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IIR - Intelligence Information Report
IIR NUMBER: COLLECTOR
AFSOC A2OX - MOTHERSHIP
IFC/ACC
KEYWORD
IFC150B
IFC220L
NHCR ID: USCENTCOM MDR 26-0049 to MDR 26-0061
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Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20 March 2026
MESSAGE:
COMMENT
ESTIMATED SPEED. The CSO calculated the UAP's approximate speeds using the aircraft's TACTOOL and clocked their maximum observed maneuvering speed at 1300 miles per hour (MPH) and the UAPs minimum observed maneuvering speed at 250 MPH. No means of propulsion were observed.
1.4c is the tag line for AFSOC personnel conducting debriefing.
(U) This IR was coordinated with USDAO Muscat and SOCCENT J2X without comment.
(U) Source A is available for contact about information in this report.
(U)/ IIR Evaluations and Source Directed Requirements regarding this report are highly encouraged to assist in assessing collection efforts and requirements. Evaluations and Source Directed Requirements can be created using 1.4(c)
USCENTCOM MDR 26-0049 to MDR 26-0061
3.5c.(b)(6)
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USCENTCOM MDR 26-0049 to MDR 26-0061
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HODA DIR G2X WASHINGTON DC
JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
JAC MOLESWORTH UK
JICCENT MACDILLA FBL
JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
JPRA FT BELVOIR VA
JWAC DAHLGREN VA
NASIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH
NCTC WASHINGTON DC
NGA WASHINGTON DC
NGIC INTEL OPS CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
NGIC SRD FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
ONI WASHINGTON DC
PENTAGON WASHINGTON DC
USASOC INTEL CTR FT BRAGG NC
USCENTCOM CCJ2 MACDILLA FBL
USCENTCOM CCJ3 MACDILLA FBL
USCENTCOM JOC MACDILLA FBL
USSOCOM J2 INTEL MACDILLA FBL
USSOCOM J3 OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE MACDILLA FBL
USSOCOM J5 STRATEGY PLANS AND POLICY MACDILLA FBL
USSOCOM JTF DEPLOYED
USSOCOM SOFM MACDILLA FBL
USSTRATCOM INTEL DIRECTORATE OFFUTTA FBL
INFO 4(c) WASHINGTON DC
CIA WASHINGTON DC
Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 20 March 2026
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 271329Z APR 22
US Air Force
INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE
COUNTRY OR NONSTATE ENTITY: (U) Oman (OMN).
SUBJECT: (S/INF) 1.4c - Multiple Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Observed Maneuvering Erratically and In Formation Over Gulf of Oman During AC-130 Gunship Live Fire Training on 8 September 2021 - Attachment DATE OF INFORMATION: (U) 08 SEP 2021. CUTOFF: (U) 08 Sep 2021. SUMMARY: (S//NF) On 8 September 2021 a USSOF AC-130 Gunship observed approximately 25 instances of UAPs while conducting a live fire exercise in the Gulf of Oman, The UAPs were observed as cold orbs flying at lower altitudes between 250 to 1300 MPH in different formations as well as maneuvering aggressively. UAPs also appeared to react to the aircraft firing its main cannon. SOURCE NUMBER A: (U//FOUO) 1.4c
1.4(c), 130b
CONTEXT A: (S/NF) Source had direct access to the reported information via the conduct of official duties. Source was aware information would be provided to the US government. WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED.
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INTELLIGENCE, REPORT CLASSIFIED SECRET/NOFORM, TEXT: (U)
INITIAL OBSERVATION. On 8 September 2021 a United States classified on: 20 March 2026 Special Operations Forces (USSOF) AC-130 Gunship was conducting live fire training the Gulf of Oman in the vicinity of (VO) //MGRS:
INITIAL OBSERVATION, On 8 September 2021 a United States Special Operations Forces (USSOF) AC-130 Gunship was conducting live fire training the Gulf of Oman in the vicinity of (IVO) //MGRS: 40REN681.4a31.4a/ during period of darkness, The AC-130 first observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs) when the aircraft dropped a water-activated flare to use as a mock target, The AC-130 entered an orbit around the flare and the Combat Systems Officer (CSO) conducted collateral scans with the aircraft's Electro Optical Infrared (EO/IR) sensor IVO the flare. When the CSO slewed the sensor in IR mode back to the flare they observed two approximately four-foot diameter cold orbs between 0 to 20 feet above the surface of the water stationary over the flare for approximately 15 seconds. After those 15 seconds passed, the CSO pulled the trigger firing the aircraft's 105mm cannon. Immediately upon pulling the trigger during the slight delay between trigger pull and the cannon's recoil, the CSO observed the pair of UAPs rapidly fly away from the flare and out of the sensor feed without changing altitude.
SUBSEQUENT OBSERVATIONS. The AC-130 crew observed approximately 25 instances of UAPs viewed in IR as cold orbs in both white-is-hot an black-is-hot mode during the sortie. Two UAPs were observed flying in a loose but coordinated formation increasing and decreasing altitude like a wave while maneuvering around, over, and under each other in a manner similar to how dolphins playfully swim in a pod. (SOURCE COMMENT: They [The UAPs] knew they were flying together). UAPs were also separately observed flying in a formation of three and separately observed flying erratically and maneuvering aggressively. The attached videos depict a smoothly slewing EO/IR sensor or a stationary EO/IR sensor with multiple UAPs darting around the sensor feed. The AC-130's crew attempted to save entirety of the EO/IR footage of the UAP observations but the aircraft's Digital Video Recorder (DVR) inexplicably failed and the video data became corrupted.
ESTIMATED SPEED. The CSO calculated the UAP's approximate speeds using the aircraft's TACTOOL and clocked their maximum observed maneuvering speed at 1300 miles per hour (MPH) and the UAP's minimum observed maneuvering speed at 250 MPH. No means of propulsion were observed.
COMMENTS: 1. (Field Comment) (S/NF) 1.4c is the tag line for AFSOC personnel conducting 1.4c debriefing.
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(U/ This IIR was coordinated with USDAO Muscat and SOCCENT J2X without comment.
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(U) Source A is available for recontact about information in this report.
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(U) Geographic coordinates were derived from AC-130 sensor feed GPS data.
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(U/ Requests concerning foreign disclosure and release of the information contained in this report should be sent to the AFSOC FDO at $ \underline{\text{3.5c, (b)(6)}} $ Include the justification, serial number, subject line of the report and the proposed request in the initial correspondence.
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(U) IR Evaluations and Source Directed Requirements regarding this report are highly encouraged to assist in assessing collection efforts and requirements. Evaluations and Source Directed
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| Report should be directed to: | Any questions concerning this | Classified by MG Richard A. Ha | ||
| 3.5c.(b)(6) | 3.5c.(b)(6) | USD ENTCOM Chief of Staff | ||
| Please reference IIR number along with any final product or brief the classified on: 20 March 2026 IIR information was utilized. | ||||
| ATTACHMENTS: (U) To follow - 1 ATTACHMENTS. | ||||
| 1. Video, 8 September 2021 UAPs | Powerpoint containing six embedded videos of 8 September 2021 UAPs captured via AC-130 (SECRET/NOFORN). | |||
| TOPIC: (U) FMCC; TECH. | ||||
| FUNCTIONAL CODE: (U) IFC150B; IFC220L; IFC150A. | ||||
| REQUIREMENT: (U) NTRI200AJ002421. | ||||
| MGT CODE: (U) BG; BK; RD; DF; DG. | ||||
| INSTR: (U) U.S. NO. | ||||
| PREP: (U) 3.5c, (b)(6) | ||||
| JOINT REP: (U) None. | ||||
| DATE OF ACQUISITION: (U/////) 20220407; USA, Cannon AFB, New Mexico | ||||
| POC: (U//FOUO) Direct all questions to AFSOC A2H, Hurburt Field FL at SVOIP [3.5c, (b)(6)] or TSVOIP [3.5c, (b)(6)] or email to 3.5c, (b)(6) | ||||
| WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED | ||||
| INTELLIGENCE REPORT CLASSIFIED SECRET/NOFORN. | ||||
| DISSEMINATION | ||||
| AGENCY: (U) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); Department of Defense; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); US Air Force; US Army; US Marine Corps; US Navy. | ||||
| U.S. MISSION: (U) None. | ||||
| MILITARY: (U) Air Force; CENTCOM; SOCOM; Navy; Army; Marine Corps. | ||||
| STATE/LOCAL: (U) None. | ||||
| CLASSIFIED BY: AFSOC A2OH | ||||
| DERIVED FROM: DO SCG JUL 2017 | ||||
| DECLASSIFY ON: 50X1-HUM | ||||
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| COLLECTION MANAGEMENT CODE: | BG | |||
| BK | ||||
| RD | ||||
| DF | ||||
| DG | ||||
| U.S. CITIZEN: | U.S. NO | |||
| Classification | Instruction | |||
| REPORTER: | ||||
PUBLIC NOTE:
INTERNAL NOTES:
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LATINOPOLNOTHRE:26-0049 to MDR 26-0061
Approved for Release to AARO
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