A U.S. aircraft keeps "eyes on" an oval or orb-shaped possible UAP for over two hours (31 October 2024)
This file is another email chain clearing a one-line unclassified tearline, this time from a PAROC analyst at 15th Air Force, Detachment 1. On 31 October 2024 a U.S. aircraft saw a possible UAP that looked oval or orb-shaped and was probably moving slowly. The aircraft kept "eyes on" it for over two hours. The chain shows the year was first left off and added only at the OUSD(I&S) disclosure analyst's request. war.gov's title gives "August 2024", which does not match the 31 October date in the text. No location, platform or explanation is released. *Method note: war.gov blocks this server. The file was read from the original PDF served by the ufotransparency.com mirror. It is an email chain about clearing an unclassified "tearline" summary for release, not an original sighting report. Quotations come from the PDF text layer. Redactions are shown as [redacted].*
How plausible · Moderate
An official email chain clears a summary of a U.S. aircraft watching an oval possible UAP for over two hours.
- ●●Access Aircrew watched it.
- ●●No gain sought Official channel.
- ●●Checkable details check out Released in PURSUE.
- ●○Restraint "Possible UAP".
- ●○Character record Official, crew withheld.
- ●○Fits the documented skeleton Part of the PURSUE record.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- "31 OCT 24, U.S Aircraft observed a possible UAP. It appeared to be oval/orb" (DOW-UAP-D52, p. 1)
- "shaped, likely moving at a low speed. The U.S Aircraft had eyes on the poss UAP for over 2 hours." (DOW-UAP-D52, p. 2)
- "Currently you have approved the month and the day, we request it includes the year." (DOW-UAP-D52, p. 2) (Information Disclosure Analyst)
- Sender of the tearline: "PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician, 15 AF / DET 1"; chain marked SECRET//NOFORN. (DOW-UAP-D52, p. 1)