Mission Report East China Sea 2024

DOW-UAP-D028 Release 1 Released 2026-05-08 · Department of War (war.gov) 6 pages 618 KB Full text indexed Text PDF Produced 2024 · All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)

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Summary

Mission report record DOW-UAP-D028, released through the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and declassified on 24 October 2025 by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. The six-page narrative covers a 2024 armed overwatch mission that departed OKAS to operate in the East China Sea area. During a weapons calibration in which the aircraft released 20x105mm and 101x30mm rounds and one AGM-176, the crew observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The report states that the ground force commander's intent was met and the aircraft landed at OKAS at 0046Z. It is marked SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY, with the 609th Operations Center, AFSOC, and USCENTCOM.