DOW-UAP-D61, 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 account of an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) encountered during operations, providing qualitative context in addition to standard quantitative data.
Key highlights
The mission took place on August 27, 2020, in the Arabian Gulf.p.1
“AT 2307Z,[Mi]TOOK OFF FROM OKAS.”
A formation of unidentified flying objects was observed during the mission.p.6
“OBSERVED A FORMATION OF FLYING OBJECTS”
The observation occurred while conducting ISR operations for NAVCENT.p.5
“CONDUCTED SCANS JAW T TARGET DECK IN THE ARABIAN GULF”
The aircraft was on station for approximately 20 hours and 24 minutes.p.6
“Total Time On Station: 20 hours 24 minutes”
Weather conditions impacted the ability to track the flying objects continuously.p.7
“LIGHT CLOUD COVERAGE PREVENTED THE CONTINUOUS TRACKING”
Outliers
The report includes a guard call from Iranian air defense.p.6
“WAS HAILED ON GUARD! 1.4g !FREQ BY IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE.”
The crew lost tracking of the flying objects due to cloud cover.p.6
“PID WAS LOST IN CLOUD COVER.”
Source
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