Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022
- Date
- 1 Dec 2022
- Place
- Iraq
- Record
- Pentagon file
- Assessment
- Not assessed
- Evidence strength
What was reported
MISREP (482nd Attack Squadron) for an ISR mission; the crew observed one 'possible UAP' flying west to east at 1620Z and chose not to pursue it. UAP Effects on Persons recorded as 'none reported.'
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
- Yes: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: 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, object not pursued or further characterized; crew explicitly logged it as merely 'possible.'
As described in the file
- Witnesses
- One ISR aircrew (482nd Attack Squadron)
- Sensors
- FMV (AH/BLASPHEMY sensor)
- Motion
- Flying west to east
- Duration
- Not stated
- Altitude or range
- FL180
- Effects
- None reported
Pentagon files
1
DOW-UAP-D018, Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022
Open the original on war.gov
What the file claims
1
- Unverified
A possible UAP flying west to east was observed but not pursued; no effects on personnel were reported.
On the map
33.00° N, 44.00° E, plotted at the centre of the country
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