2023 DOW-UAP-D27, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

Page 1 --- SECRET//NOFORN Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 24 October 2025 Misrep undefined-10055709 Narrative (SECRET//NOFORN) AT 2100Z, (b)(1)1.4a…’ aiBriefing: ”## Document Overview\nThis document is a declassified Mission Report
\ (MISREP) from the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), detailing an intelligence,
\ surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) flight conducted under Operation ENDURING
\ SENTINEL. The report, originally classified SECRET//NOFORN, records the detection
\ of one Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) during the mission. \n> Source:
\ Document metadata and Page 1 narrative.\n\n## What This Document Contains\n- A
\ mission narrative timeline, including takeoff, tasking, weather-related delays,
\ non-interference basis operations, and the detection of a UAP at 0457Z during
\ return to base. \n- Administrative details identifying the originating unit (3
\ SOS), operations center (609 CAOC), aircraft callsign (redacted), and approval
\ chain, all under Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). \n- Classification
\ markings as SECRET//NOFORN, declassified on 24 October 2025 by MG Richard A. Harrison,
\ USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, with a future declassification date of 20490606. \n\

Source: Pages 1–3, Narrative and Administrative sections.\n\n## Key Observations\n
The narrative states: \n> “AT 0457Z, DURING RTB (b)(1)1.4a DETECTED 1X UAP (SEE
\ UAP 1).” \nNo further description, assessment, or sensor data regarding the UAP
\ is provided in the released portion. The reference “(SEE UAP 1)” suggests a separate
\ annex or report not included in this extract. \n> Source: Page 1, Narrative section.\n
\n## Context & Significance\nThis MISREP is part of a batch of USCENTCOM records
\ declassified and approved for release to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
\ (AARO), reflecting the formal documentation of UAP encounters during routine military
\ operations. The inclusion of a UAP detection in a standard mission report indicates
\ that such sightings were logged through established reporting channels, even when
\ no further details are available in the immediate record. \n> Source: Document
\ declassification statement (“Approved for Release to AARO”) and USCENTCOM MDR
\ case numbers on page footers.\n\n## Evidence Assessment\nWhat this document
\ shows: \n- At 0457Z on the mission date, an aircraft conducting an ISR mission
\ detected one UAP while returning to base. \n- The UAP detection is noted as a
\ discrete event referenced to a separate entry (“UAP 1”), which is not included
\ in the released pages.\n\nWhat this document does NOT show: \n- No confirmation
\ of extraterrestrial origin or technology. \n- No definitive identification, characterization,
\ or sensor data of the observed phenomenon. \n- The document does not provide
\ any context regarding altitude, speed, appearance, or behavior of the UAP. \n
\nAssessment: The document establishes that a UAP detection occurred during
\ a military flight and was officially recorded, but the absence of descriptive
\ details or the referenced annex prevents any independent evaluation of the nature
\ or significance of the sighting. The evidence is limited to a single log entry.” keyFindings: [] tags:

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Document Overview

This document is a declassified Mission Report (MISREP) from the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), detailing an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) flight conducted under Operation ENDURING SENTINEL. The report, originally classified SECRET//NOFORN, records the detection of one Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) during the mission.

Source: Document metadata and Page 1 narrative.

What This Document Contains

• A mission narrative timeline, including takeoff, tasking, weather-related delays, non-interference basis operations, and the detection of a UAP at 0457Z during return to base.
• Administrative details identifying the originating unit (3 SOS), operations center (609 CAOC), aircraft callsign (redacted), and approval chain, all under Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
• Classification markings as SECRET//NOFORN, declassified on 24 October 2025 by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, with a future declassification date of 20490606.

Source: Pages 1–3, Narrative and Administrative sections.

Key Observations

The narrative states:

“AT 0457Z, DURING RTB (b)(1)1.4a DETECTED 1X UAP (SEE UAP 1).”
No further description, assessment, or sensor data regarding the UAP is provided in the released portion. The reference “(SEE UAP 1)” suggests a separate annex or report not included in this extract.
Source: Page 1, Narrative section.

Context & Significance

This MISREP is part of a batch of USCENTCOM records declassified and approved for release to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), reflecting the formal documentation of UAP encounters during routine military operations. The inclusion of a UAP detection in a standard mission report indicates that such sightings were logged through established reporting channels, even when no further details are available in the immediate record.

Source: Document declassification statement (“Approved for Release to AARO”) and USCENTCOM MDR case numbers on page footers.

Evidence Assessment

What this document shows:

• At 0457Z on the mission date, an aircraft conducting an ISR mission detected one UAP while returning to base.
• The UAP detection is noted as a discrete event referenced to a separate entry (“UAP 1”), which is not included in the released pages.

What this document does NOT show:

• No confirmation of extraterrestrial origin or technology.
• No definitive identification, characterization, or sensor data of the observed phenomenon.
• The document does not provide any context regarding altitude, speed, appearance, or behavior of the UAP.

Assessment: The document establishes that a UAP detection occurred during a military flight and was officially recorded, but the absence of descriptive details or the referenced annex prevents any independent evaluation of the nature or significance of the sighting. The evidence is limited to a single log entry.