Two White-Hot Contacts, Eastern Mediterranean, 1653Z

Brief

At 1653Z on an unspecified 2025 date, a U.S. military operator reported two round, white-hot UAPs moving dynamic south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour (276 mph) at grid reference IVO 35SQT3423692957. The report carries a SECRET//REL TO USA, FIN, SWE, FVEY, NATO classification. Key identifying fields — reporting unit, observer identity — are redacted under FOIA exemption 1.4(a). Only the GENTEXT section (page 7 of 7) contains extractable text; the remaining six pages are image-only or fully redacted in this release.

Metadata

Agency

Department of War

Release

5/8/26

Location

Mediterranean Sea

Type

PDF • .pdf

Length

7 pages

Classification

SECRET//REL TO USA, FIN, SWE, FVEY, NATO

Tags

round, white hot, IR thermal, paired objects, 240 knots, dynamic south, eastern Mediterranean, MISREP, 2025

Key points

• Two round, white-hot UAPs were observed moving dynamic south at approximately 240 knots.p.7
• Observation time was 1653Z; no calendar date is legible in the extractable text.p.7
• Grid reference IVO 35SQT3423692957 places the incident in MGRS zone 35S, consistent with the eastern Mediterranean (roughly 32N–40N, 30E–36E) — geographically inconsistent with the file's 'Djibouti' title.p.7
• Multiple fields are redacted under FOIA exemption 1.4(a), including the reporting unit and observer identifier.p.7
• The UAP Description sub-field specifies shape ('ROUND') and thermal signature ('WHITE HOT'); the GENTEXT sub-field repeats movement data only, omitting both descriptors.p.7
• Releasability string includes Finland and Sweden alongside FVEY and NATO, consistent with post-2023 Nordic NATO integration.p.7

Verbatim

• AT 1653Z, 1.4(a) OBS 2X ROUND WHITE HOT UAPS DYNAMIC SOUTH AT APPROX 240NM/HOUR IVO 35SQT3423692957.

  p.7

• AT 1653Z, OBS 2X UAPS DYNAMIC SOUTH AT APPROX 240NM/HOUR IVO 35SQT3423692957.

  p.7

Most interesting

• The phrase 'white hot' is standard FLIR/IR thermal imaging terminology — the objects registered as the highest-temperature targets in the sensor's palette, suggesting an IR sensor was in use even though none is explicitly named.
• The file header labels the incident location as 'Djibouti,' but MGRS zone 35S covers the eastern Mediterranean — Djibouti sits at approximately 11N, 43E, which falls in zone 38N. The 'Djibouti' label likely refers to the reporting unit's home station, not the incident site.
• 240 knots equates to roughly 276 mph or 444 km/h — within the subsonic range of conventional aircraft, but the pairing of two objects, lack of markings, and classification as UAP indicates the observer found the contact anomalous in context.
• The two sub-fields serve distinct purposes: UAP Description captures observer characterization (shape, thermal signature), while GENTEXT provides the distilled operational narrative — and the two versions of the same event contain meaningfully different descriptive detail.
• Six of the seven pages have no extractable text, meaning the structured MISREP fields that would anchor time, platform, mission type, and attachments remain inaccessible in this release.