DOW-UAP-D63, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020

Department of WarPDFIncident ReportModerate redaction4/10— niche or mildly interestingPURSUE Release 1

Location: Strait of Hormuz
Incident date: 10/1/20
Released: May 8, 2026

Official Description

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. A U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4871281) from the 482nd Attack Squadron (482 ATKS), 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting an ISR/AREC mission conducted over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman in October 2020. The aircraft took off from OKAS, flew a 21-hour mission supporting NAVCENT operations, and at 1829Z the operator reported observing 1x UAP. The mission also documented multiple guard calls, observed aircraft at Abu Musa Island Airfield, and noted that heavy haze precluded full IMINT analysis.

Key Findings

→At 1829Z, the operator observed 1x UAP; the report references a separate 'OBSERVATION LINE 1' for further detail, which is not included in this document.
→The mission was an ISR/AREC flight of approximately 21 hours duration, operated from OKAS, supporting NAVCENT over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman.
→At 1244Z, the operator observed 1x unidentified (UI) aircraft on the runway at Abu Musa Island Airfield; at 1344Z, 1x unidentified aircraft at Abu Musa Island Airfield was assessed to be an ATR 72-500.
→At 1657Z, the operator observed 1x possible NASER WAP docked IVO Busherh IRIN boatyards.
→Heavy haze precluded IMINT analysis during the mission, and the intel gap was noted as not filled.

Extracted Entities

People

MG Richard A. Harrison (USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, declassifying authority)

Agencies & Organizations

USCENTCOMAFCENT (MAJCOM)NAVCENT (Supported Unit)482 ATKS (originating unit)432 AEW (Wing)609 CAOC (Operations Center)609 AOC ISRD Unit SupportPAROC (QC unit)AARO (approved for release to)

Locations

OKAS (takeoff and landing location)Arabian GulfStrait of Hormuz

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