DOW-UAP-D19, Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 2023

AI Analysis

This is a declassified SECRET//NOFORN Mission Report (MISREP) from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (389 EFS), 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting a 2-ship F-15E Defensive Counter Air (DCA) mission flown on February 20-21, 2023, under Operation Inherent Resolve, departing and returning to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (OJMS), Jordan. During the mission, aircrew reported multiple UAP-related observations in the vicinity of Shaddadi, Syria, including three possible UAPs at FL240 and one possible balloon at FL210, along with a radar jamming event. A Wireless Sensor Video (WSV) was produced for both sighting events.

Key Findings

• →At 0025Z on February 21, 2023, aircrew observed 3x possible UAPs in the vicinity of Shaddadi at FL240; no radar returns were received from the objects, no health effects were experienced by aircrew, and 2 white objects were described as IR significant.
• →At 0135Z on February 21, 2023, aircrew observed 1x possible balloon in the vicinity of Shaddadi at FL210; WSV was produced and no further information was reported.
• →Between 0021Z and 0024Z, aircrew received multifunction (MFT) radar jamming IVO Shaddadi at FL270, affecting the APG-82 radar system at 8.8-9.9 GHz for 3 minutes; the working theory is that the jamming was an area-of-effect from a Turkish X-band jammer near the Syria/Turkey border.
• →The aircraft (tail numbers 169 and 188) were equipped with SNIPER-SE targeting pods, ALR-56C radar warning receivers, and AIM-120D and AIM-9X missiles; total mission duration was 4 hours 55 minutes.
• →WSV (Wireless Sensor Video) was produced for both the UAP sighting and the balloon sighting, suggesting sensor recording was accomplished, though the content of that video is not included in this document.

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