DOW-UAP-D004, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
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DOW-UAP-D004 is a classified Mission Report (MISREP) dated 2020, released by the Department of War on May 8, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program. A U.S. military operator — identified only by a redacted pilot name under exemption (b)(6) — reported observing a possible UAP in the vicinity of grid coordinate 34SDG9041417044 in the Arabian Gulf region at 1258Z. The object was estimated to be traveling at 321 knots (approximately 369 mph) before it increased speed and changed direction toward the east. The brevity of the observation precluded any altitude estimate.
The document is heavily redacted; pages one through four consist entirely of classification markings (1.4(a)), with substantive content limited to the GENTEXT section on page five. The pilot's identity is withheld under a privacy exemption. The report follows standard AARO-linked MISREP formatting used across military services to capture UAP encounters. No sensor data, imagery, or corroborating observer accounts are visible in the released portion.
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Redactions present in this record. Black bars protect identities of eyewitnesses, locations of facilities, or non-UAP-related sensitive material.
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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GENTEXT/UAP
• Description: (S/REL) AT 1258Z, |.4(a) OBSERVED POSS UAP IVO 34SDG9041417044. BRIEF
OBSERVATION PRECLUDED UAP ALTITUDE ESTIMATES. VELOCITY ESTIMATED AT 321
KNOTS. UAP INCREASED SPEED AND CHANGED DIRECTION TOWARDS THE EAST.
PILOT: (b) (6)
(b) (6)
(b) (6)
SEERSI
VEL TO USA, EVEY