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This mission report (MISREP) comes from the 12th Special Operations Squadron and was released through USCENTCOM for AARO. It covers a 20 October 2024 ISR flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. From 1559Z to 1644Z the aircrew saw several lights or glares of unknown origin cross the full motion video feed, one described as a misshapen, uneven ball of white light. The crew assessed it as benign and not a lasing event, with no mission impact. The report was declassified on 24 October 2025.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 10/20/24, 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 a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” describing multiple “glares or light” emanating from an “unknown origin.” The reporter described the UAP as a “light/glare halo effect” at the top of the Full-Motion Video (FMV) feed. 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, FVEYDeclassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 24 October 2025 GENTEXT/UAP • UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): MISHAPEN AND UNEVEN BALL OF WHITE LIGHT. • Gentext (UAP Event Description): (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) FROM 1559Z-1644Z,(b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED MULTIPLE GLARES OR LIGHT FROM UNKNOWN ORIGIN AT DIFFERENT ANGLES AND DIRECTIONS. AT 1559Z, 1602Z AND AT 1644Z, OBSERVED 1X LIGHT/GLARE CROSSED DIRECTLY ON THE FMV CAMERA. AT 1609Z AND 1620Z,(b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED A LIGHT/GLARE HALO EFFECT AT THE TOP OF(b)(1)1.4a FMV FEED. AIRCREW CONSIDERED THIS NO MISSION IMPACT OR CHANGE AND UAP WAS BENIGN. (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY)(b)(1)1.4a ISR • Time-on Station DTG: 202318:00ZOCT24 • Time-off Station DTG: 210124:00ZOCT24 • Aircraft Callsign: • Msn Type: TARGET DEV(b)(1)1.4a • Primary Sensor: FMV • Sensors Available: SANTA FE • Tasking Type: Dynamic • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): DATA MASKED • BE Number (if NTISR): - (b)(1)1.4a• Tasked Start Point: 37S FU 85 81(b)(1)1.4a • Activity Description: TARGET DEVELOPMENT • FMV or Image File Name (if NTISR): - • EEIs Observed: No • Number of EEIs: • Global Campaign Plan: GCP - VEO (violent extremist group) GENTEXT/ISR • Gentext: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) UPON ARRIVAL TO SP AT 2318Z,(b)(1)1.4a(b)(1)1.4a OBSERVED 1X MOTO PARKED ON S SIDE OF BLDG SLANT 0/0/0. FROM 2318Z-0124Z, CONDUCTED POL PENDING ADM ACTIVITY. NO FURTHER EEI RELATED ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED UNTIL RTB AT 0124Z. (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) ISR ASSET UTILIZATION • Supported Unit: DATA MASKED • Supported Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE • Precoord Time: - 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEYUSCENTCOM MDR 25-0100 thru 25-0103 / JS-250710-TM8SApproved for Release to AARO10/28/25 009
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