DOW-UAP-D35, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023

Department of WarPDFIncident ReportModerate redaction5/10— solid newsworthy itemPURSUE Release 1

Location: Aegean Sea
Incident date: 10/29/23
Released: May 8, 2026

Official Description

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 UAP “flying just above the surface of the ocean.” The report describes the UAP as “[flying] straight above the ocean towards lands.” 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.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP 9337873) documenting an ISR mission conducted by an AFSOC asset on 28-29 October 2023, originating and returning to LGLR. The mission included FMV/SIGINT collection over a target area and recorded one possible UAP observation during return-to-base. The report was declassified by USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Richard A. Harrison on 22 January 2026 and approved for release to AARO.

Key Findings

→At 0811Z on 29 October 2023, the observing aircraft spotted a UAP flying just above the ocean surface traveling straight toward land, which was then lost from their sensor feed at the same time.
→The UAP was described as seemingly circular but too small to make out details, with an estimated kinetic velocity of 30 MPH.
→Observer assessment of the UAP was 'Benign,' with no maneuverability observations, no signatures detected, no effects on persons or equipment, and the UAP was assessed as not under intelligent control.
→The UAP physical state was listed as 'Solid' with propulsion means unknown; no material was recovered and no sensor interrogation return was recorded.
→The mission was a 20-hour ISR mission with 9 hours 24 minutes on station performing FMV/SIGINT target development, with full motion video exploited by GET.

Extracted Entities

People

MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff

Agencies & Organizations

USCENTCOMAFSOC33 SOS56 SOIS27 SOW603rd Operations Center609 AOC Det 1609 CAOC603 AOCAARO

Locations

LGLR (takeoff and landing location)35SMV3 (friendly aircraft and UAP coordinates, redacted specifics)36S YC 40/57 (ISR collection point, partially redacted)

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