DOW-UAP-D005, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

DOW-UAP-D005 is a Mission Report (MISREP) dated 2020, released by the Department of War on May 8, 2026, under the PURSUE Release 01 program. Despite the record title referencing the Arabian Gulf, the listed incident location is the Mediterranean Sea. The document records two separate UAP observations. The first, at 1354Z, involved a single UAP observed at a grid coordinate near flight levels 160–170, traveling at a consistent 40 knots. The second, at 2243Z, involved two possible UAPs estimated at 278 knots that subsequently increased speed and changed direction southward. Observer identities and additional contextual details are redacted under exemptions 1.4(a) and (b)(6).

The document is notable for containing two distinct UAP events within a single MISREP, with differing speed profiles. The discrepancy between the title's stated location (Arabian Gulf) and the document's listed location (Mediterranean Sea) is unresolved and unexplained in the available text. Nearly all pages are fully redacted under 1.4(a), leaving only the GENTEXT sections visible. The agency's disclaimer cautions that all speed and behavior descriptions reflect the observer's subjective interpretation at the time.