Gulf of Oman: USAF special operations aircraft sights glowing spherical UAP at 140 knots
On 7 June 2024 at 04:57 UTC, a U.S. Air Force ISR aircraft of the 3rd Special Operations Squadron returning to Al Dhafra, UAE, at 23,999 feet observed a glowing hot spherical object with a vertical cylindrical bar beneath it moving over the Gulf of Oman at about 140 knots.
Background
The mission report (originator 3 SOS, launched from Al Dhafra (OMAM) at 21:00Z on 6 June 2024, aircraft type redacted) records a UAP incident with initial contact at 04:57Z on 7 June 2024 while the aircraft was returning to base. The friendly aircraft was at MGRS 40RFM60 (further digits redacted), 23,999 feet MSL and 163 knots; the UAP's first coordinate is given as 40RFM60 and its last coordinate as 40QFM92 (remaining digits redacted, last-seen radius 5), while 40RFM63 marks the mission's separate location of interest; the UAP is described as flying straight at a speed of 140 knots, with no change in response to the observer, no interrogation and no engagement. The observer assessed the UAP as benign and solid, with unknown propulsion, no advanced capabilities and no effects on persons; the description field reads 'glowing hot spherical unidentified object with a vertical unwavering cylindrical pole/bar attached on the bottom of the object, possible reflection from the object in the water, moving at 140 knots'. The event serial reads 060457ZJUN2024-CENTCOM while the contact DTG reads 7 June. The document title ('United Arab Emirates, October 2023') does not match the dates in the report, which was declassified on 24 October 2025. The details are taken from the records released by the U.S. Department of War (record code DOW-UAP-D27) and do not represent an independent determination by From Beyond Space.