DOW-UAP-D060, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

Official Conclusion

No impact to mission; UAP observed transiting, no further characterization provided.

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 one UAP. The report describes the UAP as “transiting” and notes it had “no impact to mission.” The report also states that “dense cloud coverage intermittently impacted FMV collection.” 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.

Key Findings

• →At 0726Z on 8 August 2020, one UAP was observed IVO coordinates 39RWL08[redacted] via Full Motion Video (FMV), described as 'transiting' with no impact to mission.
• →The UAP observation was recorded using the primary sensor ANDAS4 during an ISR mission supporting NAVCENT over the Arabian Gulf.
• →Dense cloud coverage intermittently impacted FMV collection during the mission, potentially limiting observation quality.
• →The aircraft was hailed on guard frequency by Iranian Air Defense at 1250Z; the crew responded with a standard response with no mission impact.
• →The mission totaled 20.3 hours, including 17.7 IMINT hours, 18.4 SIGINT hours, and 2 total taskings prosecuted.

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