DOW-UAP-D63 Mission Over Hormuz Strait, 2020
Air Force ISR mission logs single UAP observation amid guard calls in contested airspace.
Oct 1, 2020
Strait of Hormuz
PURSUE Program
AI Disclosure Brief
AI assistedReported Object Read
At 1829Z, 1.4a observed 1X UAP; no further details on appearance, motion, or sensors provided in report.
Notable Characteristics
- Environment: sky
Reported Motion
No confident entries yet.
Evidence Notes
- Direct log entry: 'AT 1829Z, 1.4a OBSERVED IX UAP, SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1.'
Declassified Air Force MISREP documents a single UAP observation during extended ISR patrol; details sparse due to redactions and missing observation line.
Unclear
ANDAS4, AHIGMESH
70%
Prosaic Leads
- Possible drone, aircraft, or misidentified contact in high-threat zone.
- Heavy haze noted as limiting IMINT analysis.
Anomalous Indicators
- Explicit 'UAP' designation in official log.
- Occurring amid multiple Iranian defense guard calls.
Evidence Gaps
- No description of UAP appearance, trajectory, or sensor data.
- 'OBSERVATION LINE 1' not included in extracted text.
- Heavy redactions obscure callsigns and operations.
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"AT 1829Z, 1.4a OBSERVED IX UAP, SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1."
Unknown speaker, Mission Crew / 482 ATKS
Narrative section timeline.
SourcePattern Mesh // linked sightings
Chronology Trace // before & after
Official Files // source material
1 linkedDOW-UAP-D63, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020
Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 16 March 2026 FQUO / Privacy Act applies Misrep 4871281 Narrative AT 2249Z 1.4a TOOK OFF FROM OKAS. AT 2300Z. 1.4a HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM 2338Z TO 0825Z, 1.4a FROM 1319Z TO 1855Z. 1.4a FROM 0117Z TO 1835Z. 1.4a SUPPORTED NAVCENT FOR OPERATION (b)(1)1.4a IVO ARABIAN GULF, STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. SEE ISR LINE 1. AT 0727Z, 1.4a RECEIVED A GUARDCALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE 1. AT 0854Z, 1.4a RECEIVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE 2. AT 1122Z, 1.4a RECEIVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARDCALL LINE 3. AT 1236Z 1.4a RECEIVED A GUARD CALL. SEE GUARD CALL LINE 4. AT 1315Z, 1.4a RECEIVED GUARDCALL. SEE GUARD CALL LINE 5. AT 1829Z, 1.4a OBSERVED IX UAP, SEE OBSERVATION LINE 1. AT 1835Z, 1.4a WAS CLEARED TO RTB.