Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, July 2020
- Date
- 16 Jul 2020
- Place
- Arabian Gulf
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
MISREP for a NAVCENT ISR patrol recording three separate UAP encounters on a single day (1830Z, 1920Z, 2345Z), each logged as 'observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon' with location but no shape, size, speed or altitude detail, interleaved with routine surveillance of Iranian naval vessels (a probable Naser-class missile boat, a probable Safir-class submarine) and one Guard-frequency hail.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
- No: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- Yes: Other sensor
- 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
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating Single sensor, three brief and essentially undescribed contacts on one day during an intensive Iranian-naval-surveillance patrol; the volume (three same-day sightings) is the only notable feature, with no qualitative detail to assess.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One aircrew (unit redacted)
- Sensors
- Sensor (type redacted)
- Duration
- Not stated
- Altitude or range
- Not stated
Pentagon files
DOW-UAP-D065, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, July 2020
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
- Unverified
Three separate unidentified aerial phenomena were logged on a single patrol day at 1830Z, 1920Z, and 2345Z, each with only a location and no further description.
On the map
27.00° N, 51.50° E, a position at sea, approximate
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