The Department of War has declassified a report from 2022 documenting an unresolved Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) encounter involving a U.S. military platform operating in the European theater. The document, designated PR-015, was released under the Pentagon’s PURSUE policy framework, which mandates the controlled release of UAP-related information to the public while protecting sensitive sources and methods.
According to the report, the incident occurred in 2022 when a U.S. reconnaissance platform detected an anomalous object via its onboard sensor suite. The sensor recorded the object exhibiting flight characteristics that were not immediately attributable to known aircraft or natural phenomena. The report does not specify the exact location or the type of platform involved, citing operational security concerns, but notes that the encounter took place in international airspace over Europe.
The file metadata indicates the sensor captured the object at an altitude of approximately 30,000 feet, with the object maintaining a steady course before executing a rapid acceleration and climb. The report classifies the encounter as unresolved, meaning that after initial analysis, the object’s identity and origin could not be determined. The Department of War’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has reviewed the report as part of its ongoing efforts to catalog and analyze UAP incidents across all domains.
The release is part of a broader initiative by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to increase transparency regarding UAP encounters. The PURSUE policy, established in 2023, requires the Department of War and other agencies to declassify UAP reports that do not compromise national security. This particular report was selected for release because it involves a non-sensitive platform and does not reveal specific operational capabilities.
The report does not speculate on the nature of the object, nor does it suggest any extraterrestrial origin. It simply documents the sensor data and the subsequent analysis, which concluded that the object’s performance exceeded known aerodynamic limits for conventional aircraft. The report notes that weather balloons, drones, and atmospheric anomalies were considered but ruled out based on the sensor data.
Moving forward, AARO may request additional data from the platform’s operators, interview personnel involved in the encounter, and cross-reference the event with other UAP reports from the same time period and region. The office has the authority to task intelligence collection assets to investigate similar incidents and to coordinate with allied nations through existing information-sharing agreements.
The declassification of PR-015 represents a step in the Department of War’s commitment to transparency, but many questions remain unanswered. AARO continues to analyze unresolved cases and will release further reports as they are cleared for public dissemination. The office encourages current and former military personnel to report any UAP encounters through official channels.
