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 J!!Jlf: Whtie monitoring KCTG activity In the Ea•tem FLIGHT PATH 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 I from 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 1x 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. (b)(6l 81!8PU!!•1~1PU!L ,8 UOilt, UM8 USCENTCOM MOR 26~038 to MOR 26~046 Approved for Release to AARO 03/27/26 000001
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Vision Description (EN)
Unclassified DoD mission report documenting a P-8A maritime patrol aircraft observation of an unidentified low-flying object northwest of Latakia, Syria on 18 NOV 2016. The page contains a narrative summary (upper left), a detailed timeline table with two timestamped entries detailing radar and visual observations, weather conditions, and a CTG 67.1 comment characterizing the interaction as safe. Two tactical diagrams occupy the right side: a FLIGHT PATH diagram showing the object's track, and a map showing vessel positions including a Russian ship (INGUL ARS) and US P-8A location. Multiple redactions per FOIA exemptions (b)(1) 1.4(a) and (b)(6) obscure operational details and video reference. The page bears UNCLASSIFIED//PUBLIC RELEASE markings and declassification stamps.
Descrição Vision (PT-BR)
Relatório desclassificado do DoD documentando a observação por uma aeronave de patrulha marítima P-8A de um objeto não identificado de baixa altitude a noroeste de Latáquia, Síria em 18 NOV 2016. A página contém um resumo narrativo (canto superior esquerdo), uma tabela cronológica detalhada com duas entradas com timestamp descrevendo observações de radar e visuais, condições meteorológicas e um comentário do CTG 67.1 caracterizando a interação como segura. Dois diagramas táticos ocupam o lado direito: um diagrama FLIGHT PATH mostrando a trilha do objeto e um mapa mostrando posições de embarcações incluindo um navio russo (INGUL ARS) e a localização do P-8A estadounidense. Múltiplas censuras conforme as isenções FOIA (b)(1) 1.4(a) e (b)(6) obscurecem detalhes operacionais e referência de vídeo. A página apresenta marcações UNCLASSIFIED//PUBLIC RELEASE e carimbos de desclassificação.