Official · Document · Department of War
Military Operator Saw Accelerating Phenomenon Turn East
He estimated its speed at about 600 km/h. Then it accelerated and changed direction.
Released to the public May 8, 20262 min read
In brief
A military operator reported a phenomenon moving at an estimated 600 km/h, then accelerating and turning east. The report does not identify it.
Summary
Heavily redacted U.S. Mission Report (MISREP), classified SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY, documenting a UAP observation in the Arabian Gulf in 2020. Pages 1-3 are entirely blank in the extracted text; only a (b)(1) 1.4(a) classification marker survives on page 4, and a single GENTEXT entry on page 5 records a brief UAP sighting at 1258Z near MGRS grid 34SDG9041417044, with velocity estimated at 321 knots. The UAP reportedly increased speed and changed direction toward the east; the observation was too brief to estimate altitude. Reporter/pilot identity is redacted under (b)(6).
Incidents in the document
- 2020 (per document title; specific date redacted in extracted text) · Arabian Gulf; UAP observed in vicinity of MGRS 34SDG9041417044, N/A · Page 5
At 1258Z, a (redacted) observer reported a possible UAP in vicinity of MGRS grid 34SDG9041417044. The observation was too brief to estimate UAP altitude. Velocity was estimated at 321 knots. The UAP increased speed and changed direction toward the east.
- Witnesses
- Pilot (name redacted under (b)(6))
- The object
- Possible UAP; estimated velocity 321 knots; increased speed and changed direction toward the east; altitude not estimated due to brief observation.