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DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023

The released record says a U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP 'shaped as a bouncy ball.'. File: DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023. DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 4 timeline entries across 10 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Document · Release 01
Date
Nov 9, 2023
Location
Syria
Extent
10 pages

Probed Assessment

The released record says a U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP 'shaped as a bouncy ball.'. File: DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says the UAP was described as traveling '~424kn (483 mph) consistently for at least 7mins.'.
  • The released record says the UAP approached from the south.
  • The released record says AT 2153Z, 1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON AT 37D ST 69 1.4a 07 1.4a (SEE UAP 1).

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 4 timeline entries across 10 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-D074, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that a U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP 'shaped as a bouncy ball.'.

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 one UAP “shaped as a bouncy ball.” The observer described the UAP as traveling “~424kn (483 mph) consistently for at least 7mins.” The reporter described the UAP approaching from the south. The operator assessed the object as “benign.” 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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Military operator reported one UAP 'shaped as a bouncy ball.'

The released document states that a U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP 'shaped as a bouncy ball.'.

The UAP was described as traveling '~424kn (483 mph) consistently for at least 7mins.'

The released document states that the UAP was described as traveling '~424kn (483 mph) consistently for at least 7mins.'.

The operator assessed the object as 'benign.'

The operator assessed the reported UAP as benign.

Syria mission report says probable UAP passed aircraft at about 424 knots

The OCR page states that the probable UAP dropped altitude, safely passed the aircraft, maintained about 424 knots, and went out of range after seven minutes of observation.

Syria mission report says probable UAP had no emissions or effects

The OCR page says no emissions came from the probable UAP, it was not considered a threat to the aircraft or public safety, and it had no effects on the aircrew.

Syria D74 report identifies event type as UAP incident

Syria D74 report identifies event type as UAP incident. The OCR page states: USCENTCOM MDR 25-0072 06/02/2025 000009 released text • Initial Contact DTG: 092153:00ZNOV23 • UAP Event Type: UAP Incident • UAP Maneuverability Observations: NONE • UAP Response to Observer Actions: NO • MDS Type /.

Syria D74 report logs unidentified aerial phenomenon at 2153Z

Syria D74 report logs unidentified aerial phenomenon at 2153Z. The OCR page states: AT 2153Z, 1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON AT 37D ST 69 1.4a 07 1.4a (SEE UAP 1).

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-072-dow-uap-d074-mission-report-syria-november-2023
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 5

    Takeoff

    Aircraft took off.

  2. Page 6

    On Station

    Aircraft arrived on station.

  3. Page 7

    Off Station

    Aircraft left station.

  4. Page 10

    UAP Observation

    UAP observed by military operator.

Source Claims

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

Source reportedObservedPage 10

A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP 'shaped as a bouncy ball.'.

OBSERVED 1X PROB HC UAP SHAPED AS A BOUNCY BALL

Source reportedObservedPage 9

The UAP was described as traveling '~424kn (483 mph) consistently for at least 7mins.'.

424KN CONSISTANTLY FOR AT LEAST 7MINS IN THE SHAPE OF A BOUNCY BALL. • UAP

Source reportedObservedPage 10

The UAP approached from the south.

UAP SHAPED AS A BOUNCY BALL COME FROM THE SOUTH

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

AT 2153Z, 1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON AT 37D ST 69 1.4a 07 1.4a (SEE UAP 1).

AT 2153Z, 1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON AT 37D ST 69 1.4a 07 1.4a (SEE UAP 1).

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The report identifies USCENTCOM as the combatant command.

Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM

LinkedUSCENTCOM
Source reportedAssertedPage 9

The operator assessed the reported UAP as benign.

Observer Assessment of UAP: Benign.

Source Material & Evidence

document

Mission Report DOW-UAP-D74

RELEASE-01-FILE-076-DOW-UAP-D74-MISSION-REPORT-SYRIA-NOVEMBER-2023

video

Full Motion Video

Research Map

8 entities · 0 grounded links

Lines appear only when two entities share a row-level source claim or dated timeline event. Unconnected nodes remain visible without implying a relationship.

UAP/Disclosure Graph
8 nodes0 links
No grounded pairwise links in this file