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This declassified U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP) from the 50th Attack Squadron covers an ISR flight from Sigonella Air Base over the eastern Mediterranean on 29 to 30 May 2022. It records imagery collection on Syrian naval and coastal defense sites and Russian warships, and a reaction by possible Russian SU-30 aircraft. At 0117Z the crew observed one possible small UAP flying north to northeast, which could not be positively identified. USCENTCOM declassified it on 8 October 2025 for release to AARO.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 5/29/22, Syria. Released with redactions. 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 flying north to northeast. The observer reported following the UAP for as long as possible but was unable to positively identify it. 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.
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY GENTEXTIREACTION • Gentext: (S//NF) AT 2147Z,~WAS REACTED TO BY 1-3 ACFT, INCLUDING IX POSS RFAF SU-30, THAT GOT APPROXIMATELY 5NM FROM~ THE ACFT APPROACHED WESTWARD FROM THE SYRIAN COAST, FLEW DIRECTLY UNDER! 1.4a !ORBIT (FL190, VS ~ FL243) FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MIN, FLEW SOUTH FOR ABOUT 10NM, AND THEN RETURNED WEST. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE MISSION.~ THEN CONTINUED MISSION AS PLANNED.~DID NOT VISUALLY ACQUIRE THE REPORTED ACFT. WEATHER • Weather: (U) WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. UAP • Initial Contact DTG: 300117:00ZMAY22 • MDS Type/ Asset Type:!1.4a, 1.49! • Tail Number:!1.4a, 1.49! • Friendly Aircraft Location: 36SXD9~~ • Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: FL240 • Friendly Aircraft Speed: 142 K.IAS • Friendly Aircraft State: - • Training Range (If applicable): - • Operational Range: - • UAP Physical State: - • Number of UAP Sighted: 1 • UAP Signatures: No • UAP RF Frequency: - • UAP RF Duration: - • UAP Effects on Persons: • Full Name: • Email: • Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): • UAP First Seen Location: 37SBV28!1.4a[~ • UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured): - GENTEXT/UAP • UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): (S//REL)! 1.4a I 1.4a !OBSERVED A UAP AT 0117Z FLY NORTH TO NORTH EAST AND FOLLOWED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.~SCREENER COULD NOT GET A POSITIVE ID ON THE UAP. OBSERVATION 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b}(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S 10/17/25 008 Approved for Release to AARO
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