Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
- Date
- Date unknown
- Place
- Arabian Gulf
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
A near-total redaction of a MISREP; the only surviving content is a one-line GENTEXT/UAP note that a U.S. operator observed a possible UAP at 1258Z traveling at an estimated 321 knots, which increased speed and changed direction to the east. No altitude estimate was possible.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
Sensors1 of 9
- No: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- Yes: Other sensor
Witnesses1 counted
- No: Civilian
- Yes: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- Yes: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
Shapenot stated
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating Single sensor, single brief data point (an estimated speed and one direction change); no altitude, shape or duration recorded, and the file itself notes the brief observation precluded a fuller read.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One U.S. military operator (unit redacted)
- Sensors
- Onboard sensor (type redacted)
- Motion
- Estimated 321 knots (369 mph), then increased speed
- Duration
- Brief, unstated
- Altitude or range
- Not estimated (brief observation precluded it)
Pentagon files
1
DOW-UAP-D004, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
1
- Unverified
A possible UAP was tracked at an estimated 321 knots and changed direction toward the east.
On the map
27.00° N, 51.50° E, a position at sea, approximate
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