2023 DOW-UAP-PR26, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

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This document is a declassified Mission Report (MISREP) from the United States Central Command, filed by the 50th Attack Squadron following an airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission out of Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. It contains a time‑stamped narrative noting two observations of an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) during an October 2023 mission in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The report was declassified on 12 September 2025 and is marked UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO.

Source: Document metadata (Title, Agency, Date, Classification) and USCENTCOM declassification statement on Page 1.

What This Document Contains

• A narrative timeline of mission events, from takeoff at 0015Z to landing at 2058Z, including sensor collection activities (SIGINT, IMINT) and handover between control agencies.

• Two discrete entries indicating that a UAP was observed at 0241Z and again at 0322Z, each cross‑referencing a separate “UAP LINE” for details that are not included in this excerpt.

• Administrative pages identifying the reporting unit (50th Attack Squadron), operations center (609th Air Operations Center), mission type (JSR), and Privacy‑Act redactions of personnel information.

Source: OCR narrative page and Admin pages (USCENTCOM MOR 25‑0104).

Key Observations

The narrative includes the following lines (transcribed from OCR):

• At 0241Z: “OBSERVED IX UAP. SEE UAP LINE I.”

• At 0322Z: “OBSERVED IX UAP. SEE UAP LINE 2.”

No physical description, sensor data, or resolution status for the UAP is present in the extracted text; those details reside in the referenced but unreleased line entries.

Source: OCR narrative page, timestamps 0241Z and 0322Z.

Context & Significance

This MISREP is one of multiple UAP‑related records originating from USCENTCOM operations in the Middle East. That a structured reporting protocol (separate UAP lines) was invoked during a routine ISR mission suggests that such observations were being formally tracked and reviewed by the military. The document’s “Unresolved” label in its metadata title indicates that the phenomena were not identified at the time of reporting, but the absent UAP line details prevent any assessment of their characteristics. The document type “Video” in metadata may imply that imagery accompanied the original report, consistent with a mission that exploited FMV (full‑motion video) via DGS‑2 as noted in the narrative.

Source: Document metadata (Title, Document Type: Video), narrative reference to FMV exploitation.

Evidence Assessment

What this document shows:

• A U.S. Air Force MQ‑9 or similar ISR platform recorded two separate UAP incidents during a single mission over the UAE in October 2023.

• The report follows a formal MISREP structure with dedicated “UAP LINE” fields, confirming the’ keyFindings: [] tags:

• DOW

• Investigation

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Document Overview

This document is a declassified Mission Report (MISREP) from the United States Central Command, filed by the 50th Attack Squadron following an airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission out of Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. It contains a time‑stamped narrative noting two observations of an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) during an October 2023 mission in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The report was declassified on 12 September 2025 and is marked UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO.

Source: Document metadata (Title, Agency, Date, Classification) and USCENTCOM declassification statement on Page 1.

What This Document Contains

• A narrative timeline of mission events, from takeoff at 0015Z to landing at 2058Z, including sensor collection activities (SIGINT, IMINT) and handover between control agencies.
• Two discrete entries indicating that a UAP was observed at 0241Z and again at 0322Z, each cross‑referencing a separate “UAP LINE” for details that are not included in this excerpt.
• Administrative pages identifying the reporting unit (50th Attack Squadron), operations center (609th Air Operations Center), mission type (JSR), and Privacy‑Act redactions of personnel information.

Source: OCR narrative page and Admin pages (USCENTCOM MOR 25‑0104).

Key Observations

The narrative includes the following lines (transcribed from OCR):

• At 0241Z: “OBSERVED IX UAP. SEE UAP LINE I.”
• At 0322Z: “OBSERVED IX UAP. SEE UAP LINE 2.” No physical description, sensor data, or resolution status for the UAP is present in the extracted text; those details reside in the referenced but unreleased line entries.

Source: OCR narrative page, timestamps 0241Z and 0322Z.

Context & Significance

This MISREP is one of multiple UAP‑related records originating from USCENTCOM operations in the Middle East. That a structured reporting protocol (separate UAP lines) was invoked during a routine ISR mission suggests that such observations were being formally tracked and reviewed by the military. The document’s “Unresolved” label in its metadata title indicates that the phenomena were not identified at the time of reporting, but the absent UAP line details prevent any assessment of their characteristics. The document type “Video” in metadata may imply that imagery accompanied the original report, consistent with a mission that exploited FMV (full‑motion video) via DGS‑2 as noted in the narrative.

Source: Document metadata (Title, Document Type: Video), narrative reference to FMV exploitation.

Evidence Assessment

What this document shows:

• A U.S. Air Force MQ‑9 or similar ISR platform recorded two separate UAP incidents during a single mission over the UAE in October 2023.
• The report follows a formal MISREP structure with dedicated “UAP LINE” fields, confirming the