Mission Report: Gulf of Aden, July 2024 (DOW-UAP-D75)

A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP on July 14, 2024. The observer reported that the UAP maintained a “straight flight path at same altitude”. The report notes that the UAP’s “speed was faster than flying speed,” and the operator assessed the object as “benign.” The operator reported following the UAP “till the distance became too far.” All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such

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 on July 14, 2024. The observer reported that the UAP maintained a “straight flight path at same altitude”. The report notes that the UAP’s “speed was faster than flying speed,” and the operator assessed the object as “benign.” The operator reported following the UAP “till the distance became too far.” 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-D75, Mission Report, Gulf of Aden, July 2024** (Department of War, 2024-07-14 · Gulf of Aden) — 8 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

**Excerpted narrative (verbatim, with redactions indicated):**

> (S/REL TO USA, FVEY) TAIL NUMBER *[REDACTED — 1.4(a)]* *[REDACTED — 1.4(a)]* TOOK OFF FROM *[REDACTED — 1.4(a)]* AT 140222ZJUL24 VIA *[REDACTED — 1.4(a)]* AND ARRIVED ON STATION AT 140300ZJUL24. *[REDACTED — 1.4(a)]* UTILI

*Direct excerpt from the declassified document. Full document linked above.*

Source documents

DOW-UAP-D75, Mission Report, Gulf of Aden, July 2024
Department of War via PURSUE Release 01 (May 8, 2026)

Primary sourceU.S. Department of War — PURSUE Release 01