CASE FILE D-75
The Recon Flight That Logged a UAP Over the Gulf of Aden
2026-08-23 · Declassified UAP records
On 14 July 2024, a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flew a long mission over the Gulf of Aden, conducting target development in support of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
According to the declassified USCENTCOM mission report (Misrep 10194673), at 0517 Zulu the crew observed one UAP, mid-mission.
The report points to 'UAP 1' for the description — and that entry, along with the aircraft's tail number, the unit, and the exact coordinates, is redacted under national-security exemption 1.4a.
The mission ran more than twenty hours across multiple tasking areas. One line records an unexplained contact — and the details are withheld.
Below is the declassified page, redactions preserved.
The Document
SECRET//NOFORN July 2024
UAP Mission Report — Gulf of Aden (July 2024)
Narrative
(S//REL TO USA, FVEY) TAIL NUMBER ████████1.4a ████████1.4a TOOK OFF FROM ████████1.4a AT 140222ZJUL24 VIA ████████1.4a AND ARRIVED ON STATION AT 140300ZJUL24. ████████1.4a UTILIZED ████████1.4a THROUGHOUT MISSION BETWEEN HANDOVER AND HANDBACK. FROM 140334ZJUL24 TO 140925ZJUL24 ████████1.4a CONDUCTED TARGET DEVELOPMENT ISO NAVCENT IVO 38P MT 51 ████████1.4a 11 ████████1.4a (SEE ISR 1). ████████1.4a OBSERVED 1X UAP AT 140517ZJUL24 IVO 38P MT 53 ████████1.4a 17 ████████1.4a (SEE UAP1). FROM 141041ZJUL24 TO 142130ZJUL24, ████████1.4a CONDUCTED TARGET DEVELOPMENT ISO AFCENT IVO 38P MV 24 ████████1.4a 81 ████████1.4a (SEE ISR 2). ████████1.4a CALLED OFF STATION AT 142142ZJUL24, ████████1.4a HANDED BACK TO THE ████████1.4a AT 142238ZJUL24 AND LANDED AT 142259ZJUL24 VIA. FULL MOTION VIDEO WAS EXPLOITED BY ████████1.4a MISSION HOURS: ████████1.4a IMINT HOURS: ████████1.4a ████████1.4a TARGETS PROSECUTED: 1, ████████1.4a RETASKED: FROM 141041ZJUL24 TO 142130ZJUL24, ████████1.4a CONDUCTED TARGET DEVELOPMENT ISO OP ████████1.4a IVO 38P MV 24 ████████1.4a 81 ████████1.4a (SEE ISR 2). (S/RELIDO)
Admin
- OPERATION: OPERATION
- COCOM: USCENTCOM
- UNIT: 124 ATKS
Declassified 2049 — AARO release · USCENTCOM Mission Report — Approved for Release to AARO
Where It Happened
Full Transcript
A U.S. reconnaissance mission over the Gulf of Aden. Mid-flight, at 05:17 Zulu, the crew logged a single contact — one UAP.
July 14th, 2024. The aircraft was conducting target development in support of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, out over the Gulf of Aden.
The mission ran more than twenty hours. At 05:17 Zulu, one line breaks the routine: observed one UAP. The report points to 'UAP 1' for the details — and it is blacked out.
This is the declassified USCENTCOM report. The tail number, the unit, the coordinates, and the object's description are all redacted under national-security exemption 1.4a.
One UAP, logged mid-mission and blacked out. What do you think it was? Search Case D-75 at ufodata.org. Subscribe to UFO Data.
Sources
All documents and footage are authentic, public-domain U.S. government releases. Narration is AI-generated text-to-speech.