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This declassified U.S. Central Command mission report (MISREP) covers an August 26 to 27, 2020 flight by the 482nd Attack Squadron. The aircraft took off from OKAS and flew an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission for NAVCENT over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman. It records a routine hail from Iranian air defense and vessel observations. At 1527Z the aircraft's sensor tracked a formation of unknown flying objects along the coast for about two minutes before cloud cover broke the track. The report was declassified on 22 January 2026.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 8/27/20, Arabian Gulf. Released with redactions. 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.
Dectass1f1ed by MG Richard A. Hamson USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Dectass1fied on 22 January 2026 Misrep 4685903 Narrative ( • t AT 2307Z,[Mi]TOOK OFF FROM OKAS. AT 2320Zi~ HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM 0003Z TO 1917Z,~ COLLECTED SIGINT VI,} AIRHANDLER. FROM 0041Z TO 1840ZJ 1.4a !SUPPORTED NAVCENT TO OPERATION! 1.4a !IVO ARABJAN GULF, STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. SEE IS~ LINE 1. AT 0532Z,! 1Aa ! RECEIVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE I. AT 15272,~ OBSERVED IX UNK I FORMATION. SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1. AT 1840Z,~ WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT 1944Z, ~ HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 2012Z,~LANDIED AT OKAS. FMV WAS 'EXPLOITED BY DGS 1. 21 MISSION HOURS, 17.9 lMINT HOURS, I IMINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 19.2 SlGlNT HOURS, 1 SIGINT TASKING PR SECUTED, 2 TOTAL TASKINGS PROSECUTED Admin CLASSIFICATION • Classification: • Associated Caveats: • Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MUI.: lPLE SOURCES • Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20450301 OPERATION • Operation:,__!__--=-=1•c.:..:4a:a..-_ ____. • Domain: AIR • Operations Center: 609th • Major Command (MAJ COM): ACC • Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM MSGID • Report Type: MISREP • Originator (Unit or Squadron): 482ATKS • Submit Date (Auto-generated): MSNID 3.5c b 6 I USCENTCOM MDR 26-0019 Approved for Release to MRI 01 /26/26 001
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