Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

Date: 8 Aug 2020
Place: Arabian Gulf
Record: Pentagon file
Assessment: Not assessed
Evidence strength

467 case pages by decade; this one falls in 2020s with 169 othersAll cases

What was reported

MISREP for a NAVCENT ISR patrol tasked to characterize IRIN/IRGCN naval vessel activity in the Arabian Gulf; separately the aircraft was hailed on Guard frequency by Iranian air defense (standard call/response, no mission impact) and, during the patrol, observed one UAP transiting with 'no impact to mission'; dense cloud coverage intermittently impacted FMV collection.

What officials concluded

Unresolved

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency: Department of War
Released in

Evidence profile

Sensors1 of 9

No: Visual
Yes: Infrared
No: Radar
No: Video
No: Photo
No: Film
No: Audio
No: Night vision
No: Other sensor

Witnesses1 counted

No: Civilian
Yes: Military aircrew
No: Military ground
No: Airline crew
No: 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 No descriptive detail whatsoever beyond 'transiting' and 'no impact to mission'; the file explicitly notes cloud coverage degraded collection.

As described in the file

Witnesses: One aircrew (unit redacted)
Sensors: FMV (AH/GMESH sensor)
Motion: Transiting
Duration: Not stated
Altitude or range: Not stated

Pentagon files

DocumentDOW-UAP-D060Release 1
DOW-UAP-D060, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020
Open the original on war.gov

What the file claims

Unverified
One UAP was observed transiting during a NAVCENT ISR patrol with no impact to the mission; cloud coverage intermittently impacted video collection.

On the map

27.00° N, 51.50° E, a position at sea, approximate

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