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2021 Gulf of Oman AC-130J UAP Encounter

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  • InferenceUnverified

    Dolan considers the Gulf of Oman cannon sequence provocative because the reported objects appeared to accelerate after the trigger pull but before the 105-millimeter cannon recoiled, which he interprets as possible reaction to the crew’s action.

    Dolan considers that timing one of the release’s most provocative details because it suggests the objects may have responded to the crew’s action before the shot was completed.

  • InferenceUnverified

    Dolan interprets the AC-130J recorder failure as another instance of “data denial”: a potentially important operational encounter survives only through secondary recordings, although the episode acknowledges that the documents do not establish why the recorder failed.

    He calls the recorder failure another example of “data denial,” although that is his inference rather than a conclusion established by the documents.

Event Timeline
September 8, 2021
AC-130J encounters cold orbs over Gulf of Oman
During a nighttime exercise, the crew reportedly observed two low-contrast infrared objects near a flare and approximately 25 UAP observations across the mission.
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6/ That becomes really interesting alongside Release 05. The newest 'tranche' contains recent FBI witness interviews and military material alongside historical records, including accounts of large triangular objects and the Gulf of Oman AC-130J incident involving objects described by the crew as "cold orbs." Reporting on the release says the military footage shows the objects during a live fire exercise, with the crew reporting unusual behavior around the aircraft's weapons activity. Those ca...

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Aug 8

Probed ingest of: UAP Tranche 5: If You Think There’s Nothing Here, Look Again

The 2021 Gulf of Oman AC-130J UAP Encounter An Open-Ended Examination of the Reported Behavior and the Questions the Released Evidence Cannot Yet Answer

[The 2021 Gulf of Oman AC-130J UAP Encounter]() [An Open-Ended Examination of the Reported Behavior and the Questions the Released Evidence Cannot Yet Answer]() [Purpose]() The September 8, 2021 UAP encounter involving a U.S. Special Operations Forces AC-130J over the Gulf of Oman is noteworthy because it reportedly combines trained military observers, operational electro-optical/infrared equipment, multiple observations, contemporaneous recordings, and an intelligence report describing unusu...

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