DOW-UAP-D61, Mission Report, Persian Gulf, August 2020

Department of WarPDFIncident ReportModerate redaction5/10— solid newsworthy itemPURSUE Release 1

Location: Persian Gulf
Incident date: 8/27/20
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 “formation of unknown flying objects” traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes. The report notes that light cloud coverage “prevented the continuous tracking of the formation.” 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 4685903) from the 482nd Attack Squadron documenting a reconnaissance flight from OKAS on 26-27 August 2020. The aircraft conducted a 21-hour ISR mission supporting NAVCENT operations over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman. At 1527Z on 27 August 2020, the crew observed a formation of unknown flying objects traveling northeast to northwest along the coast, which was tracked for approximately two minutes before positional identification (PID) was lost due to light cloud cover.

Key Findings

→At 1527Z on 27 August 2020, the aircraft sensor observed a formation of unknown flying objects (UAP) traveling northeast to northwest along the coast in the vicinity of grid 39RVM8, tracked for approximately two minutes before PID was lost in cloud cover.
→The document explicitly uses the term 'UAP EVENT' in the weather section, noting that light cloud coverage prevented continuous tracking of the UAP event.
→The aircrew was unable to regain PID on the formation after it was lost in cloud cover, leaving the objects unidentified.
→The method of observation was listed as sensor (redacted sensor type), and the observed activity description is formally recorded as 'FORMATION OF UNK FLYING OBJECTS.'
→The mission also involved an Iranian Air Defense guard call at 0532Z, which was handled with a standard response and had no mission impacts.

Extracted Entities

People

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

Agencies & Organizations

USCENTCOMNAVCENT482ATKS (482nd Attack Squadron)432 AEW609th AOC / 609 CAOCACC (Air Combat Command)12AF, Det 3, PAROCIranian Air DefenseAARO

Locations

OKAS (takeoff and landing location)Arabian GulfStrait of HormuzGulf of Oman

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