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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Martin PTDS |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 7465 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abu Hajar Airport, Rmelan, Al-Hasakah Governorate -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 15 May 2024, a US Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) observation and reconnaissance aerostat crashed in the vicinity of Abu Hajar Airport, Rmelan, Al-Hasakah Governorate. Footage posted on social media shows the aerostat descending and deflating rapidly before hitting the ground. Local sources reported that the balloon crashed as a result of a technical malfunction, while other sources claim that the aerostat was shot down.
The United States maintains an occupational force of several military bases in Syria, nominally in the fight against the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in addition to the backing of anti government Islamist and Kurdish forces. Aerostats have been introduced to these bases in response to increasing attacks on US forces conducted by pro-Iranian militias operating in support of the Syrian and Iraqi government.
Sources:
https://x.com/QalaatM/status/1790734762434326812
https://x.com/QalaatM/status/1790742879905739257
https://x.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/1790750027087757776
https://thecradle.co/articles-id/24922
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/215206/VIDEO-US-spy-balloon-crashes-in-Syria
Media:
Syria: video showing the US Aerostat falling over area of Rumeilan (NE. Hasakah). Speaker says it was targeted.
— QalaatM (@QalaatM) May 15, 2024
US warplanes flying over the area. pic.twitter.com/GqTwHpuGhz
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2024 06:23 | Anon. | Added |
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