The Department of War has made public a previously classified document detailing an unresolved unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) encounter that took place in 2024 during military operations in Europe. The report, identified as PR-017, was declassified under the PURSUE policy framework, a system established in 2023 that mandates the periodic release of UAP-related information to the public. According to the document, which is now available through the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the incident involved a U.S. military platform operating in European airspace.
The platform’s sensor system recorded an object displaying flight characteristics that do not match any known aircraft or atmospheric phenomena. The report does not disclose the precise location or the specific type of platform involved.
Technical details embedded in the filename indicate that the sensor captured the object across multiple wavelengths, including infrared and radar. The object was tracked for roughly 90 seconds before it moved beyond the sensor’s field of view. The report does not mention anomalous acceleration or transmedium travel, but it notes that the object’s flight path did not correspond with any known commercial or military flight plans in the region at that time.
AARO analysts classified the encounter as unresolved, meaning they could not identify the object after an initial review. The report does not include any threat assessment or attribution to foreign adversaries.
It states that the object’s origin remains unknown and that no further data collection was possible after the encounter. AARO has emphasized that the release of unresolved reports does not imply any conclusion about the nature of the objects. The declassification of PR-017 is part of a broader Department of War effort to increase transparency around UAP encounters. Under the PURSUE policy, reports that have been reviewed and deemed suitable for public disclosure are released periodically.
AARO has noted that unresolved cases are often revisited when new information becomes available. Looking ahead, AARO can request additional data from the operating unit, including maintenance logs, crew interviews, and supplementary sensor recordings.
The office may also task other intelligence or surveillance assets to search for similar signatures in the same region. The Department of War has indicated that further declassifications under PURSUE are expected in the coming months.
