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DOWAugust 8, 2020PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

DOW-UAP-D60, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

Arabian Gulf

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

Department of War — PURSUE / DoW
Public domain (US Government work)
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