DOW-UAP-D35: U.S. Military Mission Report, UAP Sighting Over Aegean Sea, October 2023

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Declassified by MG RichardA. Hamson

USCENTCOM Chief of Staff

Declassified on : 22 January 2026

## Misrep 9337873

## Narrative

AT 1504Z, 1.4a TOOK OFF FROM LGLR. AT 1515Z, 1.4a HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. 1.4a PROCEEDED TO FRAGGED TASKING TO SUPPORT DATA MASKED.

AT 1618Z, 1.4a WAS 7-LINED TO SUPPORT DATA MASKED. 1.4a ARRIVED ON-STATION AT 2018Z, CHECKED IN WITH DATA MASKED, AND PERFORMED FMV/SIGINT COLLECTION AT 36S YC 40 1.4a 57 1.4a (SEE ISR 1).

AT 0811Z, 1.4a OBSERVED 1X POSS UAP (SEE UAP 1).

AT 0542Z, 1.4a RETURNED TO BASE. AT 1035Z, 1.4a HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 1105Z, 1.4a LANDED AT LGLR. FULL MOTION VIDEO WAS EXPLOITED BY GET. 20:01 MISSION HOURS, 09:24 FMV HOURS, 1X FMV TASKINGS PROSECUTED.

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## Admin

## CLASSIFICATION

• Classification:

• Associated Caveats:[

• Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MS

• Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20481028

## OPERATION

• Operations: 1.4a
• Domain: AIR
• Operations Center: 603rd
• Major Command (MAJCOM): AFSOC
• Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM

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• Wing: Other
• Phone Number: 3.5c, (b)(6)
• Email: 3.5c, (b)(6)
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: 603 AOC

## INGEST

• Rank:

• Full Name:

• Unit:

• Wing:

• Phone Number:

• Email:

• Service:

• Operations Center:

## ACEQUIP

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• Type of IR-Guided AAM:

•  Num IR-Guided AAM:

• Gun Name or Designator:

•  Num Gun Rounds:

• Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: 2XAGM-l 14R9E 2XAGM-l 14R2

• TGT Pod Name or Designator: AN/DAS-4

•  Additional Avionics: AH/GMESH

• Data Link: LINK 16

• Gentext:

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## Off Station

• TimeOff Station DTG: 290542:00ZOCT23

• Total Time On Station: 9 hours 24 minutes

. Gentext/Additional Details:

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CLEAR WX
(UNCLASSIFIED)

## EFFECTIVENESS

• Tasker:

• Intel Gap Filled?: Yes

• Gentext: (UNCLASSIFIED)

SATISFACTORY

(UNCLASSIFIED)

UAP

• Initial Contact DTG: 290811 :00ZOCT23

• UAP Event Type: UAP Incident

• UAP Maneuverability Observations: NONE

•  UAP  Response to Observer Actions: NONE
• MDS Type / Asset Type~1.4a, I

- 1.4g

• Tail Number: 1.4a

• Friendly Aircraft Location: 35SMV331.4a051.4a

• Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: -

• Friendly Aircraft Trajectory: -

• Observer Assessment of UAP: Benign

• Friendly Aircraft Speed: -

• Observation Interrogation of UAP (yes/no; if yes list sensor(s) and returns):: -

• Third-party Observers and/or Reporters: -

• Friendly Aircraft State:

• Training Range (If applicable): -

• Operational Range:

• UAP Physical State: Solid

• Number of UAP Sighted:

• UAP Propulsion Means: UNK

• UAP Payload:

• UAP Under Intelligent Control (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO

⚫ UAP Signatures: NONE

• UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials (yes/no; if yes, describe): UNK

• UAP RF Frequency: UNK

• UAP RF Duration: UNK

• UAP Event Serial Number: -

• UAP Effects on Persons: NO

• UAP Objects/Material Recovered (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO

• UAP Effects on Equipment: NONE

• Full Name: -

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• Rank/Grade: -

• Email: -

• Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): -

• Observer Engagement of UAP (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO

• First Coordinate: 35SMV321.4a061.4a

• First Seen Radius: 5

•  Last Accuracy: Estimated

• Last Coordinate: 35SMV331.4a041.4a

• Last Seen Radius: 5

• Kinetic Altitude Accuracy: Estimated

•  Kinetic Altitude: -

• Kinetic Depth Accuracy: Estimated

•  Kinetic Depth: -

• Kinetic Velocity Accuracy: Estimated

• Kinetic Velocity: 30 MPH

• Kinetic Trajectory Accuracy: Estimated

•  Kinetic Trajectory: -

⚫ UAP Date of DoD Acquisition: 290811:00ZOCT23

• UAP Reaction to Observation, Interrogation, Engagement (y s/no; if yes, describe): UNK

• UAP Anomalous Characteristics/ Behaviors: -

• First Accuracy: Estimated

• Call Sign: 1.4a

• UAP First Seen Location:

• UAP Last Seen Location:

• UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate esti ated or measured):

## GENTEXT/UAP

• UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recogniz le features): SEEMINGLY CIRCULAR, TOO SMALL TOMAKE OUT DETAILS

• Gentext (UAP Event Description): AT 0811Z, 1.4a WAS RTB WHEN THEY SPOTTED A UAP FLYING JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN WATER. THE UAP FLEW STRAIGHT ABOVE THE OCEAN TOWARDS LANDS. AT 0811Z, 1.4a LOST THE UAP FROM THEIR FEED.

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