Department of War

Mission Report, Iraq, 2022

This is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP 7468013) for an Air Force reconnaissance sortie flown on 5-6 May 2022 under Operation Inherent Resolve. Its narrative says that during full-motion video collection the crew periodically observed UAPs moving at 80-180 mph, about 1-2 meters in size, that did not hinder the mission. The remaining pages are form fields with many redactions.

Record: DOW-UAP-D106
Release: Release 06 · Sep 18, 2026
Incident: 2022 · Iraq
Pages: 6
Verdict: New
Source: war.gov ↗

Context · why this verdict

No page matches earlier releases per the overlap check. The document is a MISREP with a short UAP narrative and structured form data, including aircraft altitude, airspeed, range and timeline details not in the catalogue description.

Findings in this document

3 findings

New SIG

Crew reports UAPs at 80-180 mph, 1-2 m, on 5 May 2022 sortie in Iraq

Verbatim
PERIODICALLY OBSERVED UAPs FLYING SPORATICALLY WITHIN THE TARGET AREA OF 92AS.
DOW-UAP-D106 · Release 06 · page 1 · war.gov ↗
Verbatim
THE UAPs WERE TRAVELLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-180 MPH. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE.
DOW-UAP-D106 · Release 06 · page 1 · war.gov ↗
Verbatim
THE UAPs DID NOT HINDER THE MISSION.
DOW-UAP-D106 · Release 06 · page 1 · war.gov ↗
Context
The report is a USCENTCOM MISREP under Operation Inherent Resolve; the speed estimate is attributed to a redacted source in the narrative. The catalogue notes the descriptions are the reporter's subjective interpretation.
Inference · AI interpretation
The narrative gives speed and size estimates but no identification, and the crew treated the objects as non-interfering with the mission.

New or already public? No overlapping pages in earlier releases; the catalogue links the report to imagery DOW-UAP-PR130 and PR131.

New SIG

Observation form lists FL200, 100 KIAS, 4.98 NM range, method FMV

Verbatim
Aircraft Altitude: FL200
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Verbatim
Range: 4.98NM
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Verbatim
Method of Observation: FMV
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Verbatim
Observed Activity Description: UAS
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Context
The observation is timed at 2026Z on 5 May 2022. Aircraft airspeed is listed as 100 KIAS.
Inference · AI interpretation
The activity description field reads UAS while the narrative says UAPs, which may reflect form categorisation rather than a conclusion about identity.

New or already public? These form details are not in the catalogue description and no earlier release overlaps.

New SIG

Sortie lasted 18 h 25 min, supporting an operation, with ANDAS4 pod and AHv2

Verbatim
Total Mission Time: 18 hours 25 minutes
DOW-UAP-D106 · Release 06 · page 4 · war.gov ↗
Verbatim
TGT Pod Name or Designator: ANDAS4
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Verbatim
Primary Sensor: ANDAS4
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Context
Takeoff was delayed by weather at the LRE, and weather was not a factor on station.

New or already public? Timeline and sensor entries appear in no earlier release.

Page by page

The pages and what the AI read on them

The transcription is the page reader's: black bars mark what the government redacted; hatched tags mark personal data we removed.

Page 1 of 6

This page is a mission report (MISREP 7468013) with a narrative of an aircraft's collection mission and an administrative block listing classification, operation, and originator details. The narrative reports unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) observed at 80-180 mph, roughly 1-2 meters in size, that did not hinder the mission.

Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison "C"5( EJ\;1COM C luet ot \taff Decl,1ss1fied on ~o Jtme :?016 FOCO Pmdcy Act applies Misrep 7468013 Narrative AT0614Z, j 1.4a !TOOKOFFLATEFROM! 1.4g !DUETOWEATHERAT THE LRE. AT 06242.! 14a !HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM 06402 TO 0005Z,! 1.4a I COLLECTED SIGINT VIA AIRHANDLER VERSION 2. FROM 10542 TO 21 00Z, I 1.4a I SUPPORTED OP! 1.4a !IVO 38SMD3rn41.iia] ISO MAG (SEE ISR 1). (S//REL) AT 20262! 1.4a !WAS SCANNING POI IVO 38SMD38W54iwAND PERIODICALLY OBSERVED UAPs FLYING SPORATICALLY WITHIN THE TARGET AREA OF 92AS. ACCORDING TO THE h.4a, 1.4dMTS, THE UAPs WERE TRAVELLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-180 MPH. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE. THE SIZE OF THE UAPs WERE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 METERS. THE UAPs DID NOT HINDER THE MISSION. (SEE OBS 1) AT 21002,! 1.4a !WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT 00142,~DED BACK TO THE LRE.AT 00392, CDR74 LANDED AT OKAS. FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS 1. Admin CLASSIFICATION • Classification • Associated Caveats: • Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MULTIPLE SOURCES • Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470506 OPERATION • Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE • Domain: AIR • Operations Center: 609th • Major Command (MAJCOM): ACC • Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM MSGJD • Report Type: MISREP • Originator (Unit or Squadron): 196 ATKS • Submit Date (Auto-generated): 3.Sc.(b}/6) USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO I PA applies 06/30/26 031

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This page is a mission tasking record for a reconnaissance mission under an Air Force tasking order, listing the points of contact, quality control reviewer and approver with their units and contact fields. Most contact details are redacted, and the page carries a declassification stamp by MG Richard A. Harrison.

MSNID • Tasking Order (ATO): AA • Mission Type: RECONNAISSANCE • ATO Mission Number:~ • Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES • Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE Poe POC • Rank: TSgt • Full Name: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Unit: 163 ATKW • Wing: 163 AW • Phone Number: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Email: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: Other QC • Rank: Ctr • Full Name: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Unit: 15AF, Det 1, PAROC • Wing: Other • Phone Number: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Email: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: Other APPROVER • Rank: SSgt • Full Name: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Unit: ISRD • Wing: 379 AEW • Phone Number: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Email: [REDACTED (b)(6)] • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: 609 CAOC Declassified by MG Richard A. Hiimson "C"5( EJ\;1COM C luet ot \taff Decl,1ss1fied on ~o Jtme :?016 FOCO Pmdcy Act applies [REDACTED (b)(6)] USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO I PA applies 06/30/26 032

Page 3 of 6 · 1 redaction

This page is a form with blank Ingest personnel fields and an ACEQUIP equipment list, most of which is empty, with entries only for the aircraft callsign (1.4a), TGT pod (ANDAS4) and additional avionics (AHv2). The page carries a declassification stamp, a redacted callsign-related block, and a bottom redaction bar.

Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 30 June 2026 FOUO / Privacy Act applies INGEST • Rank: • Full Name: • Unit: • Wing: • Phone Number: • Email: • Service: • Operations Center: ACEQUIP ACEQUIP • Aircraft Callsign: 1.4a • Radar Name or Destination: • Radar Software Load or Mission Data: • Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: • RWR Software Load or Mission Data: • MWS Name or Designator: • MWS Software Load or Mission Data: • IRCM Name or Designator: • IRCM Software Load or Mission Data: • ECM Name or Designator: • ECM Software Load or Mission Data: • CMD Name or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: • Num Towed Decoys: • Type of Radar-Guided AAM: • Num Radar-Guided AAM: • Type of IR-Guided AAM: • Num IR-Guided AAM: • Gun Name or Designator: • Num Gun Rounds: • Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: • TGT Pod Name or Designator: ANDAS4 • Additional Avionics: AHv2 3.5c, (b)(6) [REDACTED] USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies 06/30/26 033

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A page of a USCENTCOM mission report timeline covering takeoff, time on station, off-station and landing details for a reconnaissance mission flown in May 2022, with callsign, aircraft, and location fields largely redacted. It notes a takeoff delay due to weather at the LRE.

• Data Link: • Gentext: Timeline Takeoff • Callsign: [REDACTED (1.4a)] • Number of Aircraft: [REDACTED (1.4g)] • Asset Type (Aircraft): [REDACTED (1.4a, 1.4g)] • Aircraft Tail Number(s): [REDACTED (1.4g)] • Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): [REDACTED (1.4g)] • Takeoff Time DTG: 050614:00ZMAY22 • Mode 3 (IFF Codes): 2232 • Gentext/Additional Details: [REDACTED] [REDACTED (1.4a)] DELAYED TAKEOFF DUE TO WX AT THE LRE. • Mission Canceled: On Station • Time On Station DTG: 050624:00ZMAY22 • Callsign: [REDACTED (1.4a)] • JTAR Number: • Killbox (Location): 91AS5 • Mission Type: RECONNAISSANCE • JTAC Callsign: • Gentext/Additional Details: • Did not Arrive On Station: Off Station • Time Off Station DTG: 060014:00ZMAY22 • Total Time On Station: 17 hours 50 minutes • Gentext/Additional Details: Landing • Last Land Location (ICAO Code): [REDACTED (1.4g)] • Last Land Time: 060039:00ZMAY22 • Last Engine Shutdown Time: 060049:00ZMAY22 • Total Mission Time: 18 hours 25 minutes • Gentext/Additional Details: [REDACTED (3.5c, (b)(6))] USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies 06/30/26 034 Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 30 June 2026 FOUO / Privacy Act applies

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This page is an ISR mission record for a reconnaissance sortie on 5 May 2022, listing on-station times, mission type, sensors, tasking details, and a generated narrative stating the aircraft arrived on station at 1054Z, was coordinated with MAG 409 minutes prior to takeoff, and was cleared off station at 2100Z with weather not a factor. Most callsigns, tasking numbers and location fields are redacted.

ISR • Time-on Station DTG: 051054:00ZMAY22 • Time-off Station DTG: 052100:00ZMAY22 • Aircraft Callsign: [REDACTED (1.4a)] • Msn Type: RECON • Primary Sensor: ANDAS4 • Sensors Available: AHv2 • Tasking Type: Planned • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): [REDACTED (1.4a)] • BE Number (if NTISR): • Tasked Start Point: 38SMD38[REDACTED (1.4a)]54[REDACTED (1.4a)] • Activity Description: ISR • FMV or Image File Name (if NTISR): • EEIs Observed: • Number of EEIs: GENTEXT/ISR • Gentext: [REDACTED] ) [REDACTED (1.4a)] COORDINATED WITH MAG 409 MINUTES PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. PRE-COORDINATION WAS SATISFACTORY DUE TO THE SUPPORTED UNIT PROVIDING ADEQUATE MISSION INFORMATION. AT 1054Z, [REDACTED (1.4a)] ARRIVED ON OP PHANTOM FLEX ISO MAG AND CONDUCTED FMV AND SI. AT 2100Z, [REDACTED (1.4a)] WAS CLEARED OFF STATION AND RETURNED TO BASE. ISR ASSET UTILIZATION • Supported Unit: MAG • Supported Operation: OP [REDACTED (1.4a)] • Precoord Time: 409 MINUTES • Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY WEATHER • Weather: (U) WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. EFFECTIVENESS • Tasker: • Intel Gap Filled?: Yes • Gentext: OBSERVATION [REDACTED (3.5c, (b)(6))] USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies 06/30/26 035

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A USCENTCOM mission report page recording an aircraft observation on 05 May 2022 at 2026Z, with redacted callsign, location and killbox fields, and a narrative stating that UAPs were periodically observed flying sporadically within a target area at speeds of 80-180 MPH, altitude undetermined, approximately 1-2 meters in size, and that they did not hinder the mission.

• Observation DTG: 052026:00ZMAY22 • Aircraft Callsign: [REDACTED (1.4a)] • Aircraft Location: 38S MD 41[REDACTED (1.4a)]45[REDACTED (1.4a)] • Aircraft Heading: -75 • Aircraft Altitude: FL200 • Aircraft Airspeed: 100 KIAS • Relative Bearing or Clock Position: • Range: 4.98NM • Killbox & Keypad: 91AS • Observed Activity Location: 38SMD38[REDACTED (1.4a)]54[REDACTED (1.4a)] • Observed Activity Description: UAS • Method of Observation: FMV • EEIs Observed: • Number of EEIs: GENTEXT/OBSERVATION • Gentext: [REDACTED] ) AT 2026Z [REDACTED (1.4a)] WAS SCANNING POI IVO 38SMD38[REDACTED (1.4a)]54[REDACTED (1.4a)] AND PERIODICALLY OBSERVED UAPS FLYING SPORATICALLY WITHIN THE TARGET AREA OF 92AS. ACCORDING TO THE[REDACTED (1.4a, 1.4g)] MTS, THE UAPs WERE TRAVELLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-180 MPH. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE. THE SIZE OF THE UAPs WERE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 METERS. THE UAPs DID NOT HINDER THE MISSION. WEATHER • Weather: [REDACTED (3.5c, (b)(6))] USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies 06/30/26 036 Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, Declassified on: 30 June 2026, FOUO / Privacy Act applies