The Department of War's PURSUE Release 01 identifies DOW-UAP-D25 as a redacted Mission Report connected to a January 25, 2024 incident in the Mediterranean Sea.1 The release describes MISREPs as standardized military operational reports and notes that U.S. military services often use them to report unidentified anomalous phenomena to AARO.1
Seven-Page CENTCOM MISREP
The PDF is a seven-page MISREP that was originally marked SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY and later declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on October 24, 2025.2 It records an Air Force ISR mission under USCENTCOM, with 33 SOS listed as the originator, AFSOC as the major command, and Air Force as the tasked service.2
The mission timeline places takeoff from LGLR at 0109Z on January 25, 2024, on-station collection from 0635Z to 1504Z, and landing back at LGLR at 2149Z.2 The report totals 20 hours 40 minutes of mission time, including 8 hours 29 minutes of full motion video time and 8 hours 27 minutes of SIGINT time.2
Two-Minute SWIR Sighting
The report's UAP entry begins at 0509Z, while the aircraft was in transit, and assigns the event serial number 250509ZJAN2024-CENTCOM 001.2 The observer reported one solid UAP with unknown propulsion, unknown intelligent control, no engagement, no effects on personnel or equipment, and no recovered material.2
The event description says the UAP appeared only on the short-wave infrared camera, lasted about two minutes, and ended at 0511Z without another incident.12 The observer estimated its speed at approximately 434 knots, described a diamond shape with a non-maneuvering probe or tail, and recorded a steady flight path with altitude changes but no trajectory change.2
What Redactions Leave Clear
The record is an operational mission report, not a finished scientific assessment. Many platform, unit, location, and personnel fields are redacted under national security and privacy exemptions, leaving the public record strongest on mission timing, reporting chain, sensor modality, and the observer's own UAP description.2
The Department of War metadata cautions that descriptive and estimative language in the report reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation at the time, rather than a conclusive determination about the object's features or performance.1
D25 Evidence and Redactions
DOW-UAP-D25 is valuable because it preserves an official chain-of-reporting record for a short Mediterranean UAP observation with a specific time, sensor type, estimated speed, and mission context.1 It also shows the limits of the evidence: the public version does not disclose the platform, most coordinates are masked, the report records no advanced capabilities or material recovery, and the observation was visible only through SWIR imagery.2