2020 · Iran
Tracking UAP over Iran
Part ofThe mirror
WhenNovember 2, 2020
WhereIran
Backing1 independent
Evidencesensor data
A U.S. military crew operating near Iran logged two UAP five minutes apart and filmed them on an infrared sensor, following one low across the screen for more than three minutes. The mission report and both videos are among the files Congress pressed the Pentagon to release. It sits in a dense cluster of 2020 sightings across the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz in the same files.
Evidence, in date order (1)
- 2 Nov 2020U.S. military infrared sensorsensor datatwo videos of the encounter, one tracking a UAP low for over three minutes war.gov video (on DVIDS): crew tracks UAP, part 1
How plausible · Moderate
A released mission report from a trained crew is backed by its infrared videos.
- ●●Access ISR crew.
- ●●No gain sought Official.
- ●●Checkable details check out Released.
- ●●Physical traces or official reaction Infrared video.
- ●○Character record Crew withheld.
- ●○Fits the documented skeleton PURSUE.
Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.
On the record
- A mission report of two UAP over Iran, November 2, 2020.
- Two infrared videos of the encounter (on DVIDS).
Claims
UAP were shadowing U.S. operations across the Gulf throughout 2020.speculationSourced, unconfirmedbelievers
Where
Iran
32.0°N 53.0°E · region only
war.gov files on this case (3)
PDFs (1)
PDFMission Report, Iran, November 2020DOW · Release 01 · 11/2/20
Videos (2)
Video"2 November 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes and tracks UAP 1 of 2"DOW · Release 02 · 2020
Video"2 November 2020 [CALLSIGN] [CALLSIGN] Observes and tracks UAP 2 of 2"DOW · Release 02 · 2020
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