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dow-uap-d55-mission-report-syria-november-2016.pdf
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Document summary
A declassified mission report describing a 18 November 2016 event in which a US Navy P-8A, monitoring a Russian carrier task group in the Eastern Mediterranean, observed an unidentified low-flying object about 55 nm northwest of Latakia, Syria. The object — characterized as a possible missile in sea-skim mode — travelled at roughly 500 knots on a south-easterly heading for about two minutes before the aircrew lost visual.
Official page text
- A P-8A detected via EO/IR sensor an unidentified low-flying object, possibly a missile in sea-skim mode, at ~500 knots heading south-east, outbound from the Russian carrier task group.
- The object was tracked for about two minutes and was observed to pass between a Russian vessel (INGUL ARS) and an unidentified vessel before visual was lost ~40 nm NW of Latakia.
- The CTG 67.1 commander characterized the interaction as safe and assessed it as standard activity consistent with the Russian task group, though it was the first such observation by a P-8 in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Official note
- The report itself assesses the object as likely standard (possible missile) activity rather than anomalous; some location details are redacted.
- This summary is AI-generated from the document text for navigation purposes only and is not an official analysis or conclusion.
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