DOW-UAP-D16: U.S. Air Force Mission Report, UAP Sighting Over Syria, July 2022

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## Narrative

(SECRET/REL TO USA, FVEY) AT 301639ZJUL22, TF CHOSIN TASKED[ 1.4a WITH IMINT VIA 7 LINE. AT 301822ZJUL22, 1.4a DEPARTED MUWAFFAQ SALTI AB (OJMS). AT 301829ZJUL22, 1.4a HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. AT 301925ZJUL22, 1.4a |BEGAN SIGINT COLLECT. AT 302028ZJUL22, 1.4a ARRIVED ON STATION AND CHECKED IN WITH TF CHOSIN STA TO PERFORM IMINT IVO 37SFU381.4a811.4a (SEE ISR 1). AT 310239ZJUL22, 1.4a OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON IVO 37SFU271.4a741.4a (SEE UAP 1). AT 311343ZJUL22, 1.4a |RETURNED TO BASE. AT 311409ZJUL22, 1.4a TERMINATED SIGINT COLLECT. AT 311458ZJUL22, 1.4a | HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 311519ZJUL22, 1.4a LANDED AT OJMS. FULL MOTION VIDEO WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS1. 20.9 MISSION HOURS, 17.2 IMINT HOURS, 1 IMINT TASKINGS PROSECUTED, 18.7 SIGINT HOURS, 1 SIGINT TASKINGS PROSECUTED, 2 TOTAL TASKINGS PROSECUTED

(S/RELIDO) Mission Narrative

## Admin

## CLASSIFICATION

• Classification: SECRET

• Associated Caveats: NOFORN

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

• Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470731

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•  Report Type: MISREP

• Originator(Unit or Squadron): 89ATKS

•  Submit Date:

## MSNID

• Tasking Order (ATO): DI

• Mission Type: ARMED RECCE

• ATO Mission Number 1.4a, 1.4g

• Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES

• Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE

## Poc

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• Phone Number: 8.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6)

• Email:! 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6)

• Service: Air Force

• Operations Center: 609CAOC

## INGEST

• Rank:

• Full Name:

• Unit:

• Wing:

• Phone Number:

• Email:

• Service:

• Operations Center:

## ACEQUIP

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• Num IR-Guided AAM:

• Gun Name or Designator:

• Num Gun Rounds:

• Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: 1.4a
1.4c

• Data Link:

• Gentext:

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## Timeline

Takeoff
• Callsign: 1.4a
• Number of Aircraft: 1
• Asset Type (Aircraft): 1.4a, 1.4g
• Aircraft Tail Number(s): 1.4a, 1.4g
• Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): OJMS
• Takeoff Time DTG: 301822:00ZJUL22
• Mode 3 (IFF Codes): <empty>
• Gentext/Additional Details: -
• Mission Canceled: <empty>

## On Station

• Time On Station DTG: 301925:00ZJUL22
• Callsign: 1.4a
• J TAR Number: <empty>
• Killbox (Location): <empty>
• Mission Type: AREC
• JTAC Callsign: <empty>
• Gentext/Additional Details: -
• Did not Arrive On Station: <empty>

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SECRETINOFORN

• Last Land Location (ICAO Code): OJMS

• Last Land Time: 311519:00ZJUL22

• Last Engine Shutdown Time: 311529:00ZJUL22

• Total Mission Time: 20 hours 57 minutes

•  Gentext/Additional Details: -

ISR

• Time-on Station DTG: 302028:00ZJUL22

• Time-off Station DTG: 310000:00ZJUL22

• Aircraft Callsign: 1.4a

• Msn Type: AREC
1.4c

•  Tasking Type: Planned

• Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): -

• BE Number (if NTISR): -

⚫ Tasked Start Point: 37SFU381.4a811.4a

•  Activity Description: ISR

• FMV or Image File Name (ifNTISR):

• EEIs Observed:

• Number of EEIS:

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## GENTEXT/ISR

• Gentext: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) 1.4a COORDINATED WITH TF CHOSIN 103 MINUTES PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. COORDINATION WAS SATISFACTORY DUE TO QUALITY OF PRODUCTS. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED 7-LINE FOR MISSION ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION (EEIS). AT 2028Z, 1.4a ARRIVED ON OP SPECTRE DAGGER, FORCE PRO ISO TF CHOSIN AND TF CHOSIN SENSOR TASKING AUTHORITY (STA) DIRECTED 1.4a TO PROVIDE IMINT IVO 37SFU38 1.4a 81 1.4a. FROM 2028Z TO 2100Z, 1.4a SCANNED IVO SP (37SFU38 1.4a 81 1.4a) FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY. AT 2029Z, 1.4a OBSERVED 1X ADM SITTING ON TOP OF CARGO TRUCK PARKED BEHIND TREE IVO 37SFU38 1.4a 81 1.4a. FROM 2100Z TO 2136Z, 1.4a SCANNED COI 1 AND RUNWAY IVO 37SFU29 1.4a 73 1.4a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY, NSTR. FROM 2136Z TO 2210Z, 1.4a CONDUCTED RUNAWAY SCANS IVO 37SFU29 1.4a 73 1.4a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY. AT 2210Z 1X POSS TECHINCAL OBS IVO 37SFU28 1.4a 73 1.4a FROM 2210Z TO 0037Z, 1.4a SCANNED IVO COI 1 (37SFU27 1.4a 73 1.4a) FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY. AT 2252Z, 1.4a SCANNED IVO 37SFU34 1.4a 67 1.4a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY, NSTR. AT 0023Z, 1.4a OBS 1X ADM ON A MOTO AND CONDUCTED A FOLLOW. FROM 0023Z TO 0030Z, THE ADM MADE 1 STOP IVO 37SFU36 1.4a 80 1.4a. FROM 0037Z TO 0315Z, 1.4a SCANNED IVO 37SFU33 1.4a 69 1.4a 37SFU33 1.4a 69 1.4a, 37SFU31 1.4a 67 1.4a, 37SFU33 1.4a 94 1.4a, 37SFU27 1.4a 73 1.4a, AND 37SFU34 1.4a 66 1.4a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY, NSTR. AT 0245Z, 1.4a OBSERVED 1X

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## GENTEXT/ISR (cont.)

ADM IVO 37SFU2 1.14a 7.14a AT 0256Z, 1.14a OBSERVED 1X REINFORCED STRUCTURE IVO 37SFU3 1.14a 6.14a FROM 0315Z TO 0521Z, 1.14a SCANNED IVO 37SFU3 5.14a 6.14a
37SFU28 1.14a 7.14a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY, NSTR. AT 0521Z, 1.14a OBSERVED 1X WHITE PUT, 1X BLACK PUT, AND 2X WHITE BONGOS CARRYING APPROX 30 ADMS, WHICH THEN 1.14a CONDUCTED A FOLLOW. FROM 0521Z TO 0715Z, 1.14a FOLLOWED THE VEHICLES AND OBSERVED 2X STOPS IVO 37SFU28 1.14a 73 1.14a 37SFU 28 1.14a 73 1.14a AT 0523Z, 1.14a OBSERVED 1X PROB TECHNICAL IVO 37SFU28 1.14a 73 1.14a AT 0528Z, THE CONVOY STOPPED N OF AN OVERHANG AND ALL ADMS EXITED THE VEHICLES, WALKING UNDER THE OVERHAND. 1X ADM SLUNG A RILE OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AREA ASSESSED TO BE A POSS SHOOTING RANGE. AT 0633Z, THE ADMS REENTERED THE VEHICLES CONSISTING OF 1X WHITE JEEP, 1X BLACK PUT, 2X WHITE BONGOS AND DEPARTED. AT 0648Z, THE CONVOY STOPPED IVO 37SFU3 1.14a 6.14a APPROX 5X ADMS DISMOUNTED AND THE 1X WHITE JEEP LEFT THE CONVOY BEFORE THE CONVOY DEPARTED AGAIN. AT 0655Z 1X WHITE BONGO LEFT THE CONVOY AND FOV IVO 37SFU3 1.14a 73 1.14a AT 0710Z, THE CONVOY STOPPED IVO 37SFU40 1.14a 70 1.14a AND THE ADMS DISMOUNTED AND LOITERED AND 1X TECHNICAL WAS OBSERVED. AT 0715Z THE FOLLOW WAS ENDED AT A COMPOUND IVO 37SFU40 1.14a 70 1.14a FROM 0715Z TO 0818Z, 1.14a SCANNED AROUND THE COMPOUND IVO 37SFU40 1.14a 70 1.14a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY. AT 0721Z, 1X TECHNICAL AND 1X QUAD CAB PUT WERE OBSERVED. AT 0725Z, 2X ADM DEPARTED THE COMPOUND ON A MOTO. FROM 0755Z TO 0818Z, 1.14a SCANNED COI 1 IVO 37SFU27 1.14a 73 1.14a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY. AT 0753Z, 1X WHITE PUT WITH UI OBJECT, POSS ARTILLERY SYSTEM, IN THE BED AND 1X ADM WERE OBSERVED. FROM 0818Z TO 0854Z, 1.14a PERFORMED A FOLLOW ON THE PUT WITH THE UI OBJECT IN THE BED, SLANT 2/0/0. AT 0823Z, THE 2X ADMS AND 1X ADDITIONAL ADM ENTERED THE TRUCK AND DEPARTED. SLANT 3/0/0. AT 0832Z, A SECOND TRUCK WITH POSS MOUNTED AAA WAS OBSERVED IVO 37SFU26 1.14a 73 1.14a FROM 0854Z TO 0942Z 1.14a PERFORMED A FOLLOW ON 1X BONGO WITH 2X POSS BARRELS IN THE BACK FOR 6 STOPS, SLANT 2/0/0. AT 0906Z, THE BONGO STOPPED IVO 37SFU27 1.14a 72 1.14a WHERE 2X ADDITIONAL ADMS CAME FROM A COMPOUND AND INTERACTED WITH THE BONGO BEFORE 2X ADM LEFT IN THE BONGO. AT 0911Z, THE BONGO STOPPED IVO 37SFU27 1.14a 74 1.14a WHERE A PREVIOUSLY ONOBSERVED ADM EXITED THE BACK OF THE BONGO AND INTERACTED WITH A PASSENGER BEFORE THE BONGO DEPARTED. AT 0921Z, THE BONGO STOPPED AT A RESIDENCE IVO 37SFU29 1.14a 76 1.14a THE 2X ADMS FROM THE BONGO AND 3X ADMS FROM THE RESIDENCE INTERACTED WITH THE 2X BARRELS IN THE BACK AND THE BONGO DEPARTED AT 0923Z. FROM 0942Z TO 1007Z, 1.14a TRANSITED TO NEXT POINT. FROM 1007Z TO 1122Z, 1.14a SCANNED IVO COI 2 (37SEV98 1.14a 5 1.14a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY, NSTR. FROM 1122Z TO 1137Z, 1.14a SCANNED IVO DAYR AZ ZAR PARKING AFLD (37SFV07 1.14a 05 1.14a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY. AT 1134Z, 2X TELARS WITH 3 ROCKETS LOADED WERE INACTIVE. FROM 1137Z T0 1243Z, 1.14a SCANNED IVO COI 2 (37SEV98 1.14a 15 1.14a FOR EEI RELATED ACTIVITY, NSTR. AT 1243Z, TF CHOSIN STA CLEARED 1.14a OFF TASKING AND 1.14a RETURNED TO BASE

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SECRETINOFORN

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• Supported Unit: TF CHOSIN

• Supported Operation: 1.4a

• Precoord Time: 103 MINUTES

• Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY

## WEATHER

• Weather: (SECRET/REL TO USA, FVEY) WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR

## EFFECTIVENESS

• Tasker:

• Intel Gap Filled?:

• Gentext: -

## UAP

• Initial Contact DTG: 310239:00ZJUL22

• MDS Type / Asset Type: -

• Tail Number: 1.4a, 1.4g

• Friendly Aircraft Location: 37SFU411.4a 781.4a

• Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: 19,359 FT

• Friendly Aircraft Speed: 116KTS

• Friendly Aircraft State: -

• Training Range (If applicable): -

• Operational Range: -

• UAP Physical State: -

• Number of UAP Sighted:

• UAP Signatures: No

• UAP RF Frequency: -

• UAP RF Duration: -

• UAP Effects on Persons:

• Full Name:

• Email:

• Phone Number (VOSIP/STE):

• UAP First Seen Location: 37SFU271.4a741.4a

• UAPAltitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured): -

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## GENTEXT/UAP

• UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): (SECRET/NOFORN)
AT 310239Z, 1.4a OBSERVED AN UAP EVENT IVO 37SFU27 1.4a 74 1.4a IN KP 9.
THE UAP OCCURED IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, WITH THE UAP MOVING FROM N TO S.

3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6)

SECRET/NOFORN

MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S

Approved for Release to AARO

10/17/25 007