Syria MISREP Release
The Department of War's PURSUE Release 01 identifies DOW-UAP-D74 as a Department of War mission report for an incident in Syria on November 9, 2023.1 The release describes MISREPs as standardized U.S. military mission reports that can carry UAP reporting to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, including qualitative GENTEXT fields that preserve context beyond numerical data.1
The ten-page PDF is a USCENTCOM mission report for an Operation Inherent Resolve air-domain ISR mission. Its header records USCENTCOM MDR 25-0072, a recommendation by MG Brandon R. Tegtmeier, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on June 2, 2025, and approval for release to AARO with FOUO and Privacy Act markings.2
ISR Sortie Timeline
The narrative says the aircraft took off at 0217Z, received several dynamic taskings, conducted FMV and SIGINT collection, left its longer station period at 1933Z, observed a UAP during the return leg at 2153Z, and landed after handoff later that day. Much of the unit, aircraft, personnel, location, and operational detail remains redacted under national-security and privacy exemptions.2
The administrative fields identify the report type as MISREP, the domain as air, the operation as Inherent Resolve, the operations center as the 609th, the combatant command as USCENTCOM, the mission type as ISR, and the tasked service as Air Force.2
The ISR sections describe two taskings before the UAP entry. One on-station period ran from 0431Z to 0554Z and recorded FMV collection with one essential element of information observed. A longer period ran from 0805Z to 1933Z and recorded FMV collection with two essential elements of information observed, followed by a return to base without additional EEI to report.2
Bouncy-Ball UAP Pass
The UAP entry records initial contact at 2153Z on November 9, 2023. The report lists the event type as a UAP incident, the physical state as solid, the propulsion as unknown, no response to observer actions, no interrogation, no observer engagement, no third-party observers, no recovered material, no effects on persons, and no effects on equipment.2
In the free-text event description, the crew reported one probable UAP shaped like a bouncy ball approaching from the south near co-altitude, dropping altitude, and safely passing the aircraft. The report says it maintained about 424 knots for at least seven minutes before moving out of range, emitted no signals, was not considered a threat to the aircraft or public safety, and had no effect on the aircrew.2
The release metadata repeats the key observation in plainer language: a U.S. military operator reported one UAP, described it as bouncy-ball shaped, said it approached from the south, estimated consistent travel near 424 knots for at least seven minutes, and assessed it as benign.1
No Companion Video
The D74 metadata does not list a PR video pairing, PDF pairing, DVIDS video ID, or DVIDS video title. Unlike several other PURSUE Release 01 records, this document is therefore represented publicly by the PDF release asset and thumbnail rather than by a companion public video entry.1
Research Value and Limits
DOW-UAP-D74 matters because it preserves a UAP observation inside the routine structure of an operational USCENTCOM MISREP. The report gives researchers a specific timestamp, mission context, sensor context, speed estimate, duration estimate, crew-safety assessment, and negative findings for emissions, engagement, recovery, personnel effects, and equipment effects.2
It also shows the limits of this release record. The public PDF is heavily redacted, the quoted descriptive language comes from the reporter's contemporaneous interpretation, and the Department of War release cautions that such language should not be treated as a conclusive determination about intrinsic object features or performance.1