Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR032

Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

Format
Video
Incident date
Not given
Place
Syria
Released
Release 01, May 8, 2026
Source
war.gov
Topics
Lights in the sky, Unresolved UAP reports

Description from war.gov

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of six seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. Video Description: 00:02-00:04: An area of irregular color and brightness, mainly consisting of white and red highlights, appears near the center of the top edge of the sensor display. The area extends to a width of approximately one-third of the horizontal frame, with a vertical area comprising approximately one-sixth of the viewing area. Overall, its shape is best described as a horizontally-oriented half-oval bisected along its major axis. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

Redactions war.gov lists this record as redacted. Withheld material is blacked out in the file itself.

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Machine summary

Written by Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) on May 22, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

DOW-UAP-PR032 is a six-second video record submitted by U.S. Central Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), originating from a full-motion video camera aboard an unspecified U.S. military platform operating over Syria in October 2024. The accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D32) describes the object as a "misshapen and uneven ball of white light" with a "light/glare halo effect" at the top of the FMV feed. The visible anomaly appears between the two- and four-second marks as an irregular white-and-red area spanning roughly one-third of the frame's horizontal width along the upper edge, shaped approximately as a horizontally bisected half-oval.

The record is classified as unresolved by AARO. The brevity of the footage — six seconds — limits analytical utility, and the positioning of the anomaly at the sensor display's upper edge raises the possibility of lens flare, sensor artifact, or optical interference, though no formal determination has been made. No OCR text was recoverable from the document, and the platform type and sensor specifications remain unspecified, constraining independent technical assessment.

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Records war.gov itself pairs with this one.

  1. DOW-UAP-D032 Mission Report, Syria, October 2024 Department of War Document 10/20/24
  2. DOW-UAP-PR031 Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024 Department of War Video No incident date or place given
  3. DOW-UAP-PR033 Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024 Department of War Video No incident date or place given

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