DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020
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.
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- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- Department of War
- Reference #
- RELEASE-01-FILE-072-DOW-UAP-D63-MISSION-REPORT-STRAIT-OF-HORMUZ-OCTOBER-2020
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 8
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A U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP.
AT 18292, IBSERVED 1X UAP, SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1.
The mission supported NAVCENT for operations in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman.
SUPPORTED NAVCENT FOR OPERATION [ (oie ]IVO ARABIAN GULF, STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN.
Heavy haze precluded IMINT analysis.
Weather: (U) HEAVY HAZE PRECLUDED IMINT ANALYSIS
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Takeoff
Aircraft took off from OKAS.
Time Off Station
Aircraft left the station.
Landing
Aircraft landed at OKAS.
UAP Observation
UAP was observed.
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