DOW-UAP-PR34, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023

U.S. Central Command submitted video footage of an unidentified aerial object to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office in 2023, capturing approximately three minutes of infrared sensor data recorded from a military aircraft flying a reconnaissance mission in the eastern Mediterranean. The object was observed on October 26, 2023, near the surface of the ocean off Greece during a planned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flight operated by the 33rd Special Operations Squadron from a U.S. Air Force platform equipped with full-motion video and signals intelligence collection systems.

According to the file, the crew of the aircraft observed the object at 0035 hours Zulu time while en route to their assigned target area. The object was described as seemingly circular in appearance but too small for personnel to discern additional details. The crew reported that the object executed multiple sharp 90-degree turns while traveling at an estimated speed of 80 miles per hour in a low-altitude flight pattern just above the ocean surface. The crew assessed the object as posing no threat. The observation was logged as ending at 0038 hours Zulu time when the object was lost from the sensor feed.

The infrared video recording spans two minutes and 57 seconds and documents the sensor's attempts to track and characterize the object. The footage shows an area of thermal contrast entering the field of view, which the sensor operator tracked as it moved horizontally across the display. The tracking system subsequently designated the object with an electronic reticle and maintained synchronization with its motion. When the operator engaged a contrast filter to improve image differentiation at the 2:22 mark, the object became indistinguishable from the background, and the sensor lost its lock. After losing track, the sensor rapidly cycled through different zoom levels and contrast thresholds in an attempt to reacquire the object, but no further lock was achieved before the observation ended.

The file indicates that the observer assessed the phenomenon as benign and that the object remained under no apparent intelligent control based on the crew's observations. The document records the object's propulsion means, advanced capabilities or materials, and radio frequency signatures as unknown. No effects on personnel or equipment were reported. The mission report was declassified on January 22, 2026, and is now part of the public PURSUE Release archive maintained by the Department of War.