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DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020

The released record says a U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP. File: DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020. DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 4 timeline entries across 8 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

File
Document · Release 01
Date
Oct 1, 2020
Location
Strait of Hormuz
Extent
8 pages

Probed Assessment

The released record says a U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP. File: DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says the mission supported NAVCENT for operations in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman.
  • The released record says heavy haze precluded IMINT analysis.
  • The released record says the tasking field identifies US - UNITED STATES + Service Tasked as the tasked country.

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020 combines an official, downloadable document, 5 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 4 timeline entries across 8 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that a U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP.

Open questions

  • Which companion records, if any, independently corroborate the source claims extracted from this 8-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 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.

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

File Context

Related entities

13

Tracker findings

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Military operator reported a UAP

The released document states that a U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-069-dow-uap-d063-mission-report-strait-of-hormuz-october-2020
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 4

    Takeoff

    Aircraft took off from OKAS.

  2. Page 4

    UAP Observation

    UAP was observed.

  3. Page 6

    Time Off Station

    Aircraft left the station.

  4. Page 4

    Landing

    Aircraft landed at OKAS.

Source Claims

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

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

A U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP.

AT 18292, IBSERVED 1X UAP, SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1.

Source reportedObservedPage 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.

Source reportedObservedPage 5

Heavy haze precluded IMINT analysis.

Weather: (U) HEAVY HAZE PRECLUDED IMINT ANALYSIS

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

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

Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES + Service Tasked

Source reportedAssertedPage 2

The tasking field identifies A - AIR FORCE Poc POC » Rank: AIC * as the tasked service.

Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE Poc POC » Rank: AIC *

Source Material & Evidence

document

Misrep 4871281

RELEASE-01-FILE-072-DOW-UAP-D63-MISSION-REPORT-STRAIT-OF-HORMUZ-OCTOBER-2020

statement

Observation Line 1

Research Map

13 entities · 6 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
13 nodes6 links