Dept. of DefenseUnresolved

Oval/orb UAP observed by U.S. aircraft for over 2 hours — location redacted, October 2024

Oct 31, 20247200s

Analysis — our summary

A PAROC Intel email chain (SECRET//NOFORN) documents a UAP observation by a U.S. aircraft on 31 October 2024. The unclassified tear-line summary describes the object as oval/orb-shaped, likely moving at low speed, and observed for over two hours. The location of the incident is entirely redacted; the email was coordinating approval to include the year of occurrence in the unclassified summary.

As reported — verbatim from the document

“"31 OCT 24, U.S Aircraft observed a possible UAP. It appeared to be oval/orb shaped, likely moving at a low speed. The U.S Aircraft had eyes on the poss UAP for over 2 hours."”

Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Document is an internal email from 15 AF/DET 1 PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician coordinating release language. Location is fully redacted (b)(6) exemption applied). Date 31 OCT 24 is unambiguous per the unclassified tear line, but the year had not yet been formally approved for release at time of writing. Duration of 'over 2 hours' converted to >7200 seconds minimum; set to 7200 as floor. No sensor, shape detail beyond 'oval/orb', or geographic data available. Moderate confidence on date; low confidence on all other fields.

Provenance

Source documentDOW-UAP-D52-Email-Correspondance-NA-August-2024.pdf

Document typeemail correspondence

Reporting agencyDept. of Defense

Source pages2

Redaction markers in doc5

DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)

Held classified~2 years (≥, to this release)

Extraction confidence ModerateHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.