This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4592219) from August 2020, documenting an ISR/reconnaissance mission flown over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman in support of NAVCENT operations. The report was filed by the 482nd Attack Squadron (482ATKS) under the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and includes a brief notation of one UAP observed via Full Motion Video (FMV) during the mission. The UAP observation is recorded as 'transiting' with no impact to the mission.
Key Findings
→At 0726Z on 8 August 2020, an unidentified aerial platform observed 1x UAP in vicinity of grid coordinate 39RWL08 (Arabian Gulf region), described as 'transiting' with no impact to mission.
→The UAP was observed via FMV (Full Motion Video) sensor, with the primary sensor identified as ANDAS4.
→Dense cloud coverage intermittently impacted FMV collection during the mission, which may have limited the quality of observation data.
→The aircraft was contacted on guard frequency by Iranian Air Defense at 1250Z, resulting in a standard call and response with no impact to mission.
→The mission totaled approximately 20 hours 18 minutes on-station conducting SIGINT and IMINT collection scans in the Arabian Gulf in support of NAVCENT, with the intelligence gap assessment noted as 'No.'
Analyst Notes
The UAP observation is a single sentence within a lengthy operational MISREP, with no physical description beyond 'transiting' and an explicit notation of 'no impact to mission.' Dense cloud coverage is documented as intermittently impairing FMV collection, which may have degraded the quality of the observation. The aircraft type, callsign, and tail number are all redacted, limiting corroboration. No sensor data beyond FMV is cited for the UAP observation, and no follow-up analysis is included. The intelligence gap was assessed as unfilled.
Extracted Entities
Agencies & Organizations
USCENTCOMNAVCENT482ATKS (482nd Attack Squadron)432 AEW (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing)609th AOC (Air Operations Center)603 AOCPAROC IDATIranian Air Defense (contacted aircraft on guard frequency)AARO (approved for release to)
Locations
Arabian GulfStrait of HormuzGulf of OmanOKAS (takeoff/landing location, ICAO code)39RWL08 (observed UAP location grid)
39RWK95 (aircraft location at time of observation)
39RVL90 (observed activity location)
39RVN34 (tasked start point)
Aircraft & Objects
1x UAP observed via FMV, described as 'transiting,' no further physical description providedRedacted ISR aircraft (callsign, type, and tail number withheld under 1.4a exemptions), equipped with ANDAS4 targeting pod and AH_GMESH avionics
Dates
8 August 2020 (takeoff 0337Z, on-station 0359Z, UAP observed 0726Z, off-station 2256Z)9 August 2020 (landing 0045Z, engine shutdown 090055Z)Declassified 20 March 2026