Summary
This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a UAP flying just above the ocean surface over the Aegean Sea on October 27, 2023. The report describes the object making multiple 90-degree turns at an estimated 80 mph.
Detail
This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized form the U.S. military uses to record the circumstances of its operations. Such reports are commonly used to relay Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) observations to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), with the general-text (GENTEXT) section providing qualitative, contextual information.
The report, dated October 27, 2023, states that a U.S. military operator observed a UAP "flying just above the surface of the ocean" over the Aegean Sea, taking "multiple 90-degree turns at an estimated 80 mph." All descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation at the time and should not be read as a conclusive determination of any object features or performance.
The record was released to the public through the PURSUE declassification by the Department of War.
