Declassified UAP

DOW-UAP-PR131

Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, 2022

Format
Document, 1 page
Incident date
2022
Place
Iraq
Released
Release 06, September 18, 2026
Source
war.gov
Topics
Infrared / FLIR, Unresolved UAP reports

Description from war.gov

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from an infrared system aboard a U.S. military system in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D106, described the UAP as “flying sporadically… at various speeds between 80-180 miles per hour.” Image Description: This image features two areas of contrast. One appears near the center of the sensor display. Another appears in the top third of the frame. The area of contrast in the top third of the frame appears elongated and is followed by a visible trail. These features suggest motion across the focal plane from the top right to the bottom left of the sensor field-of-view. The apparent trail is consistent with known image-compression and processing effects and does not necessarily represent a physical feature. This image description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

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1.4a, 1.4g| 1.4a, 1.4g 4a, 1.4 1.4a, 1.4g 1-13sfed by MG Richard A. "Harriso 1.4a, 1.4g N 1.4a, 1.4g .4a, 1.4g USOENTOOM MIDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies 06/30/26 030

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Written by Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic) on September 19, 2026, from the record's text and war.gov's description. It is not part of the record and can contain errors; check it against the document.

DOW-UAP-PR131 is a Department of War record documenting an unresolved UAP report submitted by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The document consists of a single infrared still image captured by a sensor aboard a U.S. military platform over Iraq in 2022, accompanied by a companion mission report (DOW-UAP-D106) that describes the object as moving sporadically at speeds between 80-180 mph. The image shows two areas of thermal contrast: one near center frame and an elongated one with a trailing artifact in the upper third, suggesting movement from top-right to bottom-left across the sensor's field of view. Released with the CENTCOM MIDR case numbers 26-0084 to 26-0095.

The record is notable for its brevity and ambiguity — the accompanying description explicitly cautions that the visible "trail" may be a compression/processing artifact rather than a physical feature of the object, and no analytical conclusion is offered. Portions of the cover page remain redacted under exemptions 1.4a and 1.4g (national security classifications), including the identity of a signing officer partially visible as "MG Richard A. Harriso[n]." The document is released FOUO with public affairs clearance, reflecting AARO's ongoing practice of declassifying raw, unresolved sensor data without accompanying identification or explanation.

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Records war.gov itself pairs with this one.

  1. DOW-UAP-D106 Mission Report, Iraq, 2022 Department of War Document 2022

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  6. DOW-UAP-PR021 Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022 Department of War Video No incident date or place given
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