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DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

The released record says a formation of unknown flying objects was observed traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes. File: DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020. DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 6 timeline entries across 7 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Document · Release 01
Date
Aug 27, 2020
Location
Arabian Gulf
Extent
7 pages

Probed Assessment

The released record says a formation of unknown flying objects was observed traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes. File: DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says light cloud coverage prevented the continuous tracking of the formation.
  • The report identifies USCENTCOM as the combatant command
  • The released record says the tasking field identifies US - UNITED STATES as the tasked country.

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 6 timeline entries across 7 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that a formation of unknown flying objects was observed traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes.

Open questions

  • Which companion records, if any, independently corroborate the source claims extracted from this 7-page document?

Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.

Official Description from War.gov

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.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

12
Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

2

A formation of unknown flying objects was observed traveling northeast

The released document states that a formation of unknown flying objects was observed traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes.

Light cloud coverage prevented the continuous tracking of the formation

The released document states that light cloud coverage prevented the continuous tracking of the formation.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-067-dow-uap-d061-mission-report-arabian-gulf-august-2020
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 4

    Takeoff from OKAS

    LinkedOKAS
  2. Page 4

    On Station

  3. Page 6

    Guard Call Received

    Hailed on guard frequency by Iranian Air Defense

  4. Page 6

    Observation of Unknown Formation

    Observed a formation of unknown flying objects

  5. Page 5

    Cleared to Return to Base

  6. Page 4

    Landing at OKAS

    LinkedOKAS

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Source reportedObservedPage 6

A formation of unknown flying objects was observed traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes.

FROM 1527Z TO 1529Z,~OBSERVED A FORMATION OF FLYING OBJECTS TRAVELING NE-NW ALONG THE COAST

Source reportedObservedPage 7

Light cloud coverage prevented the continuous tracking of the formation.

LIGHT CLOUD COVERAGE PREVENTED THE CONTINUOUS TRACKING OF THE FORMATION

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

The report identifies USCENTCOM as the combatant command.

Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM

LinkedUSCENTCOM
Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The tasking field identifies US - UNITED STATES as the tasked country.

Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The tasking field identifies A - AIR FORCE Poe POC as the tasked service.

Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE Poe POC

Source Material & Evidence

document

Mission Report DOW-UAP-D61

RELEASE-01-FILE-070-DOW-UAP-D61-MISSION-REPORT-ARABIAN-GULF-AUGUST-2020

Research Map

12 entities · 0 grounded links

Lines appear only when two entities share a row-level source claim or dated timeline event. Unconnected nodes remain visible without implying a relationship.

UAP/Disclosure Graph
12 nodes0 links
No grounded pairwise links in this file