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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.
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• Mission Type: AREC
• ATO Mission Numbed 1Aa
• Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES
• Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE
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• Rank: Ist Lt
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• Unit: 482ATKS
• Wing: 432 AEW
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• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC
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• Wing: Other
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• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: Other
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• Unit: 609th AOC
• Wing: Other
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• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC
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USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019 Approved for Release to MRO 01 /26/26 002 Not linked to a story yet.
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