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Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

U.S. Department of War · 2023-10-31 · 9 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is a U.S. mission report (MISREP) from the 50th Attack Squadron covering an Operation Spartan Shield ISR sortie flown out of Al Dhafra (OMAM), United Arab Emirates, on 24 October 2023. USCENTCOM declassified it on 12 September 2025. The aircraft collected SIGINT and imagery for NAVCENT and got a professional guard call from Iranian air defense. The crew logged two UAP sightings, at 0241Z and 0322Z. Both were judged benign and solid, and neither showed maneuverability or intelligent control.

From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 10/31/23, Arabian Gulf. 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. 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.

Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 12 September 2025
FOUO / Privacy Act applies
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• Radar Software Load or Mission Data: -
• Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: -
• RWR Software Load or Mission Data: -
• MWS Name or Designator: -
• MWS Software Load or Mission Data: -
• IRCM Name or Designator: -
• TRCM Software Load or Mission Data: -
• ECM Name or Designator: -
• ECM Software Load or Mission Data: -
• CMD Name or Designator: -
• Chaff Designator: -
• Num Chaff or Cartridges: -
• Flare Designator: -
• Num Flares: 0
• Towed Decoy Name or Designator: -
• Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: -
• Num Towed Decoys: -
• Type of Radar-Guided AAM: -
• Num Radar-Guided AAM: -
• Type of m-Guided AAM: -
• Num TR-Guided AAM: -
• Gun Name or Designator: -
• Num Gun Rounds: -
• Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: -
• TGT Pod Name or Designator: ANDASl
• Additional Avionics: AH\GMESH
• Data Link: -
• Gentext:
Timeline
Takeoff
• Callsign:I 1.4a
• Number of Aircraft: 1
• Asset Type (Aircraft): !1 .4- .4g....J.--a,-1-
• Aircraft Tail Number(s):! 1.4a, 1.4g j
• Takeoff Location (JCAO Code): OMAM
• Takeoff Time DTG: 240015:00ZOCT23
• Mode 3 (IFF Codes):
• Gentext/Additional Details:
• Mission Canceled:
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USCENTCOM MOR 25-0104 Approved for Release to MRO - FOUO / PA applies 09/12/25 000004

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