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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.
Declass fiea by MG Ric ard A. Harnsor USCFN fCOM C f of St ff Declass fi a on 22 January 2026 O.ffStation • Time Off Station DTG: 27 l 944:00ZAUG20 • Total Time On Station: 20 hours 24 minutes GUARDCALL • GUARDCALL DTG: 270532:00ZAUG20 • Aircraft Callsignd 1.4a I • Ground Station Callsign: IRANlAN AIR DEFENSE • Aircraft Location: 40RCP7~~ • Aircraft Heading: 018 M • Aircraft Altitude: FLI 50 • Aircraft Airspeed: - • Number of Calls Noted from the Same Agency: 1 • Guardcall Tone: PROFESSIONAL GENTEXTIGUARDCALL • Gentext: --· AT 0532Z,~WAS HAILED ON GUARD! 1.4g !FREQ BY IRANIAN AIR DEFENSE. ORDERS GrVEN: STANDARD CALL.~GAVE A STANDARD RESPONSE. NO MJSSJON IMPACTS OBSERVATION • Observation DTG: 271527:00ZAUG20 • Aircraft Callsign: I 1.4a I • Aircraft Location: 39RVM3~Q1.4a! • Aircraft Heading: - • Aircraft Altitude: - • Aircraft Airspeed: - • Relative Bearing or Clock Position: - • Range: - • Killbox & Keypad: - • Observed Activity Location: 39RVM8~~1.4a! • Observed Activity Description: FORMATION OF UNK FLYING OBJECTS • Method of Observation:~SENSOR GENTEXTIOBSERVATION • Gentext: (St/REL) FROM 1527Z TO 1529Z,~OBSERVED A FORMATION OF FLYING OBJECTS TRAVELING NE-NW ALONG THE COAST IYO 39RVM8ij1.4af)~~WAS TRACKING THIS FORMATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES BEFORE PID WAS LOST IN 3.5c, (b)(6) USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019 Approved for Release to MRO 01/26/26 006
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