Dept. of DefenseUnresolved

1x UAP observed via FMV during NAVCENT ISR mission — Arabian Gulf/Strait of Hormuz, 8 August 2020

Aug 8, 2020Arabian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area, IVO MGRS 39RWL (partial, redacted) (approx.)

Analysis — our summary

MISREP 4592219 (unit 482ATKS, 432 AEW, 609th AOC) documents a 20+ hour AREC mission over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman on 8-9 August 2020. At 07:26Z on 8 August 2020, the aircraft observed one UAP in the vicinity of MGRS grid 39RWL (remaining digits redacted) with no impact to mission noted. The observation was made via FMV sensor. The aircraft also received a guard call from Iranian Air Defense at 12:50Z. Weather intermittently impacted FMV collection due to dense cloud coverage.

As reported — verbatim from the document

“"AT 0726Z, [redacted] OBSERVED 1X UAP IVO 39RWL[redacted]. NO IMPACT TO MISSION." / "Observed Activity Description: TRANSITTING" / "Method of Observation: FMV"”

Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, 20 March 2026. MISREP 4592219 from 482ATKS. Date 08 AUG 2020 and time 07:26Z are explicitly stated. Observed Activity Location MGRS 39RVL (partially redacted) places contact in the Strait of Hormuz/Persian Gulf area; centroid set to approx. 26.5N, 56.0E with location_approx: true. Aircraft location at time of observation given as MGRS 39RWK9[redacted]. OCR quality moderate with systematic redaction artifacts. Iranian Air Defense guardcall at 12:50Z on heading 200, FL170, 110 KIAS noted as separate event (not a UAP incident). Dense cloud coverage is documented as intermittently impacting FMV collection effectiveness.

Provenance

Source documentDOW-UAP-D60-Mission-Report-Persian-Gulf-August-2020.pdf

Document typemission report

Reporting agencyDept. of Defense

Source pages6

DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)

Held classified~6 years (≥, to this release)

Extraction confidence ModerateHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.