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UAP Observed Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

Air Force crew on ISR mission logged UAP sighting amid EMI and Iranian hails.

Event

Sep 16, 2020

Location

Strait of Hormuz

Source

PURSUE Program

DOW-UAP-D62, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

A UAP was observed via FMV at 1732Z on 16 SEP20 in vicinity of aircraft position 39RVM5.

Notable Characteristics

  • Environment: sky

Reported Motion

No confident entries yet.

Evidence Notes

  • Direct entry in official MISREP: 'AT 1732Z, OBSERVED A UAP. SEE OBS LINE 1'

Declassified Air Force MISREP documents a UAP observation during a routine ISR flight in contested airspace, following EMI incidents and Iranian guard calls; no descriptive details provided.

Shape read

Unclear

Sensors

FMV

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

  • Sensor artifact during EMI recovery
  • Misidentified conventional aircraft or drone

Anomalous Indicators

  • Official logging of 'UAP' in structured report
  • Proximity to multiple unknown EMI events

Evidence Gaps

  • No UAP shape, motion, or sensor data details
  • FMV exploitation results not included
  • Redacted callsigns and frequencies
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

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Sensor ContactExact quote
"AT 1732Z, OBSERVED A UAP"

Unknown speaker, 482ATKS Crew / US Air Force

Observation log entry during ISR mission.

Source

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 96 shared tags

DOW-UAP-D63 Mission Over Hormuz Strait, 2020

Air Force ISR mission logs single UAP observation amid guard calls in contested airspace.

Same country: Strait of Hormuz

Same source archive

Chronology Trace // before & after

First similar traceOct 1, 2020

DOW-UAP-D63 Mission Over Hormuz Strait, 2020

Strait of Hormuz

Later relatedOct 1, 2020

DOW-UAP-D63 Mission Over Hormuz Strait, 2020

Strait of Hormuz

Official Files // source material

1 linked
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DOW-UAP-D62, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

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