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DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024

The released record says a U.S. military operator reported observing a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' described as a 'light/glare halo effect' at the top of the Full-Motion Video (FMV) feed. File: DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024. DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 4 evidence records, and 5 timeline entries across 10 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Document · Release 01
Date
Oct 20, 2024
Location
Syria
Extent
10 pages

Probed Assessment

The released record says a U.S. military operator reported observing a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' described as a 'light/glare halo effect' at the top of the Full-Motion Video (FMV) feed. File: DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says the UAP was assessed as benign with no mission impact or change.
  • The released record says AT 1559Z, (b)(1)1.4a (b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED ARRIEAL PHENOMENON (SEE UAP 1).
  • The released record says FROM 1559Z-1644Z, OBSERVED UAP ACTIVITY (SEE UAP 1).

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 4 evidence records, and 5 timeline entries across 10 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-D032, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that a U.S. military operator reported observing a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' described as a 'light/glare halo effect' at the top of the Full-Motion Video (FMV) feed.

Open questions

  • Which companion records, if any, independently corroborate the source claims extracted from this 10-page document?

Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.

Official Description from War.gov

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.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

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Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

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DoW-UAP-D32: UAP consisting of a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light,'

The report described a misshapen, uneven ball of white light and multiple glares or lights from an unknown origin.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-050-dow-uap-d032-mission-report-syria-october-2024
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 4

    Takeoff

    Aircraft took off from OJMS.

    LinkedOJMS
  2. Page 1

    On Station

    Aircraft arrived on station and performed FMV/SIGINT collection.

  3. Page 7

    UAP Initial Contact

    Observed unidentified aerial phenomenon.

  4. Page 9

    Off Station

    Aircraft left station.

  5. Page 5

    Landing

    Aircraft landed at OJMS.

    LinkedOJMS

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Reported by source4Source interpretation2
InterpretationAssertedPage 9

A U.S. military operator reported observing a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light' described as a 'light/glare halo effect' at the top of the Full-Motion Video (FMV) feed.

UNKNOWN ORIGIN AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AND DIRECTIONS. AT 1559Z, 1602Z AND AT 1644Z, OBSERVED 1X LIGHT/GLARE CROSSED DIRECTLY ON THE FMV CAMERA. AT 1609Z AND 1620Z, (b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED A LIGHT/GLARE HALO EFFECT AT THE TOP OF (b)(1)1.4a FMV FEED.

InterpretationAssertedPage 9

The UAP was assessed as benign with no mission impact or change.

AIRCREW CONSIDERED THIS NO MISSION IMPACT OR CHANGE AND UAP WAS BENIGN.

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

AT 1559Z, (b)(1)1.4a (b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED ARRIEAL PHENOMENON (SEE UAP 1).

AT 1559Z, (b)(1)1.4a (b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED ARRIEAL PHENOMENON (SEE UAP 1).

Source reportedAssertedPage 6

FROM 1559Z-1644Z, OBSERVED UAP ACTIVITY (SEE UAP 1).

FROM 1559Z-1644Z, OBSERVED UAP ACTIVITY (SEE UAP 1).

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The report identifies AFSOC as the major command.

Major Command (MAJCOM): AFSOC

Source reportedAssertedPage 9

The report described a misshapen, uneven ball of white light and multiple glares or lights from an unknown origin.

UAP Description: MISHAPEN AND UNEVEN BALL OF WHITE LIGHT. FROM 1559Z-1644Z, the operator observed multiple glares or light from unknown origin at different angles and directions.

Source Material & Evidence

document

UAP 1

SEE UAP 1

document

ISR 1

SEE ISR 1

document

ISR 2

SEE ISR 2

document

ISR 3

SEE ISR 3

Research Map

11 entities · 0 grounded links

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UAP/Disclosure Graph
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