DOW-UAP-D063

Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020

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 UAP. 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.

Reproduced verbatim from the releasing agency.

AI summary

This document is a Mission Report detailing a U.S. military operator's observation of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) in the Strait of Hormuz in October 2020. It includes qualitative descriptions and context surrounding the incident, which may provide insight into military operations involving UAPs and the broader understanding of such phenomena.