{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-01-064-dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016","title":"DOW-UAP-D55 Syria November 2016 Mission Report","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-064-dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016","description":"P-8A mission slide reports a November 2016 low-flying object sighting northwest of Latakia, Syria during maritime monitoring.","date":"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-D55 is a Department of War PDF released in PURSUE Release 01 on May 8, 2026. The release metadata identifies the incident date as November 18, 2016, the location as Syria, and the record type as a redacted PDF mission report.[^1]\n\nThe public PDF is a one-page USCENTCOM/CTG 67.1 mission briefing slide headed as a P-8A observation of an unidentified low-flying object 55 nautical miles northwest of Latakia, Syria. The slide was approved for release to AARO on March 27, 2026 under USCENTCOM MDR 26-0038 to MDR 26-0046.[^2]\n\n## P-8A Sighting Near Latakia\n\nThe slide places the observation during P-8A monitoring of KCTG activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. It reports that the aircraft observed an unidentified low-flying object from an unknown origin, traveling roughly 500 knots on a southeasterly heading outbound from KCTG, for about two minutes.[^2]\n\nThe timeline says the P-8A detected what the report called a possible missile launch through its EO/IR sensor at 1310Z. The object was described as appearing to travel in sea-skim mode, with the P-8A 26 nautical miles south of the detection point at a redacted location.[^2]\n\nAt 1312Z, the P-8A lost visual contact with the object about 40 nautical miles northwest of Latakia. The slide says the object passed between the Russian vessel INGUL ARS and one unidentified vessel. The weather note records clear visibility and no range limitations.[^2]\n\n## Safe Interaction, Missing Video\n\nCTG 67.1 comments say the P-8A mission commander characterized the interaction as safe. The same comments describe this as the first observed occurrence of possible missile activity by P-8 aircraft in the Eastern Mediterranean, while assessing it as standard activity consistent with KCTG activity.[^2]\n\nThe release metadata lists no public PR media pairing, DVIDS video ID, or companion PDF pairing for D55. That matters because the slide itself says video footage existed at a redacted link, but the May 2026 public release exposes only the PDF and its official thumbnail for this record, not a public paired video clip.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n## Missile Activity Framed as UAP\n\nD55 is useful because it shows how a UAP release can preserve a source observation that was later contextualized inside the same record as possible missile activity. The public document does not identify the object, but it does preserve the original platform, sensor, timing, location context, aircrew characterization, and command assessment in a compact operational slide.[^2]\n\nIt also shows the limits of the release. Key locations, the internal video link, and some operational details remain redacted, and the Department of War description cautions that descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation at the time rather than a conclusive finding about the object's intrinsic features or performance.[^1][^2]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016.pdf\" />\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE Release 01 page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016 remote release asset](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016.pdf)\n[^3]: [DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016 official thumbnail](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/thumbnail/dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016.jpg)","readingTime":"3 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-064-dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016","title":"DOW-UAP-D55 Syria November 2016 Mission Report","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-064-dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}