{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-05-008-dow-uap-d100-intelligence-information-report-middle-east-encounter-2021","title":"DOW-UAP-D100, Intelligence Information Report, Middle East Encounter, 2021","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-05-008-dow-uap-d100-intelligence-information-report-middle-east-encounter-2021","description":"The Department of War report summarizes March 2021 forward-deployed sensor detections of high-speed aerial objects in contested Middle Eastern airspace.","date":"2021-03-12T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"updated":"2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"DOW-UAP-D100 is a Department of War Intelligence Information Report on an incident dated March 12, 2021, in the Middle East. The Department of War released the document publicly as part of PURSUE Release 05 on August 7, 2026. [^1][^2][^3]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/080726/release_05/documents/DOW-UAP-D100.pdf\" />\n\n## Provenance and Content\n\nThe Department of War maintained the file and declassified it for public release under the PURSUE disclosure framework. The report summarizes forward-deployed sensor detections of high-speed aerial objects operating in contested airspace over the Middle East.[^1][^2][^3]\n\n## What the Record Supports\n\nThe report confirms that forward-deployed sensors detected the objects and that the Department of War logged the encounter. It does not identify the objects or their origin.[^3]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [Department of War PURSUE data file (uap-data.csv)](https://www.war.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2026/UFO/uap-data.csv)\n[^3]: [DOW-UAP-D100, Intelligence Information Report, Middle East Encounter, 2021 remote release asset](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/080726/release_05/documents/DOW-UAP-D100.pdf)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-05-008-dow-uap-d100-intelligence-information-report-middle-east-encounter-2021","title":"DOW-UAP-D100, Intelligence Information Report, Middle East Encounter, 2021","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-05-008-dow-uap-d100-intelligence-information-report-middle-east-encounter-2021","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}