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This declassified U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP) from the 482nd Attack Squadron, filed through the 609th Combined Air Operations Center under AFCENT and USCENTCOM, records a 21-hour ISR flight on 1 to 2 October 2020. The flight supported NAVCENT over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, scanning Iranian naval vessels and airfields. The aircraft received five guard calls with no impact to the mission and observed one UAP at 1829Z. Heavy haze prevented imagery analysis. The report was declassified on 16 March 2026.
From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 10/1/20, Strait of Hormuz. Released with redactions. 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. 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.
Off Station - Time Off Station DTG: 021922:00ZOCT20 - Total Time On Station: 20 hours 22 minutes ## GUARDCALL - GUARDCALL DTG: 020727:00ZOCT20 - Aircraft Callsign: - Ground Station Callsign: 1.4a, 1.4g - * Aircraft Location: 40RCP76(1)16(1)14a - Aircraft Heading: 020 M - Aircraft Altitude: FL180 - Aircraft Airspeed: - - Number of Calls Noted from the Same Agency: 1 - Guardcall Tone: PROFESSIONAL ## GENTEXT/GUARDCALL - Gentext: AT 0727Z, 1.4a WAS HAILED ON GUARD (b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g DEFENSE. ORDERS GIVEN: STANDARD CALL 1.4a RESPONDED WITH STANDARD RESPONSE 1. NO IMPACT TO THE MISSION ## GUARDCALL * GUARDCALL DTG: 020854:00ZOCT20 - Aircraft Callsign: 1.4a - Ground Station Callsign 1.4a,1.4g - Aircraft Location: 40RDP78(1)1(2)114a - Aircraft Heading: 145 M - Aircraft Altitude: FL180 - Aircraft Airspeed: - - Number of Calls Noted from the Same Agency: 1 - Guardcall Tone: PROFESSIONAL ## GENTEXT/GUARDCALL - Gentext: AT 0854Z 1.4a WAS HAILED ON GUARD (b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g DEFENSE. ORDERS GIVEN: STANDARD CALL 1.4a RESPONDED WITH STANDARD RESPONSE I. NO IMPACT TO THE MISSION GUARDCALL 3. 5c. (b)(6)
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