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This is a U.S. Central Command mission report (MISREP), declassified on 16 March 2026, from the Air Force's 482nd Attack Squadron. It covers a 20.42-hour ISR flight from 2 to 3 November 2020 in support of NAVCENT over the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. The crew answered a guard call from Iranian air defense and saw two unidentified aerial phenomena on full motion video at 2143Z and 2148Z. Haze prevented imagery collection.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 11/2/20, Iran. 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 two UAP on November 2, 2020, at 2143Z and at 2148Z. The first observation occurred at an unknown altitude. The reporter described the second UAP’s direction of travel as proceeding to the northwest. 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.
• Sensors Available: AH\GMESH • Tasking Type: PLANNED • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): ~ • BE Number (ifNTISR): - • Tasked Start Point: 39RUP~a • Activity Description: ISR • FMV or Image File Name (ifNTISR): - GENTEXTIISR Declassrfi d by MG Richard A. Hamson USCENTCOM Chi for Sta Declass1fi don 16 Marcil 2026 FOUO / Pnvacy Act applies • Gentext: ••■ I 1.4a ~OORDINATED W 'TH NAVCENT 24 HOURS PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. PRECOORD WAS SATISFACTORY. AT 1015Z~ 1.4a ~RRJVED ON STATION ISO NAVCENT FOR OPERATION! fb)(1)1,4a tlO CHAR'4CTERlZE TRTN\IRGCN VESSELS, UAS ACTIVITY, ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF PORTS, AND TO ESTABLISH PATTERN OF LIFE. AT 1012ZJ 1.4a ~ECEIVED A GUARDCALL. SEE GUARDCALLlLINE l. FROM 10152 TO 19I0Z, ~CONDUCTED SCANS [AW THE TARGET DECK IN cl ARABIAN GULF (AG). AT 2143Z, L.:'.:JOBSERVED A UAP. SEE OBS LINE LAT 2148Zj 1.4a ~BSERVED A SECOND UAP. SEE OBS LINE 2. FROM 19102 TO 22102,I 1.4a ~ONDUCTED OPpN WATER SCANS ISO UUV, NO IDENTIFICATION OF UUVWAS FOUND. FROM 221oz TO 0~132,~0NDUCTED SCANS IAW THE TARGET DECK lN THE ARABIAN GULF (AG). AT l l2Z~AS CLEARED OFF TASKING AND RETURNED TO BASE (RTB) JSR ASSET UTILIZATION • Snpported Unit: NAVCENT • Supported Operation: OPERATION._!_ _..Cb....)C....l)...,14'""'a,____, • Precoord Time: 24 HOURS • Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY WEATHER • Weather: (U) HAZE PRECLUDED !MINT COLLECTION EFFECTIVENESS • Tasker: • Intel Gap Filled?: No " Gentext: - Off Station • Time Off Station DTG: 030113 :002NOV20 • Total Time On Station: 18 hours 55 minutes USCENTCOM MOR 26-0028 Approved for Release to MRO- FOUO / PA applies 03/16/26 000005
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