← Back to Catalog
Email Correspondence RE: INDOPACOM UAP Tearline Classification
Email chain regarding classification review of UAP tearlines. Confirms two INDOPACOM UAP sightings (10APR25 and 11APR25) can be reported at UNCLASSIFIED level.
Analysis
Two UAP observations by U.S. aircraft in the Indo-Pacific on consecutive nights -- 12 seconds on April 10, 2025, then 23 seconds on April 11. Both at unknown altitude and speed, no interference reported. The document itself is the bureaucratic process of getting those facts declassified: email exchanges between 12th Air Force intelligence and the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, negotiating what can be released at the unclassified level. The observations are sparse but the paperwork confirms the reporting pipeline is active and recent.
Key Findings
- U.S. aircraft observed one possible UAP for 12 seconds at 2353Z on April 10, 2025, at unknown altitude and speed, with no interference noted
- U.S. aircraft observed one possible UAP for 23 seconds at 0007Z on April 11, 2025, at unknown altitude and speed, with no interference noted
- Both observations occurred within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility
- Correspondence shows the formal classification review process for releasing UAP observation information at the unclassified level
Page Extractions 2 pages
Page 1
View PDF ↗statushas_content
doc_typeemail
classificationSECRET//NOFORN
page_descriptionEmail correspondence from PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician requesting confirmation of classification levels for information.
people
- [name redacted (b)(6)] | PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician, Team Lead | 12 AF / DET 3 | author
- [name redacted (b)(6)] | [title unknown] | [agency unknown] | recipient
organizations
- 12 AF / DET 3 | military_unit
- PAROC | military_unit
- INDOPACOM | military_unit
locationsINDOPACOM | Area of Responsibility mentioned
redactions
- Multiple instances of (b)(6) redactions covering names and identifying information
- (b)(6) at top of page - appears to be redacting specific unit designation
- (b)(6) redaction covering recipient/sender name
- Large black redactions of (b)(6) markers throughout
quotes
- "I just got off the phone with the unit that flies [REDACTED]. They said to me that the two lines listed are on the UNCLASSIFIED level and that adding in the AOR as INDOPACOM is also at the UNCLASSIFIED level." | sender
- "Per our conversation, can you please confirm that the tearlines below are at the UNCLASSIFIED level? Also, could you please confirm that we can use the AOR INDOPACOM." | sender
- "Thank you," | sender
Page 2
View PDF ↗statushas_content
doc_typeemail
classificationSECRET//NOFORN
page_descriptionEmail response clarifying classification level of tearlines and containing two unclassified observations of possible UAP sightings by US aircraft.
dates
- 2025-04-10 | date of first UAP observation
- 2025-04-11 | date of second UAP observation
people[name redacted (b)(6)] | Information Disclosure Analyst | Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | sender
organizationsOffice of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | government_agency
observations
- US AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1X POSS UAP FOR 12 SECONDS AT 2353Z, FLYING AT UNK ALTITUDE AND UNK SPEED, NO INTERFERENCE WAS NOTED. (on 10APR25)
- US AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1X POSS UAP FOR 23 SECONDS AT 0007Z, FLYING AT UNK ALTITUDE AND UNK SPEED, NO INTERFERENCE WAS NOTED. (on 11APR25)
redactions
- (b)(6) at top of page - sender's name
- (b)(6) below sender's title - email address or contact information
- (1.4(a)) redactions marking classification designation changes
quotes
- "I wanted to clarify that these tearlines are approved at the UNCLASSIFIED level." | sender
- "US AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1X POSS UAP FOR 12 SECONDS AT 2353Z, FLYING AT UNK ALTITUDE AND UNK SPEED, NO INTERFERENCE WAS NOTED." | unclassified tearline
- "US AIRCRAFT OBSERVED 1X POSS UAP FOR 23 SECONDS AT 0007Z, FLYING AT UNK ALTITUDE AND UNK SPEED, NO INTERFERENCE WAS NOTED." | unclassified tearline
- "Thank you," | sender