DOW-UAP-D055, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016
The released record says p-8A observed an unidentified low-flying object 55 NM northwest of Latakia, Syria. File: DOW-UAP-D055, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016. DOW-UAP-D055, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 3 timeline entries across 1 source page, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
- File
- Document · Release 01
- Date
- Nov 18, 2016
- Location
- Syria
- Extent
- 1 pages
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Probed Assessment
Key takeaways
- P-8A observed an unidentified low-flying object 55 NM northwest of Latakia, Syria.
- The object was traveling at approximately 500 knots on a southeasterly heading.
- P-8A lost visual contact with the object after two minutes.
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016 is an officially released 1-page record with searchable page text, page-specific claim locators, dated events where supported, and document-level provenance.
Corroboration
The release establishes official provenance for DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016, but its reported observations, judgments, and interpretations remain source claims unless supported by independent records.
Open questions
- • Which companion records or contemporaneous sources, if any, independently corroborate the document’s key claims?
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Official Description from War.gov
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.
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File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
P-8A observed an unidentified low-flying object 55 NM northwest of Latakia, Syria
The released document states that p-8A observed an unidentified low-flying object 55 NM northwest of Latakia, Syria.
The object was traveling at approximately 500 knots on a southeasterly heading
The released document states that the object was traveling at approximately 500 knots on a southeasterly heading.
P-8A lost visual contact with the object after two minutes
The released document states that p-8A lost visual contact with the object after two minutes.
Syria report describes possible missile-like object detected by EO/IR
The OCR page says a P-8 observed a possible missile launch from an unknown origin via EO/IR sensor, traveling in sea-skimming mode at approximately 500 knots.
Syria D55 report says possible missile-like object was later lost visually
Syria D55 report says possible missile-like object was later lost visually. The OCR page states: The possible missile appeared to be in sea skim mode traveling at approximately 500KTS on a southeasterly heading outbound from KCTG. P-8 position . was 26NM S of object detection at 16121 F~ 1.4a.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 01
- Official ID
- release-01-file-062-dow-uap-d055-mission-report-syria-november-2016
- Cleared
- May 8, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Possible missile launch observed
The P-8 report records the initial EO/IR observation.
P-8 lost visual contact
The report says the P-8 lost visual contact northwest of Latakia.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
P-8A observed an unidentified low-flying object 55 NM northwest of Latakia, Syria.
P-IA, obe•rved an unidentified low-ftylng object 86 nm northweet of Latakla from an unknown origin.
The object was traveling at approximately 500 knots on a southeasterly heading.
traveling at approx SOOK.TS on a •outheut•rly heading outbound from KCTG.
P-8A lost visual contact with the object after two minutes.
P-8 lost visual of the object IVO approx. 40 NM northwest of Latakia.
The mission commander characterized the interaction as safe.
The mission commander for P~8 characterized the interaction as safe.
Source Material & Evidence
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