Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

Date: 16 Sep 2020
Place: Strait of Hormuz
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 in the Strait of Hormuz that separately recorded an Iranian Guard-frequency hail, an 11-minute lost-link EMI event, and one UAP observation at an estimated altitude of 1,800 feet with no further descriptive detail.

What officials concluded

Unresolved

The file gives no official explanation.

Agency: Department of War
Released in

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
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 content beyond a bare altitude estimate.

As described in the file

Witnesses: One aircrew (unit redacted)
Sensors: Sensor (type redacted)
Duration: Not stated
Altitude or range: 1,800 ft

Pentagon files

DocumentDOW-UAP-D062Release 1
DOW-UAP-D062, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020
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What the file claims

Unverified
One UAP was observed at an estimated altitude of 1,800 feet with no further characterization.

On the map

26.50° N, 56.50° E, a position at sea, approximate

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