Dept. of DefenseUnresolvedAmbiguous

3 possible UAP observed — Shaddadi area, Syria, 21 February 2023

Feb 21, 2023Shaddadi area, Syria (ESSA killbox) (approx.)

Analysis — our summary

On 21 February 2023 at 0025Z, a 2-ship of F-15E aircraft from 389 EFS/332 AEW conducting DCA over the Shaddadi area, Syria at FL240 observed 3 possible UAP. A weapon sight video (WSV) was produced. No radar returns were received from the UAP. No health effects were reported by aircrew. An analyst noted '2 white objects IR significant.' At 0135Z the same flight observed 1 possible balloon at FL210 in the same area, which is separately categorized below.

As reported — verbatim from the document

“"0025Z [REDACTED] OBS 3X POSS UAP IVO SHADDADI [REDACTED] AT FL240. WSV PRODUCED. NFTR." and "[REDACTED] WAS CRUSING IN CAP AT FL270. NO RADAR RETURNS RECEIVED FROM UAP. NO HEALTH EFFECTS EXPERIENCED BY AIRCREW. 2 WHITE OBJECTS IR SIGNIFICANT. NFTR."”

Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Mission also included MFT radar jamming at FL270 IVO Shaddadi (0021Z-0024Z, 3 minutes duration, APG-82 radar affected at 8.8-9.9 GHz), tentatively attributed to Turkish X-band jammer. The 3 UAP were observed shortly after the radar jamming event. Analyst compared targeting pod readings between possible UAP and a star in a separate sortie reference. Coords redacted. Report ID: MDR 25-0094.

Provenance

Source documentDOW-UAP-D19-Mission-Report-Syria-February-21-2023.pdf

Document typeMISREP

Reporting agencyDept. of Defense

Source pages10

Redaction markers in doc15

Declassified2025

Held classified~2 years

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.