DOW-UAP-D4, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
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DOW-UAP-D4 is a classified Mission Report (MISREP) submitted to AARO by a U.S. military operator, dated 2020, covering an event in the Arabian Gulf region. At 1258Z, the reporting operator observed a possible UAP near grid coordinate 34SDG9041417044. The object was estimated to be traveling at 321 knots (approximately 369 mph). The observer noted that the UAP subsequently increased speed and changed direction toward the east. The observation was brief, which precluded any altitude estimate. Pilot identifying information is redacted under exemption b(6).
The document is notable because nearly all pages are withheld under exemption 1.4(a), which covers classified military operational information, leaving only the GENTEXT section partially visible. The redactions prevent any assessment of sensor data, platform details, or broader mission context. The reported behavior — acceleration and directional change — is consistent with maneuvering UAP accounts in other AARO-associated records, though the document's own disclaimer cautions that all descriptive language reflects the observer's subjective interpretation at the time.
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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)
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SEERSI
VEL TO USA, EVEY