Opening summary
S. Air Force details an operation conducted in Syria as part of the Inherent Resolve campaign, which took place over a span of nearly 21 hours. The operation involved various intelligence-gathering activities, specifically signals intelligence (SIGINT) and imagery intelligence (IMINT) collection, aimed at monitoring and assessing the situation on the ground.
Notably, during this mission, an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) was observed on July 31, 2022, at 310239Z. This observation occurred while the aircraft was stationed at a specific location, identified as 37SFU2, and lasted less than a minute, with the UAP moving from north to south. The total mission time recorded was 20 hours and 57 minutes, with the aircraft spending a significant portion of that time on station, approximately 18 hours and 44 minutes.
The mission was executed by a single aircraft, which was tasked with both IMINT and SIGINT responsibilities, reflecting the dual focus on visual reconnaissance…