DOW-UAP-D60, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020
Summary
This report from the Department of War details a mission conducted in the Arabian Gulf in August 2020. It includes a U.S. military operator's observations regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) encountered during the operation, providing qualitative context to the incident.
Key highlights
The mission involved SIGINT collection and support for NAVCENT operations.p.1
“SUPPORTED NAVCENT TO OPERATION”
A noteworthy UAP was observed during the mission.p.5
“OBSERVED 1X UAP IVO 39RWLOSi”
The mission lasted over 20 hours, with significant ISR activity.p.1
“20.3 MISSION HOURS, 17.7 IMINT HOURS”
The aircraft was hailed by Iranian Air Defense during the mission.p.4
“HAILED ON GUARD BY IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE”
Weather conditions intermittently impacted FMV collection effectiveness.p.6
“DENSE CLOUD COVERAGE INTERMITTANTLY IMPACTED FMV COLLECTION”
Outliers
The report includes a specific observation of a UAP with no impact on the mission.p.5
“NO IMPACT TO MISSION”
Source
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