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This redacted PDF is a mission briefing on a UAP observation by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria, on November 18, 2016. A U.S. military pilot flying a P-8A reported seeing an object through the aircraft's EO/IR sensor, describing it as appearing to be in "sea skim mode."

The report says the object was traveling about 500 knots (575 mph) on a southeasterly heading, and the P-8A lost visual contact after two minutes. It notes that the descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation at the time, and should not be taken as a conclusive indication of any object features or performance characteristics.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/8/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 11/18/16, Syria
Document ID: DOW-UAP-D055
This release is redacted.