Aegean Sea UAP observation, October 2023

Two U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command mission reports filed under U.S. Central Command record sightings of a possible UAP over the sea near Greece in late October 2023. Both were approved for release to AARO on 26 January 2026 and give the object as seemingly circular and too small to make out details.

The first, MISREP 9329374, covers a mission that took off from LGLR at 2339Z and landed at OJMS. It records that the crew observed 1X possible UAP at 0035Z. The event description says the crew spotted a UAP flying just above the ocean surface and that it took multiple 90 degree turns at an estimated 80 mph. The crew lost it from their feed at 0038Z. The report lists the observer assessment as benign, with no intelligent control, no signatures and no effects on equipment. Velocity accuracy was marked estimated.

The second, MISREP 9337873, covers a mission from LGLR on 28 to 29 October. It records a possible UAP at 0811Z while the crew was returning to base. The crew saw the object fly straight above the ocean towards land and lost it from the feed at the same time. Its estimated speed was 30 MPH. The maneuverability field read NONE, and the observer assessment was benign. Neither report gives an identification.

Two infrared sensor videos released with the reports were listed as unresolved. The first runs 2 minutes 57 seconds and shows an area of contrast near the ocean surface, which the sensor lost when it became indistinguishable from the background. The second runs 24 seconds and shows an area of contrast moving toward land, which became indistinguishable once the background changed from water to land. The catalogue analyses note the loss of contrast may reflect thermal equilibration or the ocean thermal background.