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Two possible UAPs with speed increase toward south — Arabian Gulf theater, date unknown

Date unknownArabian Gulf theater (MGRS 34SCE approx / MGRS 35TQK approx) (approx.)
Analysis — our summary

This heavily redacted document contains two UAP GENTEXT entries. The first describes a single UAP observed at 1354Z in the vicinity of MGRS 34SCE7566990098 traveling at 40 knots at FL160–FL170 (approximately 16,000–17,000 ft) with constant speed. The second entry at 2243Z describes two possible UAPs in the vicinity of MGRS 35TQK1580995057 estimated at 278 knots (approximately 320 mph), which increased speed and changed direction toward the south. All mission context is redacted under 1.4(a).

As reported — verbatim from the document
"AT 1354Z, [REDACTED] OBSERVED 1X UAP IVO 34SCE7566990098. VELOCITY WAS 40 KNOTS AT FL160 TO FL170. UAP SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT." / "AT 2243Z, [REDACTED] OBSERVED 2X POSS UAPS IVO 35TQK1580995057. VELOCITY WAS ESTIMATED AT 278 KNOTS. UAPS INCREASED SPEED AND CHANGED DIRECTION TOWARDS THE SOUTH."
Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Document is almost entirely redacted under 1.4(a). No date, unit, aircraft type, or mission context is available from readable text. Filename indicates 'Arabian Gulf 2020.' MGRS 34SCE corresponds to Qatar/Bahrain coastal area; 35TQK corresponds to further NE in Arabian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area. Two separate UAP observations extracted as a single incident record since no separating metadata is available. First event: 1 UAP at 40 knots FL160-170 (steady state). Second event: 2 UAPs at 278 knots (~320 mph) with speed/direction change. Speed converted: 40 kt = ~46 mph; 278 kt = ~320 mph. Very low confidence due to near-total redaction.

Provenance
Source documentDOW-UAP-D5-Mission-Report-Arabian-Gulf-2020.pdf
Document typeMission Report / GENTEXT UAP
Reporting agencyDept. of Defense
Source pages6
Redaction markers in doc1
DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)
Extraction confidence LowHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.