{"type":"documents","slug":"2026-pursue-release-01-074-dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020","title":"DOW-UAP-D65 Persian Gulf July 2020 Mission Report","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-074-dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020","description":"MISREP documenting three FMV-observed UAP during a July 2020 Persian Gulf NAVCENT support mission.","date":"2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Report"],"disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":0,"content":{"markdown":"The Department of War's PURSUE Release 01 identifies DOW-UAP-D65 as a redacted PDF mission report released on May 8, 2026, with an incident date of July 16, 2020 and an incident location of the Persian Gulf.[^1] The release description defines a Mission Report, or MISREP, as a standardized military form for recording operational circumstances and notes that U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report UAP information to AARO.[^1] The released PDF itself is an eight-page scanned record labeled Misrep 4472514.[^2]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020.pdf\" />\n\n## D65 Persian Gulf Record\n\nVisible release markings state that MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, declassified the record on March 16, 2026; the page footers identify the record as USCENTCOM MDR 26-0028 and approved for release to AARO.[^2] The report's administrative fields place it in the air domain, list 482 ATKS as the originator, identify ACC as the major command, and identify USCENTCOM as the combatant command.[^2]\n\nThe mission narrative says the aircraft took off from OKAS at 0443Z on July 16, 2020, was handed over from the launch-and-recovery element at 0504Z, supported NAVCENT from 0552Z to 0012Z, and returned to OKAS after handback.[^2] The release title uses Persian Gulf, while the report narrative describes support in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman.[^1][^2]\n\n## Three FMV UAP Sightings\n\nThe release summary says a U.S. military operator reported three separate UAP encounters at 1830Z, 1920Z, and 2345Z on July 16, 2020.[^1] The PDF's observation sections match those times and list UAP as the observed activity description for each entry, with FMV as the method of observation.[^2] The entries also record aircraft heading, altitude, and airspeed: 152M, FL200, and 98 KIAS at 1830Z; 34M, FL190, and 90 KIAS at 1920Z; and 331M, FL191, and 115 KIAS at 2345Z.[^2]\n\nThe same record marks weather as not a factor for the observation sections.[^2] It also records a 0615Z guard call handled with standard call-and-response procedures and no stated impact to the mission.[^2] In the narrative closeout, the report says FMV was exploited by DGS-1 and records 20.3 mission hours, 18.3 IMINT hours, one IMINT tasking prosecuted, and two total taskings prosecuted.[^2]\n\n## Standalone PDF Evidence\n\nThe release row for D65 does not list a video pairing or a PDF pairing, so the record should be treated as a standalone document entry rather than a public-release video pair.[^1] Its listed media are the PDF and an official thumbnail image used as a preview asset.[^1][^3] The release description cautions that descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's interpretation at the time and should not be read as a conclusive finding about intrinsic object features or performance.[^1]\n\nThe record matters because it places three UAP observations inside a contemporaneous operational reporting form rather than a later narrative account.[^2] It preserves timing, sensor method, tasking context, and basic aircraft state for each observation, while redactions obscure aircraft identity, personnel, operation names, and some location detail.[^2] That combination makes the document useful for provenance and chronology, but it also limits what can be concluded from the released text alone.[^1][^2]\n\n## References\n\n[^1]: [Department of War PURSUE Release 01 page](https://www.war.gov/UFO/#release)\n[^2]: [DOW-UAP-D65, Mission Report, Persian Gulf, July 2020 PDF](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020.pdf)\n[^3]: [DOW-UAP-D65 official thumbnail image](https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/release_1/thumbnail/dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020.jpg)","readingTime":"3 min read"},"relatedRecords":[],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-074-dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020","title":"DOW-UAP-D65 Persian Gulf July 2020 Mission Report","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2026-pursue-release-01-074-dow-uap-d65-mission-report-persian-gulf-july-2020","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}