Anonymous source group
Unnamed military operator
Anonymous witness grouping
This page groups source records where the individual identity is unnamed, withheld, redacted, or described only by role. It is not a person biography.
Source-group summary
Consolidated anonymous witness role. Individual identity is unnamed, redacted, or otherwise withheld in the source record.
Linked incidents
13 source-linked records
2020-01-01 / Arabian Gulf / unresolved
A U.S. military operator reported observing a possible UAP near grid coordinate 34SDG9041417044 in the Arabian Gulf at 1258Z in 2020. The brief observation prevented any altitude estimate; velocity was estimated at 321 knots. The operator reported the UAP "increased speed and changed direction towards the east." Pages 1 through 4 are withheld under exemption 1.4(a), and the pilot's identity is redacted under b(6).
Possible UAP (POSS UAP); altitude not estimated due to brief observation; velocity estimated at 321 knots; increased speed and changed direction towards the east
2022-05-20 / Iraq / unresolved
A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance asset from the 196 ATKS, operating over Iraq under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, observed one UAP at 2043Z on 20 May 2022 flying north to northeast. The screener followed the UAP as long as possible but could not get a positive ID. The report, Misrep undefined-7528881, was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025, and approved for release to AARO.
Number of UAP sighted: 1
2025-01-01 / United States / unresolved
An FBI 302 interview, classified SECRET//NOFORN, documents a senior US intelligence official's first-hand account of a multi-hour aerial search at a US military facility in 2025. Personnel aboard a state partner helicopter observed a "super-hot" orb that came within ten feet of the aircraft before traveling an estimated 20 miles southeast at a speed the helicopter could not match. Over the following thirty minutes, crews observed a swarm of lights too many to count, and repeated formations of four to six oval orange orbs with white or yellow centers that flared up and down in sequence.
Large orb described as 'super-hot,' hovering over the ground; gained elevation, came within ten feet of helicopter [CALL SIGN 1], then headed east and traveled an estimated 20 miles southeast past [ROAD NAME] at a speed the helicopter could not match
2020-01-01 / Arabian Gulf / unresolved
A U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP over the Arabian Gulf in 2020, describing it as looking "like a balloon, similar to previously reported UAP from 48FW." The report states the UAP was traveling with the winds at 31,000 ft MSL and was tracked as a Weapons Quality 1 track. The operator visually identified the UAP using a TFLIR sensor. The operator's identity is redacted under exemption 1.4(a).
Balloon-like UAP; traveling with the winds at 31,000 ft MSL; observed as a Weapons Quality 1 track; visually identified via TFLIR (targeting forward-looking infrared) sensor; described as similar to previously reported UAP from 48FW
2022-05-30 / Sigonella Airbase (LICZ) / unresolved
A U.S. Air Force ISR asset took off from Sigonella Airbase on 29 May 2022 and conducted IMINT over the Eastern Mediterranean under Operation HUMMER SICKLE. At 0117Z on 30 May 2022, the screener observed one possible small UAP flying north to northeast and followed it as long as possible but could not get a positive ID. No UAP signatures were recorded. The report was approved for release to AARO and declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025.
One possible small UAP observed at 0117Z flying north to north east; screener could not get a positive ID
2020-10-01 / Strait of Hormuz / unresolved
MISREP 4871281 records that a U.S. military operator took off from OKAS on 1 October 2020 and, during a 21-hour NAVCENT support mission over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman, observed 1X UAP at 1829Z on 2 October 2020. The report references OBSERVATION LINE 1 for UAP details, but that section is not present in the released text. The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 16 March 2026 under MDR 26-0028 and approved for release to AARO.
1X UAP observed at 1829Z (no further physical description provided in unredacted text)
2020-01-01 / Arabian Gulf / unresolved
A U.S. Air Force operator filed MISREP 8799515, classified SECRET, reporting four UAP observed in the Arabian Gulf area of operations in 2020 under AFCENT. The GENTEXT records sequential sightings at 17:36:22Z, 17:36:30Z, and 17:36:49Z, with cloud coverage obstructing a clear visual. The manifest describes the objects as "a line of dots followed by a trailing dot." The UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials field is answered "NO"; most other UAP attribute fields are redacted under (b)(1)1.4a.
4X UAP observed flying in [redacted] FOV
unknown / Mediterranean Sea / unresolved
A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP during a return-to-base flight over coordinates 363453N 0255943E in the Mediterranean Sea at 1319Z. The GENTEXT section of the Mission Report describes the UAP as "triangular and metallic," with an estimated altitude of 24,989 feet MSL and speed of 168 knots. Pages 1 through 6 are fully redacted under 1.4(a), and the incident date is absent from the available text.
1x UAP described as triangular and metallic
2022-07-31 / Syria / unresolved
A U.S. Air Force operator assigned to the 89th Attack Squadron observed a UAP over Syria at 02:39Z on 31 July 2022, during an armed reconnaissance mission flown from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. The GENTEXT section of the MISREP states the UAP occurred in KP 9 near grid 37SFU27, moved from north to south, and lasted less than one minute. The observing aircraft was at 19,359 feet and 116 knots; no UAP signatures were detected. Physical description fields are redacted under FOIA Exemption (b)(6).
UAP observed IVO 37SFU27[redacted]74[redacted] in KP 9, moving from north to south, total event duration less than one minute; size, shape, color, and other physical characteristics redacted under FOIA Exemption (b)(6)
2022-12-01 / Iraq / unresolved
A U.S. Air Force ISR asset from the 482nd Attack Squadron, operating under Operation Inherent Resolve, observed one "possible UAP/UAV flying west to east" near grid 38SMB42 in the Baghdad, Iraq vicinity at 1620Z on 1 December 2022. The observer did not follow the UAP and continued the mission as tasked; no further events were observed. No UAP signatures were detected and no effects on persons were reported. The MISREP was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025, and approved for release to AARO.
1x possible UAP/UAV flying west to east IVO 38SMB42 [redacted] 83 [redacted]
2022-05-01 / Kuwait / unresolved
In May 2022, U.S. Central Command submitted a UAP report to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office consisting of a still image from a U.S. military system. The original reporter digitally altered the image by adding a red encircling line before submission, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. A companion mission report, DoW-UAP-D12, described the UAP as moving from north to northeast.
Elongated area of contrast in the top left quarter of the still image, increasing in intensity along its length from top left to bottom right, encircled by a digitally added red line; reported as moving from north to northeast
2025-01-01 / Mediterranean Sea / unresolved
A U.S. military operator reported observing two round, white hot UAPs moving south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour near grid coordinate 35SQT3423692957 in the Mediterranean Sea at 1653Z in 2025. The report is a MISREP filed with AARO, originating from Djibouti. Multiple fields on page 7 are redacted under exemption 1.4(a), and the exact date of the incident is not specified in the document.
2x round, white hot UAPs
2020-01-01 / Arabian Gulf / unresolved
A U.S. military operator reported observing one probable UAP in the vicinity of grid reference 3SKT4255899519 in the Arabian Gulf at 1246Z in 2020. The report states no mission impact occurred and the operator continued original tasking. The operator's identity is redacted under the 1.4(a) exemption, and pages 1 through 6 of the MISREP are not reproduced in the available source text.
1x probable UAP (PROB UAP); no further physical description available due to redaction