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In Gunner Brevity, fast, clear identification of aircraft is essential. When you spot an aircraft but its allegiance isn’t known yet, you use the term bogey to flag an unknown contact that hasn’t been identified as friend or foe. This signals that identification is still pending and a decision on engagement isn’t made. Bandit refers to a contact already identified as hostile, so it wouldn’t be used for something not yet identified. Hostile would be used only after positive identification of an enemy threat, not for an unknown. Mosquito isn’t part of the standard official brevity set, so it isn’t appropriate for this role. So bogey is the best term to indicate an aircraft not yet identified as hostile.