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This declassified U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP) from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron covers a two-ship F-15E defensive counter air flight flown from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base under Operation Inherent Resolve on 21 February 2023. Near Shaddadi, Syria, the aircrew reported radar jamming at FL270, which the report attributes to a Turkish X-band jammer. They also observed three possible UAP at FL240 with no radar returns and later one possible balloon at FL210. USCENTCOM declassified the report for AARO in October 2025.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 2/21/23, 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 “possible balloon” at approximately 2,100 feet. 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.
Sllf!lt1ft¥1'.H8PONif Admin CLASSIFICATION • Classification: SECRET • Associated Caveats: Mffl~ • Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MULTIPLE SOURCES • Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20480120 OPERATION • Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE • Domain: AIR • Operations Center: 609th • Major Command (MAJCOM): AFCENT • Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM MSGID • Report Type: MISREP • Originator (Unit or Squadron): 389 EFS • Submit Date: MSNID • Tasking Order (ATO): LG • Mission Type: DCA • ATO Mission Number:! 1.4a • Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES • Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE Poe POC • Rank: 1st Lt • Full Naaet....o-lA_E_x_em-p-ti-on_s_(b-)(-3)-,-13-0b...,j (b)(6) • Unit: 389 EFS • Wing: 332 AEW 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SllGJlllM18110ftPi 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 10/17/25 002 Approved for Release to AARO
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