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DOW-UAP-D061

Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

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Disclosure & Government SecrecyUFOs & UAP
Redacted government mission report document.

Redacted government mission report document.

Official description

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. A U.S. military operator reported observing a “formation of unknown flying objects” traveling northeast to northwest along the coast for approximately two minutes. The report notes that light cloud coverage “prevented the continuous tracking of the formation.” All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

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AI summary

The DOW-UAP-D061 Mission Report documents a U.S. military observation of a formation of unknown flying objects in the Arabian Gulf on August 27, 2020. The report emphasizes the subjective nature of the observation and provides critical contextual information about the incident, which is essential for understanding the phenomenon in question and how military operations interact with UAP encounters.

Source

View original on war.gov

Record details

Agency
Department of War
Release date
May 8, 2026
Incident date
8/27/20
Incident location
Arabian Gulf
VIRIN
260508-D-D0360-1044
Redaction
Flagged as redacted / digitally altered by the releasing agency

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