DOW-UAP-D6, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
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DOW-UAP-D6 is a U.S. Department of War Mission Report (MISREP) dated 2020, released May 8, 2026 under the PURSUE Release 01 program. The record title lists the Arabian Gulf as the location, though the metadata lists the incident location as the Pacific Ocean โ a discrepancy not resolved in the available text. At approximately 1246Z, a U.S. military operator reported observing one probable UAP in the vicinity of a grid coordinate that remains classified. The operator noted no mission impact and continued original tasking following the observation.
The document is heavily redacted under exemption 1.4(a), a national security classification covering military plans, weapons systems, or operations. Virtually all substantive content across seven pages is withheld, leaving only a single partially visible description line. The location discrepancy between the title and metadata is unexplained and may warrant follow-up. No sensor data, physical description of the object, or crew details are recoverable from this release.
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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 โgeneral textโ 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.
All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporterโs 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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โข Description: (S/REL, AT 1246Z, 1.4(a) OBSERVED 1X PROB UAP IVO 3SKT4255899519. NO
MISSION IMPACT, 1.4(a) CONTINUED ORIGINAL TASKING.