A U.S. military operator filed an official report on an unidentified aerial phenomenon detected over the Gulf of Oman on June 7, 2024, according to records released under the PURSUE archive on May 8, 2026. The document, a standardized Mission Report form known as a MISREP, describes a single Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon encountered by an aircraft returning from an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance mission.
The aircraft, identified only by the callsign (b)(1)1.4a, had departed Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates at 2100Z on June 6. The operator estimated the object’s altitude at 24,000 feet and its speed at 163 knots, equivalent to 187 miles per hour. The detection occurred at 0457Z. The report’s narrative is brief: “DURING RTB (b)(1)1.4a DETECTED 1X UAP (SEE UAP 1).” RTB is military shorthand for Return to Base.
The mission was part of Operation ENDURING SENTINEL and assigned to the 3rd Special Operations Squadron, which falls under Air Force Special Operations Command. The asset type is listed as (b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g.
Redactions in the document cover operational security details such as the specific aircraft model, crew names, and sensor data. What remains is the core fact of the encounter. The Gulf of Oman serves as a strategic chokepoint where Iranian fast boats, commercial shipping, and American naval and air assets operate.
The U.S. military has conducted ISR missions from Al Minhad Air Base for years. The base is a hub for special operations in the region, and the 3rd SOS operates MQ-9 Reapers and other platforms from there.
The detection at 24,000 feet and 163 knots does not match the profile of a high-performance jet or a satellite. The Department of War’s official summary notes that all descriptive language in the report “reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event,” a standard caveat. The document header shows an October 2023 date, while the event occurred in June 2024.
This discrepancy suggests the report was compiled later, or the form date refers to the document’s creation rather than the event. The PURSUE archive is part of broader efforts to declassify UAP-related military records.
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, or AARO, serves as the clearinghouse for such reports. This MISREP was filed with AARO. No video, radar track, or second witness accompanies the release.
The record contains only one operator’s written account of an unidentified object over the Gulf of Oman. The document is now part of the public record.
It officially records a U.S. military detection of an unidentified object at 24,000 feet, moving at 163 knots, at 0457Z on a June morning. The military terms it a UAP. The public considers it an unidentified object.
The file exists as a matter of record.
