Department of War PURSUE File
DOW-UAP-D54, Mission Report, Mediterranean Sea, NA
Mediterranean Sea
Editorial summary
A U.S. military operator reported observing a single unidentified anomalous phenomenon while transiting over the Mediterranean Sea during a return-to-base operation. According to the file, the witness described the object as triangular and metallic in appearance. The operator estimated the UAP's altitude at 24,989 feet mean sea level and its speed at 168 knots, or approximately 193 miles per hour.
The sighting occurred during daylight operations, as indicated by the timestamp 1319Z recorded in the mission report. The specific geographic coordinates of the observation are documented in the file. No determination of the object's identity or nature was made by the reporting operator or in the official record.
This Mission Report, standardized form used by U.S. military services to document operational circumstances, was released by the Department of War under the PURSUE declassification initiative and cleared for public release on May 8, 2026. The document's substantive content remains partially redacted at the classification level noted in the file.
Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.
Government description
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 one UAP. The report describes the UAP as a “triangular and metallic UAP.” The reporter estimated the UAP’s altitude as 24,989 feet and speed as 168 knots (193mph). 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.
Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.
Originating agency
Department of War
Record type
Incident date
Unspecified
Incident location
Mediterranean Sea
Release tranche
Release 01 (May 8, 2026)
Distribution
Cleared for public release