89th Attack Squadron Tracks Object Over Syria, July 2022

Brief

On July 31, 2022, an asset from the 89th Attack Squadron (89 ATKS), 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, operating in support of Task Force CHOSIN under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, reported a UAP in the vicinity of grid 37SFU2[redacted] over Syria. The event lasted less than one minute, with the object moving north to south. The reporting platform was at 19,359 feet and 116 knots at the moment of observation, and no RF signatures were detected. AARO has classified the incident as unresolved.

Metadata

Agency

Department of War

Release

5/8/26

Location

Syria

Type

PDF • .pdf

Length

7 pages

Classification

UNCLASSIFIED (originally SECRET//NOFORN)

Programs

Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, OP SPECTRE DAGGER, TF CHOSIN, AARO, DGS1

Tags

UAP, Syria, north-to-south trajectory, infrared sensor, electro-optical sensor, sub-60-second duration, 2022, Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, USCENTCOM, KP 9

Key points

• UAP observed at 310239Z (July 31, 2022) in the vicinity of 37SFU2[redacted], KP 9, Syria.p.7
• The event lasted less than one minute; the UAP moved from north to south.p.7
• No RF signatures, RF frequency, or RF duration were detected; the UAP Signatures field is marked 'No.'p.7
• The reporting platform was at 19,359 feet altitude and 116 knots at time of sighting.p.7
• UAP physical state, altitude, depth, velocity, and trajectory are all listed as unavailable in the formal UAP section.p.7
• Full motion video from the sensor platform was exploited by DGS1.p.1
• The sortie totaled 20 hours 57 minutes, with 18 hours 44 minutes on station, combining IMINT and SIGINT taskings.p.5
• Originally classified SECRET//NOFORN with a scheduled declassification date of 20470731; released early via mandatory declassification review MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099.p.1

Verbatim

• FULL MOTION VIDEO WAS EXPLOITED BY DGSl.

  p.1

• WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR

  p.7

• • UAP Signatures: No

  p.7

• • Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: 19,359 FT

  p.7

• • Friendly Aircraft Speed: 116 KTS

  p.7

Most interesting

• The UAP event occupied less than 60 seconds of a mission spanning nearly 21 hours — a fraction of a percent of total flight time, yet the only element generating an unresolved classification.
• The platform was simultaneously conducting SIGINT collection alongside IMINT at the time of the sighting, suggesting a dense sensor environment with no electronic signature attributed to the UAP.
• The formal UAP section records no speed, no altitude, no trajectory data for the object itself — the crew had no sensor lock beyond line-of-sight observation.
• The mission launched from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (OJMS) in Jordan, a known hub for U.S. ISR and strike operations over eastern Syria.
• The document was originally set for declassification in 2047; the mandatory declassification review (MDR 25-0094 thru 25-0099) accelerated its release by more than two decades.
• Operation SPECTRE DAGGER, referenced in the ISR narrative as the named operation the platform arrived on station to support, does not appear in prior public disclosures.