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This declassified U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Intelligence Information Report, dated 27 April 2022, describes events of 8 September 2021 over the Gulf of Oman. During live fire training, a U.S. Special Operations Forces AC-130 gunship crew saw about 25 instances of UAPs on its infrared sensor. They appeared as cold orbs moving between 250 and 1300 MPH, some in formation. A pair appeared to fly off when the 105mm cannon fired, and the aircraft's video recorder failed.
From the source: Release of 2026-08-07 Released with redactions. This document is an Intelligence Information Report (IIR), the primary standardized format utilized by the Department of War, military services, and the broader Intelligence Community to disseminate unevaluated intelligence information derived from human sources (HUMINT), open sources, and field collection activities. IIRs are not finished intelligence products; they serve as inputs for subsequent all-source intelligence assessments. This report accompanies the footage contained within DOW-UAP-PR117 through DOW-UAP-PR122. This report documents an observation by the aircrew of a U.S. Special Operations Forces (USSOF) AC-130 Gunship on September 8, 2021, during a nighttime live-fire training exercise over the Gulf of Oman. The aircrew reported first observing two unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) after dropping a water-activated flare. The report describes the UAP as stationary, approximately four feet in diameter, 0-20 feet above the water’s surface. Throughout the training sortie, the aircrew reported observing approximately 25 instances involving similar phenomena via infrared sensor, describing them as “cold orbs.” Aircrew visual estimates of the UAP’s apparent speed range from 250 to 1,300 miles per hour. The report characterizes the UAP’s behavior as “maneuvering aggressively,” “flying in various formations,” and appearing to react to deployments of the aircraft’s onboard weapons systems. The aircrew stated that they were unable to capture video footage of the phenomena because the aircraft’s digital video recorder was not functioning during the incident. 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.
l 6/1/22, 11:.23 AM Recotd Previ.ew JR OOt: 2021!-0!UISZ REQUIREMENT NU B~: NTRt200AJ002421 SOURCE: (S#Nf-) Source had dired a.ccess to the ,reported info,ma ion via the oo nduct or official dulie , 1.4(c),130b Source was s.ware information woul d be provided to the US gowrnmen l MESSAGE: !- INITIAL OBSERVAllON. On 8 September 2021 a United States Special Operations Forces (lJSSOF)AC-130 Gunship was conducting live fire training the Gulf of Oman in the \licinity of (IVO) //MGRS: 40REN6 I during period of darkness, The AC-130 first observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs) when the aircraft dropped a water-activated Rare to use as a mock target. The AC-130 entered an otl>it around the flare and the Combat Systems Officer (CSO) conducted collateral scans with the aircraft's Electro Opticall1nfrared (EO/IR) sensor IVO the flare. When tile CSO slewed the sensor in IR mode back to the !1are they observed two approximately four.foot diameter cold orbs between o to 20 feet above the surface of the water stat onary over tlle 11are for approximately 15 seconds. After those 15 seconds passed, the CSO puled lhe trigger firing the aircraft's 105mm C9nnon. Immediately upon puling the trigg r, during th sight delay between trigger pull and the cannon's recoil, the CSO obseNed the pair o UAPs rapidly lly away from the flare and out of the sensor eed without chang ng altitude, - SUBSEQUENT OBSERVATIONS. The AC-130 crew observed approximately 2.5 ii stances of UA'Ps viewed in IR as C I 2fl
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