DOW-UAP-D023, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023
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 one UAP. 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.
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- Source
- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- Department of War
- Reference #
- RELEASE-01-FILE-042-DOW-UAP-D23-MISSION-REPORT-UNITED-ARAB-EMIRATES-OCTOBER-2023
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 9
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A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP.
A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP.
The UAP was observed at 0241Z and 0322Z.
AT 02412, OBSERVED IX UAP. AT 03222, OBSERVED IX UAP.
The UAP was assessed as benign.
Observer Assessment of UAP: Benign
The UAP had no observed maneuverability.
UAP Maneuverability Observations: NONE
The UAP had a thermal signature that showed cold.
UAP Signatures: THERMAL SHOWED COLD
Chronology extracted from the document text.
Takeoff from Al Dhafra
Took off from Al Dhafra (OMAM).
Received Guard Call
Received a professional guard call from Iranian Air Defense.
First UAP Observation
Observed IX UAP.
Second UAP Observation
Observed IX UAP.
Landing at OMAM
Landed at OMAM.
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