Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

This declassified U.S. Central Command mission report (MISREP) documents a 20 hour 56 minute ISR flight by the 482nd Attack Squadron on 15 to 16 September 2020. The aircraft flew over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman in support of NAVCENT. It records three guard calls from Iranian Air Defense and two lost-link interference events, each with medium mission impact. It also notes that the crew observed a UAP on full motion video at 1732Z. The report was declassified on 22 January 2026.

From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 9/16/20, Strait of Hormuz. 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 one UAP at an estimated altitude of 1,800 feet. 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.

Declassified by I\ G R1cha d A Harr so
USCENTCOM Chi f o' St ff
D class1fed on 22 J u ry 2026
MSNID
• Tasking Order (ATOE;]
• Mission Type: AREC
• ATO Mission Number:j 1.4a I
• Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES
• Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE
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• Rank: SSgt
• Full Nam«,...~c-, -(b-)(3_)_, 1-3-0b-,-(b--,)~)
• Unit: 482ATKS
• Wing: 432 AEW
• Phone Number: -1-3-.5-c-.,-bl-(6-l~
• Email:~!_______3_.5c~(b~)(~6>~-----~
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC
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• Rank: Ctr
• Full Name:! 3.Sc, (bl(6l
• Unit: 12AF, Det 3, PAROC
• Wing: Other
• Phone Number:! 3.Sc, fbl{6\
• Email:! 3.Sc, (b}(6)
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: Other
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• Rank: SrA
• Full Name~c. (b)(3), 130b, (bis)
• Unit: 609th AOC
• Wing: Other
• Phone Number:! 3.5c.(b}(6)
• Email:~1____3___.sc_....__ ,(.__b),.._(6...._)______,
• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC
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USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019 Approved for Release to MRO 01/26/26 002