Central Mediterranean: Crew briefly observes possible UAP at estimated 321 knots
At 12:58 UTC on an unspecified day in 2020, a U.S. military crew reported briefly observing a possible UAP in the vicinity of MGRS grid 34SDG9041417044, a position in the Ionian Sea west of the Peloponnese although the record is titled 'Arabian Gulf'; the velocity was estimated at 321 knots and the object increased speed and changed direction towards the east.
Background
The record is a five-page mission report (MISREP) classified SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY whose first four pages are withheld in full under exemption 1.4(a). The GENTEXT/UAP section on page 5 states that at 12:58Z the crew (identity redacted) observed a possible UAP in the vicinity of MGRS 34SDG9041417044, that the brief observation precluded altitude estimates, that the velocity was estimated at 321 knots and that the UAP increased speed and changed direction towards the east. The grid reference corresponds to about 37.2° N, 20.9° E in the Ionian Sea west of the Peloponnese, whereas the Department of War titled the record 'Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020'; the discrepancy is not explained in the release. The platform, the pilot and the exact date are redacted or not released, and the sensor is not named. The details are taken from the records released by the U.S. Department of War (record code DOW-UAP-D4) and do not represent an independent determination by From Beyond Space.