Glowing Spherical UAP with Pole, Gulf of Oman 2024
Air Force crew detected glowing hot sphere with cylindrical pole flying straight over water at 140 knots.
Jun 7, 2024
United Arab Emirates
PURSUE Program
AI Disclosure Brief
AI assistedReported Object Read
Glowing hot spherical unidentified object with a vertical unwavering cylindrical pole/bar attached on the bottom, possibly a reflection from the object in the water, moving at 140 knots.
Notable Characteristics
- Luminosity: GLOWING HOT
- Altitude: JUST OVER THE WATER
- Environment: ocean
Reported Motion
- FLYING STRAIGHT
Evidence Notes
- Direct entry in declassified MISREP UAP section.
- Observer assessment: Benign, solid physical state, no advanced capabilities noted.
Declassified Air Force MISREP documents routine ISR mission with single UAP detection during RTB; object described as glowing sphere with pole structure, assessed benign, no sensor interrogation or effects noted.
Sphere
VISUAL
90%
Prosaic Leads
- Possible maritime flare or buoy with reflection.
- Distant aircraft or drone low over water.
- Optical artifact from aircraft sensors or water glare.
Anomalous Indicators
- Detailed shape description including attached pole structure.
- Precise speed (140 knots) and straight-line path just over water.
- Official logging as UAP incident in structured form.
Evidence Gaps
- No imagery, video, or radar returns provided; visual only.
- Redacted aircraft type, exact location details, observer names.
- No duration, size estimate, or color beyond 'glowing hot.'
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"GLOWING HOT SPHERICAL UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WITH A VERTICAL UNW A VERING CYLINDRICAL POLE/BAR ATTACHED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OBJECT POSS REFLECTION FROM THE OBJECT IN THE W ATER, MOVING AT 140KNOTS"
Unknown speaker / 3 SOS
GENTEXT/UAP description field.
Source"FLYING STRAIGHT JUST OVER THE W ATER AT SPEED OF 140KNOTS"
Unknown speaker / 3 SOS
UAP Maneuverability Observations.
Source"Observer assessment of UAP: Benign. UAP Physical State: Solid. UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials: NO."
Unknown speaker / Air Force crew (3 SOS)
UAP incident form fields.
SourcePattern Mesh // linked sightings
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Same source archive
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Same source archive
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Same source archive
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Same country: United Arab Emirates
Same source archive
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Same country: United Arab Emirates
Same source archive
Chronology Trace // before & after
Official Files // source material
1 linkedDOW-UAP-D27, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023
SECRET//NOFORN Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 24 October 2025 Misrep undefined-10055709 Narrative (SECRET//NOFORN) AT 2100Z, (b)(1)1.4a TOOK OFF FROM OMAM VIA SLR. (b)(1)1.4a PROCEEDED TO FRAGGED TASKING. AT 1822Z, (b)(1)1.4a W AS 7-LINED. (b)(1)1.4a DID NOT ARRIVE ON-STATION DUE TO WX RTB (SEE ON/OFF STATION 1). AT 2256Z, (b)(1)1.4a (b)(1)1.4a CONDUCTED A NON-INTERFERENCE BASIS TASKING (SEE NIB 1). AT 0444Z, CONDUCTED A NON-INTERFERENCE BASIS TASKING (SEE NIB 2). AT 0457Z, DURING RTB (b)(1)1.4a DETECTED 1X UAP (SEE UAP 1). AT 0405Z, (b)(1)1.4a RETURNED TO BASE. AT 0713Z, (b)(1)1.4a CONDUCTED SLR AND LANDED AT OMAM. 10:13 MISSION HOURS. (SECRET//NOFORN) (S/RELIDO) Mission Narrative Admin CLASSIFICATION • Classif