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DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. File: DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024. DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024 combines an official, playable video, 2 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Video · Release 01
Date
October 2024
Location
Syria
Agency
Department of War

Probed Assessment

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. File: DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says an accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light,' and reported that a 'light/glare halo effect' occurred at the top of the FMV feed.
  • The released record says a UAP was recorded by a U.S. military platform in Syria.
  • The report was cleared for release

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024 combines an official, playable video, 2 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-PR033, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024.

Open questions

  • Do an original-generation recording, complete transcript, or sensor metadata survive outside the released artifact?

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

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. Video Description: 00:01-00:03: Two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlay the background imagery, persisting for less than two seconds each. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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-PR33: the United States Central Command submitted a report of an UAP

The linked release item states that the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024.

Syria mission report describes a light/glare halo on FMV

The OCR page states that aircrew observed a light or glare halo effect at the top of the FMV feed and assessed the event as benign with no mission impact.

Syria mission report logs repeated light/glare crossings

The OCR page separately notes light or glare crossings on the FMV camera at three times during the reported event window.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-085-dow-uap-pr033-unresolved-uap-report-syria-october-2024
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Related coverage

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Sighting Context

Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.

Shape model

Shape not classified

No grounded form data

Observation profile

Recorded occurrence details

Occurrence
Syria · October 2024
Location
Syria
Open map
Classification
Not classified

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Referenced Timeline

  1. UAP Incident in Syria

    A UAP was recorded by a U.S. military platform in Syria.

    LinkedSyria
  2. Cleared for release

    The report was cleared for release.

Source Claims

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

Source reportedObserved

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024.

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024.

Source reportedObserved

An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light,' and reported that a 'light/glare halo effect' occurred at the top of the FMV feed.

An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a 'misshapen and uneven ball of white light,' and reported that a 'light/glare halo effect' occurred at the top of the FMV feed.

Source Material & Evidence

video

Five seconds of FMV footage of UAP

Department of War

document

Mission report DoW-UAP-D32

Department of War

Research Map

5 entities · 1 grounded link

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
5 nodes1 links