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DOW-UAP-D5, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

UNCLASSIFIED // RECORD RELEASE 1 · 2026-05-08
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DOW-UAP-D5, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

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 traveling at an estimated speed of 278 knots (320 mph. The observer reported that the UAP “increased speed and changed direction towards the south.” 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.

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dow-uap-d5-mission-report-arabian-gulf-2020
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release_1 (2026-05-08)
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Department of War
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Mediterranean Sea
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https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d5-mission-report-arabian-gulf-2020.pdf

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 GENTEXT/UAP
 • Description: (S//REL) AT 1354Z, 1.4(a) OBSERVED 1X UAP IVO 34SCE7566990098. VELOCITY
 WAS 40 KNOTS AT FL160 TO FL170. UAP SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT.




1.4(a)
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 GENTEXT/UAP
 • Description: (S//REL) AT 2243Z, 1.4(a) OBSERVED 2X POSS UAPS IVO 35TQK1580995057.
 VELOCITY WAS ESTIMATED AT 278 KNOTS. UAPS INCREASED SPEED AND CHANGED
 DIRECTION TOWARDS THE SOUTH.




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