DOW-UAP-D004

Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

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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 a UAP traveling at an estimated speed of 321 knots (369 mph). The observer reported that the UAP “increased speed and changed direction towards the east.” 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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The DOW-UAP-D004 Mission Report details a U.S. military observation of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) in the Arabian Gulf in 2020. The report includes subjective observations of the UAP's speed and direction changes, serving as a record for military operations surrounding unidentified aerial activity.

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Department of War, “DOW-UAP-D004: Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020,” released May 8, 2026. PURSUE Files, catalogued by Fringe Index: https://fringeindex.com/documentdump/dow-uap-d004-mission-report-arabian-gulf-2020. Original: https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d4-mission-report-arabian-gulf-2020.pdf