3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

DECLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET//NOFORN

APPROVER
• Rank: TSgt
• Full Name: (b) (6)
• Unit: Unit Support Team
• Wing: Other
• Phone Number: (b) (6)
• Email: (b) (6)
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: (b) (6)

INGEST
• Rank:
• Full Name:
• Unit:
• Wing:
• Phone Number:
• Email:
• Service:
• Operations Center:

ACEQUIP

ACEQUIP
• Aircraft Callsign: (b) (1) (B)
• Radar Name or Destination:
• Radar Software Load or Mission Data:
• Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator:
• RWR Software Load or Mission Data:
• MWS Name or Designator:
• MWS Software Load or Mission Data:
• IRCM Name or Designator:
• IRCM Software Load or Mission Data:
• ECM Name or Designator:
• ECM Software Load or Mission Data:
• CMD Name or Designator:
• Chaff Designator:
• Num Chaff or Cartridges:
• Flare Designator:
• Num Flares:
• Towed Decoy Name or Designator:
(b) (1) (B)

3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

UNCLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

• Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data:
• Num Towed Decoys:
• Type of Radar-Guided AAM:
• Num Radar-Guided AAM:
• Type of IR-Guided AAM:
• Num IR-Guided AAM:
• Gun Name or Designator:
• Num Gun Rounds:
• Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each:
• TGT Pod Name or Designator: (b) (1) (B)
• Additional Avionics:
• Data Link: (b) (1) (B)
• Gentext:
(b) (1) (B)

Timeline

Takeoff
(b) (1) (B)

• Callsign:
• Number of Aircraft: 1
• Asset Type (Aircraft): (b) (1) (B)
• Aircraft Tail Number(s):
• Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): (b) (1) (B)
• Takeoff Time DTG: 291734:00ZJUL25
• Mode 3 (IFF Codes): (b) (1) (B)
• Gentext/Additional Details:
• Mission Canceled:
(b) (1) (B)

Landing
• Last Land Location (ICAO Code): (b) (1) (B)
• Last Land Time: 301411:00ZJUL25
• Last Engine Shutdown Time: 301426:00ZJUL25
• Total Mission Time: (b) (1) (B)
• Gentext/Additional Details:

ISR
• Time-on Station DTG: 292236:01ZJUL25
• Time-off Station DTG: 300930:00ZJUL25
• Aircraft Callsign:
• Msn Type: (b) (1) (B)

3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

DECLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET//NOFORN

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

• Primary Sensor: (b) (1) (B)
• Sensors Available: (b) (1) (B)
• Tasking Type: Planned
• Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): DATA MASKED
• BE Number (if NTISR):
• Tasked Start Point: (b) (1) (B)
• Activity Description: (b) (1) (B)
• FMV or Image File Name (if NTISR):
• EEIs Observed: Yes
• Number of EEIs: 1
• Global Campaign Plan: GCP - VEO (violent extremist group)

GENTEXT/ISR
• Gentext: (SECRET//NOFORN) AT 292236:00ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B) ARRIVED AT SP
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 292236:00ZJUL25,(b) (1) (B) OBSERVED 1X(b) (1) (B)
(SECRET//NOFORN) FROM 2(b) (1) (B)
(b) (1) (B)
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 300911:01ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B)
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 300912:01ZJUL25,(b) (1) (B)
(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 300914:01ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B)

OBSERVED
OBSERVED (b) (1) (B)
OBSERVED (b) (1) (B)
OBSERVED (b) (1) (B)

(SECRET//NOFORN) AT 300930:01ZJUL25, (b) (1) (B) CALLED RTB
(SECRET//NOFORN) FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY GET

ISR ASSET UTILIZATION
• Supported Unit: DATA MASKED
• Supported Operation: (b) (1) (B)
• Precoord Time: (b) (1) (B)
• Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY

WEATHER
• Weather: (UNCLASSIFIED) CLEAR WX
• WX Mission Impact: No Impact
• Location of WX Occurrence:
• Cause of Impact:

EFFECTIVENESS
• Tasker:
3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

• Intel Gap Filled?: No
• Gentext: (UNCLASSIFIED) SATISFACTORY

On Station
• Time On Station DTG: (b) (1) (B)
• Callsign: (b) (1) (B)
• JTAR Number:
• Killbox (Location):
• Mission Type:
• JTAC Callsign:
• Gentext/Additional Details:
• Did not Arrive On Station:
(b) (1) (B)

Off Station
• Time Off Station DTG: (b) (1) (B)
• Total Time On Station: (b) (1) (B)
• Gentext/Additional Details:

UAP
• Initial Contact DTG: 292022:32ZJUL25
• UAP Event Type: UAP Incident
• UAP Maneuverability Observations: SEEMED TO BE AGILE, FREQUENTLY CHNAGING
DIRECTION
• UAP Response to Observer Actions: NONE
• MDS Type / Asset Type: (b) (1) (B)
• Tail Number: (b) (1) (B)
• Friendly Aircraft Location: (b) (1) (B)
• Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: (b) (1) (B)
• Friendly Aircraft Trajectory: NW
• Observer Assessment of UAP: (b) (1) (B)
• Friendly Aircraft Speed: 120 KIAS
• Observation Interrogation of UAP (yes/no; if yes list sensor(s) and returns):: NO
• Third-party Observers and/or Reporters: (b) (6)
• Friendly Aircraft State:
• Training Range (If applicable): UNK
• Operational Range: UNK
• UAP Physical State: Solid
• Number of UAP Sighted:
• UAP Propulsion Means: UNKNOWN
• UAP Payload:
3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET//NOFORN

Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710

• UAP Under Intelligent Control (yes/no; if yes, describe): UNKNOWN
• UAP Signatures: (b) (1) (B)
• UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO
• UAP RF Frequency: UNKNOWN
• UAP RF Duration: UNKNOWN
• UAP Event Serial Number: UNKNOWN
• UAP Effects on Persons: NO
• UAP Objects/Material Recovered (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO
• UAP Effects on Equipment: NONE
• Full Name: (b) (6)
• Rank/Grade: SSGT/E5
• Email: (b) (6)
• Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): (b) (6)
• Observer Engagement of UAP (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO
• First Coordinate: (b) (1) (B)
• First Seen Radius: 5
• Last Accuracy: Estimated
• Last Coordinate: (b) (1) (B)
• Last Seen Radius: 5
• Kinetic Altitude Accuracy: Estimated
• Kinetic Altitude: FL220
• Kinetic Depth Accuracy: Estimated
• Kinetic Depth: UNKNOWN
• Kinetic Velocity Accuracy: Estimated
• Kinetic Velocity: 48OMPH
• Kinetic Trajectory Accuracy: Estimated
• Kinetic Trajectory: SE
• UAP Date of DoD Acquisition: 292022:32ZJUL25
• UAP Reaction to Observation, Interrogation, Engagement (yes/no; if yes, describe): NONE.
FOLLOWED OF OWN ACCORD UNTIL LIST. REPORTED AFTERWARDS
• UAP Anomalous Characteristics/ Behaviors: ABLE TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS QUICKLY AND
SIMULTANEOUSLY
• First Accuracy: Estimated
• Call Sign: (b) (1) (B)
• UAP First Seen Location:
• UAP Last Seen Location:
• UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured):

GENTEXT/UAP
• UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): 6X SMALL
SPHERICAL OBJECTS GROUPED TOGETHER
• Gentext (UAP Event Description): (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) WHILE TRANSITING TO

3.5C. (B)(6)

DECLASSIFIED

SECRET//NOFORN

UNCLASSIFIED

DECLASSIFIED
Declassified by:
MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20260710
UNCLASSIFIED
SECRET//NOFORN
TGT (b) (1) (B)
PERFORMED SCANS ON THE GROUND WHILE ENROUTE TO SUPPORT
(b) (1) (
NIB
• Earliest Time Intelligence of Value: (b) (1) (B)
• Latest Time Intelligence of Value: (b) (1) (B)
• NIB ID: • ISR Support or Effect: MULTI-INT
• Target Name: (b) (1) (B)
• Location of Interest (LOI): (b) (1) (B)
• Location (MGRS): (b) (1) (B)
• Requested Classification of Reports: SECRET//NOFORN
• Dissemination POCs or Common File: • EEIs: (SECRET//NOFORN) INTENT IS TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES ASW SP
GENTEXT/NIB
• Gentext: (SECRET//NOFORN) AT (b) (1) (B)
AND OBSERVED NO EEI RELATED ACTIVITY (b) (1) (B)
3.5C. (B)(6)
DECLASSIFIED
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
ARRIVED AT NIB LOCATION