Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022
- Date
- 20 May 2022
- Place
- Iraq
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
MISREP for an ISR/SIGINT reconnaissance mission supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The crew observed one UAP at 2043Z flying north to northeast; the sensor screener followed it as long as possible but could not obtain a positive ID.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
The file gives no official explanation.
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- 123456
Evidence profile
Sensors1 of 9
- No: Visual
- Yes: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- No: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnesses1 counted
- No: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- Yes: Other
Shapenot stated
- No: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Why this rating Single sensor, no shape/size/altitude data captured, explicit statement that positive ID was not achieved despite following the object; no anomalous performance described beyond an unresolved track.
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One ISR sensor screener (196th Attack Squadron)
- Sensors
- FMV/sensor (type redacted)
- Motion
- Flying north to northeast
- Duration
- Followed 'as long as possible,' duration not quantified
- Altitude or range
- Not stated
Pentagon files
1
DOW-UAP-D012, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
1
- Unverified
A sensor screener followed a single UAP flying north to northeast for as long as possible but could not obtain a positive identification.
On the map
33.00° N, 44.00° E, plotted at the centre of the country
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