Circular UAP flying above ocean surface toward land — Greece/Eastern Mediterranean, October 2023

On 29 October 2023 at 0811Z, a redacted AFSOC ISR aircraft (33 SOS, 27 SOW) was returning to base when it observed a UAP flying just above the ocean surface traveling toward land. The object was described as seemingly circular but too small to resolve detail, moving at an estimated 30 mph with no recorded maneuverability anomalies. Contact was lost at 0811Z immediately after detection. The observer assessed the UAP as benign.

“"THE UAP FLEW STRAIGHT ABOVE THE OCEAN TOWARDS LANDS." / "SEEMINGLY CIRCULAR, TOO SMALL TO MAKE OUT DETAILS"”

Document declassified 22 January 2026 by USCENTCOM (MISREP 9337873). This is a companion mission report to D33, same unit (33 SOS/27 SOW/AFSOC), same theater (Greece), but different sortie (takeoff 28OCT23 1504Z, land 29OCT23 1105Z, 20-hour mission). Aircraft callsign, tail number, MDS type, precise MGRS coords redacted. MGRS zone 35SMV corresponds to Aegean region; theater centroid used. Duration not determinable — contact lost immediately at 0811Z per text. UAP Physical State listed as 'Solid.' Estimated speed 30 mph (lower than D33 event). OCR quality moderate. Confidence reduced for single-sensor observation and loss of contact at first sighting.