DOW-UAP-D5, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

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Incident date: N/A
Incident location: Mediterranean Sea
Released by DOW: 5/8/26
Case ID: DOW-UAP-D5
Source URL: war.gov original ↗

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Two short MISREP GENTEXT excerpts: one observation of 1 UAP at FL160-170 traveling at a constant 40 knots, and a second of 2 possible UAPs at ~278 knots that increased speed and turned south. Heavily redacted under 1.4(a); no unit, date, or operator identifying info visible.

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No prior public release of these specific GENTEXT excerpts identified. The events fit the broad pattern of CENTCOM UAP encounters reported to AARO but are not individually documented in prior AARO public reports or news coverage.

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 GENTEXT/UAP
 • Description: (S//REL) AT 1354Z, 1.4(a) OBSERVED 1X UAP IVO 34SCE7566990098. VELOCITY
 WAS 40 KNOTS AT FL160 TO FL170. UAP SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT.




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 GENTEXT/UAP
 • Description: (S//REL) AT 2243Z, 1.4(a) OBSERVED 2X POSS UAPS IVO 35TQK1580995057.
 VELOCITY WAS ESTIMATED AT 278 KNOTS. UAPS INCREASED SPEED AND CHANGED
 DIRECTION TOWARDS THE SOUTH.




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