DOW-UAP-D061, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020
Official description
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.
✦ AI summary
USCENTCOM Mission Report (MOR 26-0019, Misrep 4685903), declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison on 22 January 2026, covering an ISR aircraft's 21-hour mission on 26-27 August 2020 over the Arabian/Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman, launched and recovered from OKAS (Al Udeid AB). The aircraft (callsign redacted, tail number redacted, 609th AOC/609 CAOC tasking, sensor AN/DAS-4) supported NAVCENT operations, collecting 17.9 IMINT hours and 19.2 SIGINT hours via AIRHANDLER. Two notable events are logged: at 0532Z the aircraft was hailed on a guard frequency by Iranian Air Defense with a standard, professional exchange and no mission impact; and from 1527Z to 1529Z the crew observed via sensor a formation of unknown flying objects ("IX UNK" / "FORMATION OF UNK FLYING OBJECTS") near position 39RVM, though light cloud cover prevented continuous tracking of the formation. Weather (light cloud coverage) is cited as the limiting factor for both the UAP event and formation tracking. Names and some coordinates redacted under (b)(1)/(b)(3)/(b)(6).
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[PAGE 1] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on 22 January 2026. Misrep 4685903 Narrative: AT 2307Z, [aircraft, redacted] TOOK OFF FROM OKAS. AT 2320Z, [redacted] HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM 0003Z TO 1917Z, [redacted] COLLECTED SIGINT VIA AIRHANDLER. FROM 0041Z TO 1840Z, [redacted, (b)(1)(4)(a)] SUPPORTED NAVCENT [redacted] OPERATIONS IVO ARABIAN GULF, STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. SEE [illegible] LINE 1. AT 0532Z, [redacted] RECEIVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE 1. AT 1527Z, [redacted] OBSERVED 1X UNK [FORMATION]. SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1. AT 1840Z, [redacted] WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT 1944Z, [redacted] HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 2012Z, [redacted] LANDED AT OKAS. FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS 1. 21 MISSION HOURS, 17.9 IMINT HOURS, 1 IMINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 19.2 SIGINT HOURS, 1 SIGINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 2 TOTAL TASKINGS PROSECUTED. Admin. CLASSIFICATION: Classification: [blank]. Associated Caveats: [blank]. [TRUNCATED] [PAGE 2] APPROVER: Rank: 1st Lt. Full Name: [redacted (b)(3), (b)(6)]. Unit: 609th AOC. Wing: Other. Phone Number: [redacted (b)(6)]. Email: [redacted (b)(6)]. Service: Air Force. Operations Center: 609 CAOC. INGEST: [redacted (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019. Approved for Release to MRO. 01/26/26. 002 [PAGE 3] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on 22 January 2026. Rank: [blank]. Full Name: [blank]. Unit: [blank]. Wing: [blank]. Phone Number: [blank]. Email: [blank]. Service: [blank]. Operations Center: [blank]. ACEQUIP: Aircraft Callsign: [redacted (1.4a)]. Radar Name or Destination: -. Radar Software Load or Mission Data: -. Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: -. RWR Software Load or Mission Data: -. MWS Name or Designator: -. MWS Software Load or Mission Data: [TRUNCATED] [PAGE 4] Aircraft/Tail Number(s): [redacted (1.4a, 1.4g)]. Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): OKAS. Takeoff Time DTG: 262307:00Z AUG20. Mode 3 (IFF Codes): -. Gentext/Additional Details: -. Mission Canceled: On Station. Time On Station DTG: 262320:00Z AUG20. Callsign: [redacted (1.4a)]. JTAR Number: -. Killbox (Location): -. Mission Type: AREC. JTAC Callsign: -. Gentext/Additional Details: -. Did not Arrive On Station: ISR. Time-on Station DTG: 270041:00Z AUG20. Time-off Station DTG: 271840:00Z AUG20. Aircraft Callsign: [redacted (1.4a)]. Msn Type: AREC. Primary Sensor: AN/DAS-4. [redacted (b)(3.5c)(6)] USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019. Approved for Release to MRO. 01/26/26. 004 [PAGE 5] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on 22 January 2026. Sensors Available: AN/... (AH\GMESH). Tasking Type: PLANNED. Tasking or Request Num[ber]: [TRUNCATED] ...Precoord Time: 24 HOURS. Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY. WEATHER: Weather: LIGHT CLOUD COVERAGE PREVENTED CONTINUOUS TRACKING OF UAP EVENT. EFFECTIVENESS: Tasker: [blank]. Intel Gap Filled?: No. Geotext: -. [redacted (b)(3.5c)(6)] USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019. Approved for Release to MRO. 01/26/26. 005 [PAGE 6] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on 22 January 2026. Off Station: Time Off Station DTG: 271944:00Z AUG20. Total Time On Station: 20 hours 24 minutes. GUARDCALL: GUARDCALL DTG: 270532:00Z AUG20. Aircraft Callsign: [redacted (1.4a)]. Ground Station Callsign: IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE. Aircraft Location: 40RCP7[redacted]. Aircraft Heading: 018 M. Aircraft Altitude: FL150. Aircraft Airspeed: -. Number of Calls Noted from the Same Agency: 1. Guardcall Tone: PROFESSIONAL. GENTEXT/GUARDCALL: Gentext: AT 0532Z, [redacted] WAS HAILED ON GUARD [redacted (1.4g)] FREQ BY IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE. ORDERS GIVEN: STANDARD CALL. [redacted] GAVE A STANDARD RESPONSE. NO MISSION IMPACTS. OBSERVATION: Observation DTG: 271527:00Z AUG20. Aircraft Callsign: [redacted (1.4a)]. Aircraft Location: 39RVM3[redacted (1.4a)]. Aircraft Heading: -. Aircraft Altitude: -. Aircraft Airspeed: -. Relative Bearing or Clock Position: -. Range: -. Killbox & Keypad: -. Observed Activity Location: 39RVM8[redacted (1.4a)]. Observed Activity Description: FORMATION OF UNK FLYING OBJECTS. Method of Observation: [redacted] SENSOR. GENTEXT/OBSERVATION: Gentext: (S//REL) FROM 1527Z TO 1529Z, [redacted] OBSERVED A FORMATION OF FLYING [TRUNCATED — continues describing the formation; light cloud coverage prevented continuous tracking of the formation] USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019. Approved for Release to MRO. 01/26/26. 007
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