Summary
A mission briefing summarizing a UAP observation by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria. A P-8A pilot detected an object on the aircraft's EO/IR sensor, characterizing it as in sea-skim mode and traveling about 500 knots on a southeasterly heading before visual contact was lost after two minutes.
Detail
This mission briefing summarizes an observation of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) made by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria, in November 2016.
A pilot flying a P-8A aircraft reported detecting an object via the aircraft's EO/IR sensor. The pilot characterized the object as appearing to be in sea-skim mode, traveling at roughly 500 knots (575 mph) on a southeasterly heading. The P-8A lost visual contact with the object after about two minutes. The descriptive language reflects the pilot's subjective interpretation at the time and is not a conclusive determination of the object's features or performance. The record was released by the Department of War through the PURSUE declassification.
