DOW-UAP-D8, Mission Report, Djibouti, 2025
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DOW-UAP-D8 is a Mission Report (MISREP) dated 2025, released by the Department of War on 2026-05-08 under the PURSUE Release 01 program. The incident location is listed as the Mediterranean Sea. A U.S. military operator reported observing two round, "white hot" UAPs at 1653Z, moving south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour (roughly 276 mph), near grid coordinate 35SQT3423692957. The GENTEXT section contains the primary descriptive content; the remainder of the report's structured data fields are withheld.
Nearly all pages of the document are redacted under exemption 1.4(a), limiting available detail to the brief GENTEXT excerpt. The operator's identity, platform type, sensor data, and any additional contextual fields are not visible. The report title references Djibouti despite the listed incident location being the Mediterranean Sea, a discrepancy that is unexplained in the available text. The document follows standard AARO-reporting format and contributes a data point on UAP speed estimation and thermal signature characterization, though the report itself cautions that all descriptive language reflects subjective interpretation.
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Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.
This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or โgeneral textโ section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report.
A U.S. military operator reported observing two โwhite hot UAPs.โ The reporter estimated the UAPโs speed as approximately 240 nautical miles per hour (276 mph).
All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporterโs subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.
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โข UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): (ะะตะปะพ-HEE TO
) AT 1653Z, 1.4(a)
OBS 2X ROUND WHITE HOT UAPS
DYNAMIC SOUTH AT APPROX 240NM/HOUR IVO 35SQT3423692957.
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3) AT 1653Z,
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OBS 2X UAPS DYNAMIC SOUTH AT APPROX 240NM/HOUR IVO 35SQT3423692957.