Unresolved UAP Sighting Over Greece (January 2024) — Pentagon Report
A declassified Pentagon report details a diamond-shaped UAP detected via SWIR sensors over Greece in January 2024.
Case Overview
The incident documented in the January 2024 sighting over Greece represents a significant entry within the contemporary archive of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The primary source for this event is the declassified document DOW-UAP-PR28, which was released on May 8, 2026, as part of the Department of War PURSUE release and the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) public document set. This specific case involves the detection of an object by the United States Central Command, which subsequently submitted the findings to AARO for formal review. The phenomenon was captured via multiple sensor modalities aboard a U.S. military platform, providing a rare instance of multi-spectral data regarding a single unidentified object.
Technical Description and Observations
The recorded data consists of one minute and five seconds of video footage. According to the accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D7, the UAP exhibited a diamond-shaped geometry and was traveling at an estimated speed of approximately 434 knots. A notable characteristic of this encounter was the difficulty in maintaining visual contact using standard optical equipment; the observer reported that the UAP was only detectable via short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensor technology.
The video footage itself provides a detailed progression of the encounter. For the initial ten seconds, the screen is split into two viewing areas, with the right side displaying electro-optical footage and the left side displaying SWIR footage. At the four-second mark, an area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right frame. At ten seconds, the display shifts to a full-screen view of the SWIR feed to focus on this area of contrast. By the fifty-five-second mark, the area of contrast remains generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view, though it visually resembles an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below. The encounter concludes when the operator switches the sensor modality to the visible spectrum at fifty-six seconds, resulting in the loss of the subject against the background. Between fifty-seven and sixty-five seconds, the operator attempts to switch back to SWIR (Black-Hot) mode but is unable to reacquire the area of contrast.
Historical and Geopolitical Context
The location of this sighting, Greece, sits at a critical geostrategic crossroads in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the early 2020s, the airspace and maritime corridors surrounding the Aegean and Mediterranean seas have been subject to intense monitoring due to heightened regional tensions and frequent military exercises. The presence of U.S. military platforms in this region is a standard component of Mediterranean security architecture, making the deployment of advanced sensor suites like SWIR common for monitoring conventional aerial threats.
The emergence of this report within the AARO public document set reflects a broader shift in how modern governments approach anomalous aerial phenomena. In previous decades, such sightings were often relegated to unofficial reports or fragmented intelligence summaries. However, the establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office signifies an institutionalized effort to apply rigorous, multi-sensor analysis to objects that evade conventional identification. This case is characteristic of modern “sensor-based” UAP reports, where the focus has shifted from human visual testimony to the analysis of high-resolution infrared, radar, and electro-optical data. Unlike older, purely anecdotal accounts, the 2024 Greece incident is defined by its reliance on the specific technical limitations and capabilities of modern SWIR sensors, highlighting a period in which the detection of such phenomena is increasingly dependent on specialized electromagnetic spectrum monitoring.