DOW-UAP-D064, Mission Report, Iran, November 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 two UAP on November 2, 2020, at 2143Z and at 2148Z. The first observation occurred at an unknown altitude. The reporter described the second UAP’s direction of travel as proceeding to the northwest. 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.
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[PAGE 1] Misrep 5039166 Narrative Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on 16 March 2026. FOUO / Privacy Act applies. AT 0608Z [redacted] TOOK OFF FROM OKAS. AT 0618Z, [redacted (1.4a)] HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM [redacted]939Z-[redacted]32Z [redacted (1.4a)] FROM 1015Z TO 0112Z, [redacted] SUPPORTED NAVCENT FOR OPERATION [redacted (b)(1)(1.4a)] IVO ARABIAN GULF, STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. SEE ISR LINE 1. AT 1012Z, [redacted (1.4a)] RECEIVED A GUARDCALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE 1. AT 2143Z, [redacted] OBSERVED A UAP. SEE OBS LINE 1. AT 2148Z, [redacted] OBSERVED A UAP. SEE OBS LINE 2. AT 0112Z, [redacted (1.4a)] WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT 0212Z [redacted], HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 0250Z, [redacted (1.4a)] LANDED AT OKAS. FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS 1. 20.42 MISSION HOURS, 18.55 IMINT HOURS, 1 IMINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 16.21 [redacted (1.4a)] HOURS, 1 [redacted (1.4a)] TASKING PROSECUTED, 2 TOTAL TASKINGS PROSECUTED. Admin. CLASSIFICATION: Classification: [blank]. Associated [Caveats: blank]. [TRUNCATED] [Aircraft equipment fields — largely blank/dash] Software Load or Mission Data: -. MWS Name or Designator: -. MWS Software Load or Mission Data: -. IRCM Name or Designator: -. IRCM Software Load or Mission Data: -. ECM Name or Designator: -. ECM Software Load or Mission Data: -. CMD Name or Designator: -. Chaff Designator: -. Num Chaff or Cartridges: -. Flare Designator: -. Num Flares: -. Towed Decoy Name or Designator: -. Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: -. Num Towed Decoys: -. Type of Radar-Guided AAM: -. Num Radar-Guided AAM: -. Type of IR-Guided AAM: -. Num IR-Guided AAM: -. Gun Name or Designator: -. Num Gun Rounds: -. Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: [redacted (1.4a)]. TGT Pod Name or Designator: AN/DAS4. Additional Avionics: AH_GMESH_VORTEX. Data Link: -. USCENTCOM MOR 26-0028. Approved for Release to MRO — FOUO / PA applies. [TRUNCATED] [ISR narrative section] FOR OPERATION [redacted (b)(1)(1.4a)] TO CHARACTERIZE IRAN/IRGCN VESSELS, UAS ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF PORTS, AND TO ESTABLISH PATTERN OF LIFE. AT 1012Z, [redacted (1.4a)] RECEIVED A GUARDCALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE 1. FROM 1015Z TO 1910Z, [redacted] CONDUCTED SCANS IAW THE TARGET DECK IN THE ARABIAN GULF (AG). AT 2143Z, [redacted] OBSERVED A UAP. SEE OBS LINE 1. AT 2148Z, [redacted] OBSERVED A SECOND UAP. SEE OBS LINE 2. FROM 1910Z TO 2210Z, [redacted (1.4a)] CONDUCTED OPEN WATER SCANS ISO UUV, NO IDENTIFICATION OF UUV WAS FOUND. FROM 2210Z TO 0[redacted]13Z, [redacted] CONDUCTED SCANS IAW THE TARGET DECK IN THE ARABIAN GULF (AG). AT [0]112Z, [redacted] WAS CLEARED OFF TASKING AND RETURNED TO BASE (RTB). ISR ASSET UTILIZATION: Supported Unit: NAVCENT. Supported Operation: OPERATION [redacted (b)(1)(1.4a)]. Precoord Time: 24 HOURS. Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY. WEATHER: Weather: (U) HAZE PRECLUDED IM[AGERY / TRUNCATED] USCENTCOM MOR 26-0028. Approved for Release to MRO — FOUO / PA applies. 03/16/26. 000006 [PAGE 7] Observation DTG: 022148:00Z NOV20. Aircraft Callsign: [redacted (1.4a)]. Aircraft Location: 39RWK9 [redacted]. Aircraft Heading: 110 T. Aircraft Altitude: FL220. Aircraft Airspeed: 107 KIAS. Relative Bearing or Clock Position: -. Range: -. Killbox & Keypad: -. Observed Activity Location: 39RWK1 [redacted]. Observed Activity Description: UAP. Method of Observation: FMV. GENTEXT/OBSERVATION: Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on 16 March 2026. FOUO / Privacy Act applies. Gentext: AT 2148Z, [redacted] OBSERVED AN ADDITIONAL UAP TRAVELING NW IVO 39RWK1 [redacted]. WEATHER: Weather: [blank] USCENTCOM MOR 26-0028. Approved for Release to MRO — FOUO / PA applies. 03/16/26. 000007
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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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