Mission Report: Mediterranean Sea, NA (DOW-UAP-D54)
A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP. The report describes the UAP as a “triangular and metallic UAP.” The reporter estimated the UAP’s altitude as 24,989 feet and speed as 168 knots (193mph). All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s 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
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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 “general text” 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 one UAP. The report describes the UAP as a “triangular and metallic UAP.” The reporter estimated the UAP’s altitude as 24,989 feet and speed as 168 knots (193mph). All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s 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.
**Released as part of PURSUE Release 01 (May 8, 2026).** The Department of War published the following primary-source records:
- **DOW-UAP-D54, Mission Report, Mediterranean Sea, NA** (Department of War, n.d. · Mediterranean Sea) — 7 pages.
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*Skeleton import — comprehensive narrative analysis pending. Sources are linked above; OCR-extracted text from the page images is available in the [PURSUE Open Atlas dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/alex-zhang42/ufo-pursue-open-atlas) (CC0).*
### From the declassified record
**Description:** TRIANGLUAR AND METALLIC · **Coordinates:** 363453N 0255943E · **Altitude:** 24,989 ft MSL · **Speed:** 168 kts
*Direct excerpt from the declassified document. Full document linked above.*
Published
- Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the SituationDavid Marler · 2013
Marler's study of triangular-craft reports, drawn from the historical case files he has spent decades collecting.
- UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the RecordLeslie Kean · 2010
Dossier compiling first-person accounts from senior government and military witnesses. Set the editorial standard for the modern record.
- In Plain Sight: An Investigation Into UFOs and Impossible ScienceRoss Coulthart · 2021
Long-form investigation by the Australian journalist who broke the David Grusch story two years later.
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