Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020
- Date
- 1 Oct 2020
- Place
- Strait of Hormuz
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
MISREP for a NAVCENT ISR patrol in the Strait of Hormuz (same series as D060-065) recording multiple Iranian Guard-frequency hails and observation of one UAP, with essentially no surviving descriptive text beyond the bare fact of the sighting.
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
- 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 Essentially no surviving descriptive content for the UAP itself.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One aircrew (unit redacted)
- Sensors
- Sensor (type redacted)
- Duration
- Not stated
- Altitude or range
- Not stated
Pentagon files
1
DOW-UAP-D063, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020
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What the file claims
1
- Unverified
One UAP was observed during a NAVCENT ISR patrol in the Strait of Hormuz; the file preserves the mission narrative but almost no descriptive detail of the object.
On the map
26.50° N, 56.50° E, a position at sea, approximate
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