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UFO mission report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

Official file: DOW-UAP-D007, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

Published May 8, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

Incident date

N/A

Incident location

N/A

Agency

Department of War

Released in

R01 · 2026-05-08

File type

Document

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Key facts

Official file ID: DOW-UAP-D7 (cited as DOW-UAP-D007 in this file)
Document type: Document
Agency: Department of War
Released in: R01 · 2026-05-08
Incident date: not indicated
Incident location: N/A
Pages legible: 1/6
VIRIN: 260508-D-D0360-1014

Official description

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, describing it as “look[ing] like a balloon.” The report describes the UAP as “traveling with the winds at approximately 31,000 ft.” The visually tracked the UAP via onboard infrared sensor. 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.

About this type of document

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.

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✦ AI summary

This U.S. Department of War UAP mission report (D-7, Arabian Gulf, 2020) is six pages long. Pages 1-5 are fully redacted under exemption 1.4(a). The only legible text is on page 6: the UAP description reads "looks like a balloon, similar to previously reported UAP from 48FW." The event description (marked SECRET, with the marking struck through) says a weapons-quality track of a UAP traveling with the winds at 31,000 ft MSL was observed in the vicinity of a redacted location, and that the observer was able to "make a next to shoot" [sic] on the track and visually identify the UAP in the TFLIR. The remainder of the page is redacted, and no further detail on size, color or maneuvers is given.

Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.

▸Transcript(1 of 6 pages legible)

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[PAGE 1] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] (Fully redacted page; marked 1.4(a)) [PAGE 2] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] (Fully redacted page; marked 1.4(a)) [PAGE 3] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] (Fully redacted page; marked 1.4(a)) [PAGE 4] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] (Fully redacted page; marked 1.4(a)) [PAGE 5] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] (Fully redacted page; marked 1.4(a)) [PAGE 6] [redacted 1.4(a)] GENTEXT/UAP • UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): LOOKS LIKE A BALLOON, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UAP FROM 48FW. • Gentext (UAP Event Description): (SECRET) [struck through] OBSERVED A WEAPONS QUALITY 1 TRACK OF A UAP TRAVELING WITH THE WINDS AT 31,000 FT MSL IVO 323'S. [redacted 1.4(a)] WAS ABLE TO MAKE A NEXT TO SHOOT ON THE TRACK AND VISUALLY ID THE UAP IN THE TFLIR. [redacted 1.4(a)]

Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.

Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo