DOW-UAP-D55-Mission-Report-Syria-November-2016

Declassified by MG Richard A. Hamson
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20 M~
67.1 P-8A OBSERVES UNIDENTIFIED LOW-FLYING OBJECT 55 NM
NORTHWEST OF LATAKIA, SYRIA
18 NOV 2016
FLIGHT PATH
J!!Jlf: Whtie monitoring KCTG activity In the Ea•tem
Mediterranean, P-IA, obe•rved an unidentified low-ftylng
object 86 nm northweet of Latakla from an unknown
origin, traveling at approx SOOK.TS on a •outheut•rly
heading outbound from KCTG, for ~2 minutes.
Timeline (Z):
(D (°ell P'IEl!sto18/131 OZ: P-8 observed a possible missile launch
IVQ
1.4a
Ifrom an origin unknown detected via
the EO/IR sensor. The possible missile appeared to be in
sea skim mode traveling at approximately 500KTS on a
southeasterly heading outbound from KCTG. P-8 position
. was 26NM S of object detection at 16121 F~
1.4a
f2' (911 P't!I!) 18/13122: - P-8 lost visual of the object IVO
~
1.4a
Iapprox. 40 NM northwest of Latakia. The
missile was observed to pass between (RUS) INGUL ARS
and 1 x U/1 vessel.
Weather:
Uf P-8 aircrew charactenzeavisioilfty as clear, no range
limitations .
.~!~
(RUS) INGUL ARS
US P-8A Location
13102:-­
CTG 67.1 Comment§: The mission commander for P~8 characterized the interaction as safe. VVhile this was the first observed occurrence of
possible missile activity by P-8 aircraft in the Eastern Mediterranean it is assessed to be standard activity consistent with the assessed activity of
fhe KCTG. Video footage can be found at this link.
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USCENTCOM MOR 26~038 to MOR 26~046
Approved for Release to AARO
03/27/26 000001