Dept. of DefenseUnresolved

Triangular metallic UAP observed during RTB — Eastern Mediterranean, altitude 24,989 ft

Date unknownEastern Mediterranean Sea24,989 ft

Analysis — our summary

A heavily redacted MISREP (classification markings appear as garbled OCR artifacts) documents a single UAP observation during return-to-base (RTB). The object is described as triangular and metallic. The reporting aircraft was transiting at 24,989 ft MSL at 168 knots (approx. 193 mph) over coordinates 36°34'53"N 025°59'43"E when the contact was made. No date, duration, or resolution is provided; most fields are redacted under 1.4(a).

As reported — verbatim from the document

“"1X UAP DETECTED WITH DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION SUCH AS BEING A TRIANGLUAR AND METALLIC UAP." / "DURING RTB AT 13197, OBSERVED 1X UAP WHILE TRANSITING OVER 363453N 0255943E FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 24,989FT MSL AND SPEED OF 168KTS."”

Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Document is almost entirely redacted under 1.4(a) (classified military plans/operations/capabilities). OCR quality is poor with multiple garbled strings (e.g., 'GEGREDM@GRORI', 'GEGREENGRORI', 'AT 13197' likely a partial DTG). Coordinates 363453N 0255943E appear plausible for Eastern Mediterranean and are rendered as decimal degrees (36.3453N, 25.5943E) — these are taken as literal from text, not fabricated. Speed of 168 KTS is aircraft speed, not necessarily UAP speed. No date can be determined. Confidence low due to heavy redaction and OCR corruption.

Provenance

Source documentDOW-UAP-D54-Mission-Report-Mediterranean-Sea-NA.pdf

Document typemission report

Reporting agencyDept. of Defense

Source pages7

DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)

Extraction confidence LowHow 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.