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DOW-UAP-D032
Mission Report, Syria, October 2024
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- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- Oct 20, 2024As the catalogue writes it: “10/20/24”
- Place
- SyriaAs the catalogue writes it: “Syria”See the area on the globe →
- Published in PURSUE
- May 8, 2026
- Records
- 4 records · Document + Video
- Redactions
- Redacted passages in 4 of 4 records
01 Official 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 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.
A U.S. military operator reported observing a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” describing multiple “glares or light” emanating from an “unknown origin.” The reporter described the UAP as a “light/glare halo effect” at the top of the Full-Motion Video (FMV) feed.
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.
02 Catalogue records · 4
DOW-UAP-D032 · Document · Department of War · May 8, 2026 · Main record
Mission Report, Syria, October 2024
10/20/24 · Syria
DOW-UAP-PR031 · Video · Department of War · May 8, 2026
Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024
Syria
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Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed.
Video Description:
00:00-00:01: An indistinctly shaped multi-colored area moves from right to left across the top edge of the sensor display within the first second of the video.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
DOW-UAP-PR032 · Video · Department of War · May 8, 2026
Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024
Syria
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Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of six seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed.
Video Description:
00:02-00:04: An area of irregular color and brightness, mainly consisting of white and red highlights, appears near the center of the top edge of the sensor display. The area extends to a width of approximately one-third of the horizontal frame, with a vertical area comprising approximately one-sixth of the viewing area. Overall, its shape is best described as a horizontally-oriented half-oval bisected along its major axis.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
DOW-UAP-PR033 · Video · Department of War · May 8, 2026
Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024
Syria
File on war.gov ↗View on DVIDS ↗
Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed.
Video Description:
00:01-00:03: Two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlay the background imagery, persisting for less than two seconds each.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
03 Catalogue discrepancies
Errors or inconsistencies in the catalogue itself, noted as they appear. They do not change what the documents say.
- DOW-UAP-D032 cites “PR-031”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR031.
- DOW-UAP-D032 cites “PR-032”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR032.
- DOW-UAP-D032 cites “PR-033”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR033.
- DOW-UAP-PR031 cites “PR-032”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR032.
- DOW-UAP-PR031 cites “PR-033”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR033.
- DOW-UAP-PR032 cites “PR-031”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR031.
- DOW-UAP-PR032 cites “PR-033”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR033.
- DOW-UAP-PR033 cites “PR-031”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR031.
- DOW-UAP-PR033 cites “PR-032”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR032.
04 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
05 Sources
- [1]
Record · U.S. Department of War
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
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