DOW-UAP-D27: UAE Coast UAP Mission Report
Tier 2 — Declassified RecordsOctober 2023·United Arab Emirates coast (specific coordinates not publicly released)
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In October 2023, U.S. military assets recorded a UAP incident off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, documented in a classified mission report designated DOW-UAP-D27. Originally classified SECRET//NOFORN and signed by the USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, the document was declassified and released publicly via the PURSUE initiative on May 8, 2026. DOW-UAP-D27 is one of four named CENTCOM-theater mission reports in PURSUE Release 1 - alongside DOW-UAP-D64 (Iran, November 2020), DOW-UAP-D14 (Iraq, May 2022), and DOW-UAP-D25 (Greece, January 2024) - spanning a four-year documented pattern across five countries.
Key Facts
- ›Document identifier: DOW-UAP-D27; location: UAE coast; date: October 2023
- ›Original classification: SECRET//NOFORN - among the most restricted of the named CENTCOM mission reports, withheld even from Five Eyes allies
- ›Declassifying authority: USCENTCOM Chief of Staff (a general officer signature)
- ›Originally classified; declassified and released publicly via PURSUE Release 1, May 8, 2026
- ›One of four named CENTCOM-theater mission reports in PURSUE Release 1 spanning 2020-2024
- ›The SECRET//NOFORN classification indicates the document was not releasable to foreign allies under standard intelligence-sharing agreements prior to PURSUE