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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.
• Primary Sensor: ANDAS4 • Sensors Available: AH\GMESH • Tasking Type: PLANNED • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC# : - • BE Number (ifNTISR): - • Tasked Start Point: 40RCQ3@}~1 .4a! • Activity Description: ISR • FMV or Image File Name (ifNTISR): - GENTEXTIISR • Geotext: (3il i2 JI 1.4a !COORDINATED NAVCENT 24 HOURS PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. PRECOORD WAS SATISFACTORY. AT 03182, 1.4a ARRNED ON STATION ISO NAVCENT FOR OPERATIC~ 1.4a ~O CH.AR1CTERIZE IRIN\IRGCN VESSELS, UAS ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF PORTS, AND TO E~TABLISH PATTERN OF LIFE. FROM 03182 TO 18292,~CONDUCTED SCANS IAW Tl-Ir TARGET DECK IN THE ARABIAN GULF (AG). AT 0930Z~OBSERVED AN IR-!t-5 LAUNCHER IVO 40RCPo:rn~oN ABU MUSA ISLAND. AT 1321Z,I 1.4a ;IBS;ERVED 2X POSSIBLE HOUDONG WPTG IVO (39RXL6~~ DOCKED PIERSI E. AT 04082,~RECEIVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARD CALL LINE 1. AT 04212,0]i] C~IVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARD CALL LINE 2. AT l 141Z~RECEIVED A GUAR.Ip CALL. SEE GUARD CALL LINE 3. AT 17322,~OBSERVED NOTEWORTHY ACTMTY. SEEIOBS LINE 1. AT 18292,~AS CLEAR.ED OFF TASKING AND RETURNED TO BASE (RTB) JSR ASSET UTILIZATION • Supported Unit: NAVCENT • Supported Operation: OPERATIOl'i 1.4a • Precoord Time: 24 HOURS • Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY WEATHER • Weather: (U) WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR EFFECTIVENESS • Tasker: • Intel Gap Filled?: No • Gentext: - OffStation USCENTCOM MOR 26-0019 Approved for Release to MRO] 01/26/26 005
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