PURSUE archive · catalogue card
DOW-UAP-D055
Mission Report, Syria, November 2016
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- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- Nov 18, 2016As the catalogue writes it: “11/18/16”
- Place
- SyriaAs the catalogue writes it: “Syria”See the area on the globe →
- Published in PURSUE
- May 8, 2026
- Records
- 1 record · Document
- Redactions
- Redacted passages in 1 of 1 records
01 Official description
This document is a mission briefing summarizing an observation of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria.
A U.S. military pilot flying a P-8A aircraft reported observing an object via the aircraft’s EO/IR sensor, which they characterized as appearing to be in “sea skim mode,” traveling at approximately 500 knots (575 mph) on a southeasterly heading. The P-8A lost visual contact with the object after two minutes.
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 · 1
DOW-UAP-D055 · Document · Department of War · May 8, 2026
Mission Report, Syria, November 2016
11/18/16 · Syria
03 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
04 Sources
- [1]
Record · U.S. Department of War
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
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