Syria-Jordan Border: MQ-9 Reaper Tracks UAP with Instant Acceleration
In 2021, a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating over the Syria-Jordan border recorded an unidentified aerial phenomenon using its FLIR system. The object was first spotted by the drone operator, visually tracked, then locked with the tracking system. The UAP then demonstrated immediate acceleration and broke free from the tracking lock. The footage was released by journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp in February 2026.
Background
In 2021, a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating in the border region between Syria and Jordan (coordinates 32.0942N, 36.8985E) captured footage of an unidentified aerial phenomenon using its Forward Looking Infrared system. According to the releasing journalists and analyst Marik von Rennenkampff (former US State Department), the video shows the object being first noticed by the drone operator, then visually tracked, and finally locked with the automated tracking system. The UAP then displayed what is described as immediate acceleration, breaking free from the tracking lock. The metadata overlays correspond to authentic Reaper display formats and text annotations identify the US military as the source. Skeptics suggest the object may simply have been lost by the system or the operator rather than having exhibited anomalous performance characteristics.
Significance
Another military FLIR encounter showing apparent anomalous acceleration, adding to the growing body of officially documented UAP footage from US military assets in active conflict zones.