Summary
This Mission Report (MISREP) describes a U.S. military operator observing a diamond-shaped UAP with a non-maneuvering probe at its base over the Mediterranean Sea on January 25, 2024. Its speed was estimated at about 434 knots (499 mph), and it was only visible through an onboard short-wave infrared sensor over a span of roughly two minutes.
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 January 25, 2024, states that a U.S. military operator observed one UAP traveling at an estimated 434 knots (499 mph) over the Mediterranean Sea. The observer described it as diamond-shaped with a non-maneuvering probe at the bottom, noting it was visible only via an onboard Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor. The event lasted approximately two minutes. 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.
