DOW-UAP-D007, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
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DOW-UAP-D007 is a Mission Report (MISREP) filed with AARO by a U.S. military operator, dated 2020, covering an incident in the Arabian Gulf region. The reporting operator observed an object described as resembling a balloon traveling with the winds at approximately 31,000 feet MSL in the vicinity of a 323rd unit designation. The operator obtained a "weapons quality" track on the object and was able to visually identify it using an onboard infrared sensor (TFLIR). The report notes the UAP was similar to a previously reported object from the 48th Fighter Wing.
The report is notable in that the operator achieved a weapons-quality track, indicating a high-confidence sensor lock sufficient for targeting purposes. Nearly all substantive content across six pages is withheld under exemption 1.4(a), which covers military operational information. The identity of the aircraft, crew, unit, and precise coordinates are all redacted. The reference to a similar prior report from the 48th Fighter Wing suggests this object type had been observed in other operational contexts, though no further detail on that comparison is available in the released text.
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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, describing it as “look[ing] like a balloon.” The report describes the UAP as “traveling with the winds at approximately 31,000 ft.” The visually tracked the UAP via onboard infrared sensor.
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
• UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): LOOKS LIKE A
BALLOON, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UAP FROM 48FW.
• Gentext (UAP Event Description): (SECRET) OBSERVED A WEAPONS QUALITY 1 TRACK OF
A UAP TRAVELING WITH THE WINDS AT 31,000 FT MSL IVO 323'S. 1.4(a) WAS ABLE TO
MAKE A NEXT TO SHOOT ON THE TRACK AND VISUALLY ID THE UAP IN THE TFLIR.
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