DOW-UAP-D075, Mission Report, Gulf of Aden, July 2024

Official Conclusion

Observer assessed UAP as benign; UAP propulsion, intelligent control, and advanced capabilities listed as Unknown; case submitted to AARO with no definitive identification.

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 one UAP on July 14, 2024. The observer reported that the UAP maintained a “straight flight path at same altitude”. The report notes that the UAP’s “speed was faster than flying speed,” and the operator assessed the object as “benign.” The operator reported following the UAP “till the distance became too far.” 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.

Key Findings

• →A single UAP was observed at 140517ZJUL24 in the vicinity of grid 38P MT 53, with the observer following the object until the distance became too great to maintain contact.
• →The UAP traveled on a straight flight path at constant altitude in a northwest trajectory at low kinetic altitude, with its speed noted as faster than the observing aircraft's flying speed.
• →The observer (rank TSGT/E-5) assessed the UAP as 'benign' with no effects on persons or equipment, no engagement, and no RF signatures detected.
• →UAP propulsion means, intelligent control, and advanced capabilities/materials were all listed as 'Unknown'; no physical materials were recovered.
• →Full Motion Video (FMV) was the primary sensor utilized during the mission; no sensor interrogation of the UAP was conducted.

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