Department of WarPDFTier 2 · Documented firsthand reportPartially redacted
Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020
DOW-UAP-D060 · Release 01 (5/8)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
PDF
Location
Arabian Gulf (CENTCOM/Middle East)
Incident date
8/8/20
Release
Release 01 (5/8)
Evidence tier
Tier 2 · Documented firsthand report
What the document says
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 one UAP. The report describes the UAP as “transiting” and notes it had “no impact to mission.” The report also states that “dense cloud coverage intermittently impacted FMV collection.”
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.
Auto-extracted from the original scan with OCR · may contain extraction artifacts. The source document above is authoritative.
Misrep 4592219
Narrative |
m@einaisy AT 0337Z[ 14a [TOOK OFF FROM OKAS. AT 0359Z! 14a [HANDED OVER FROM THE
LRE. FROM 0434Z TO 2300Z,[ 44a COLLECTED SIGINT VIA AIRHANDLER. FROM 0513Z TO
2256Z,{ 14a SUPPORTED NAVCENT TO OPERATION, __1.4a___———«d(IVO. ARABIAN
GULF, STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. SEE ISR LINE }. AT 0726Z,(_1.4a |
OBSERVED NOTEWORTHY ACTIVITY. SEE OBS LINE 1. AT 2256Z! 14a |WAS CLEARED TO
RTB. AT 0017Z{_1.4a JHANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 0045Z{ 74a [LANDED AT OKAS, FMV
WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS1. 20.3 MISSION HOURS, 17.7 IMINT HOURS, 1 IMINT TASKING
PROSECUTED, 18.4 SIGINT HOURS, 1 SIGINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 2 TOTAL TASKINGS
PROSECUTED
Admin
CLASSIFICATION
* Classification: SB@RBE
* Associated Caveats: RBRROSOihn
* Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MULTIPLE SOURCES
¢ Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20450301
OPERATION
* Operation: 14a
* Domain: AIR
¢ Operations Center: 609th
* Major Command (MAJCOM): ACC
« Combatant Command (COQCOM): USCENTCOM |
MSGID
* Report Type: MISREP
* Originator (Unit or Sqnadron): 482ATKS
¢ Submit Date (Auto-generated):
MSNID
* Tasking Order (ATQ): BP
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* Mission Type: AREC
* ATO Mission Number:
* Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES
* Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE
Poc
POC
¢ Rank: SrA
* Full Name:[___(b)(3), (by6) _|
* Unit: 482ATKS
* Wing: 432 AEW
* Phone Number:[ (bye) _|
+ Email{_____ >
« Service: Air Force
* Operations Center: 603 AOC
Oc
* Rank: Cir
* FullName:[___ (66) _|
* Unit: PAROC IDAT
* Wing: Other
* Phone Number:[_(by(6)__—|
+ Email{—
¢ Service: Air Force
* Operations Center: Other
APPROVER
* Rank: Ist Lt
Full Name (by), bye) _|
Unit: 609th AOC
* Wing: Other
¢ Phone Number:[__(by6) —_|
¢ Service: Air Force
¢ Operations Center: 609 CAOC
INGEST
{by}
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* Rank:
¢ Full Name;
* Unit:
¢ Wing:
¢ Phone Number;
* Email:
¢ Service:
* Operations Center:
ACEQUIP
ACEQUIP
Aircraft Callsign 14a
Radar Name or Destination: -
Radar Software Load or Mission Data: -
Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: -
RWR Software Load or Mission Data: -
MWS Name or Designator: -
MWS Software Load or Mission Data: -
IRCM Name or Designator: -
IRCM Software Load or Mission Data: -
ECM Name or Designator: -
ECM Software Load or Mission Data: -
CMD Name or Designator: -
Chaff Designator: -
Num Chaff or Cartridges: -
Flare Designator: -
Num Flares; -
Towed Decoy Name or Designator: -
Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: -
Num Towed Decoys: -
Type of Radar-Guided AAM: -
Num Radar-Guided AAM: -
Type of IR-Guided AAM: -
Num IR-Guided AAM: -
* Gun Name or Designator: -
Num Gun Rounds: -
Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: 1 A(a)
TGT Pod Name or Designator; ANDAS4
Additional Avionics; AH _GMESH
* Data Link: -
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« Gentext: -
Timeline
Landing
¢ Last Land Location (ICAO Code): OKAS
° Last Land Time: 090045:00ZAUG20
¢ Last Engine Shutdown Time: 090055:00ZAUG20
* Total Mission Time: 2 hours 8 minutes
¢ Gentext/Additional Details: -
GUARDCALL
« GUARDCALL DTG: 081250:00ZAUG20
+ Aircraft Callsign:[ 14a _—|
« Ground Station Callsign: IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE GUARD
+ Aircraft Location: 4ORCP9Q 4aP 71.4al
* Aircraft Heading: HDG 200
« Aircraft Altitude: FL 170
* Aircraft Airspeed: 110 KIAS
* Number of Calls Noted from the Same Agency: |
¢ Guardcall Tone: PROFESSIONAL
GENTEXT/GUARDCALL
* Gentext: <issiitdiiy AT 1250Z,[1.4a WAS HAILED ONGUARD[__44a_ BY IRANIANAIR
DEFENSE. ORDERS GIVEN: STANDARD CALL_4.4a_ JRESPONDED STANDARD RESPONSE.
NO IMPACT TO THE MISSION
OBSERVATION
Ohservation DTG: 080726:00ZAUG20
Aircraft Callsign: 14a _—|
Aircraft Location: 39RWK941,425 414)
Aircraft Heading: -
Aircraft Altitude: -
Aircraft Airspeed: -
Relative Bearing or Clock Position: -
Range: -
Killbox & Keypad: -
Observed Activity Location: 39RVL94ab 31,4al
(b)(6) ]
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» Observed Activity Description: TRANSITTING
* Method of Observation; FMV
GENTEXT/OBSERVATION
* Gentext: M@MitiBiaAT 0726Z,[ 14a JOBSERVED 1X UAP IVO 39RWLO&1,4a 44a] NO IMPACT
TO MISSION.
WEATHER
« Weather: WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR
Takeoff
Callsign: aa]
Number of Aircraft: |
Asset Type (Aireraft):.4a, 1.44
Aircraft Tail Number(s):
Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): OKAS
Takeoff Time DTG: 080337:002AUG20
Mode 3 (IFF Codes): -
Gentext/Additional Details: -
Mission Canceled:
On Station
* Time On Station DTG: 080359:00ZAUG20
* Callsign: 148 |
* ITAR Number: -
¢ Killbox (Location): -
¢ Mission Type: AREC
¢ ITAC Callsign: -
* Gentext/Additional Details: -
¢ Did not Arrive On Station:
ISR
¢ Time-on Station DTG: 080513:00ZAUG20
* Time-off Station DTG: 082256:00ZAUG20
* Aircraft Callsign:| 14a _—i||
* Msn Type: AREC
« Primary Sensor: ANDAS4
* Sensors Available: AH\GMESH
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* Tasking Type: PLANNED
* Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#H): -
* BE Number (if NTISR): -
* Tasked Start Point: 39RYN34,4ab 44a
* Activity Description: ISR
* FMV or Image File Name (if NTISR): -
GENTEXTASR
* Gentext: iid COORDINATED WITH NAVCENT 24 HOURS PRIOR
TO TAKE OFF. PRECOORD WAS SATISFACTORY. AT 0513Z,[_1.4a JARRIVED ON STATION ISO
NAVCENT TO OPERATION[__4.4a___—S—_—«s[ TO CONDUCT SCANS FOR IDENTIFIED
IRINURGCN VESSELS TO ESTABLISH PATTERN OF LIFE, UAS ACTIVITY AND
CHARACTERIZE ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF PORTS, FROM 0513Z TO 2256Z,[4.4a JCONDUCTED
SCANS LAW THE TARGET DECK IN THE ARABIAN GULF (AG). AT 0726Z_1.4a JOBSERVED
NOTEWORTHY ACTIVITY. SEE OBS LINE 1. AT 2256Z,[_1.4a |WAS CLEARED OFF TASKING
AND RETURNED TO BASE (RTB)
ISR ASSET UTILIZATION
* Supported Unit; NAYCENT
* Supported Operation: OPERATION[ ss t4asid
¢ Precoord Time: 24 HOURS
¢ Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY
WEATHER
* Weather: DENSE CLOUD COVERAGE INTERMITTANTLY IMPACTED FMV COLLECTION
EFFECTIVENESS
* Tasker:
* Intel Gap Filled?: No
¢ Gentext: -
Off Station
* Time Off Station DTG: 090017:00Z2ZAUG20
* Total Time On Station: 20 hours 18 minutes
ESSE a ee Se
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Context
This is one of 171 Department of War records in the declassified archive, reported in the CENTCOM/Middle East region. It was published in Release 01 (5/8).
Evidence tiers describe the type of record (sensor capture vs. written report vs.
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