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This is a U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP) for an Operation Inherent Resolve ISR flight in the USCENTCOM area on 6 May 2022. USCENTCOM declassified it on 7 October 2025 and approved it for release to AARO. The report says that between 1514Z and 1934Z the aircraft's full motion video recorded five UAP crossing the field of view. The first looked like a possible missile, and the other four more closely fit the profile of birds. Dust hindered most of the ground collection.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 5/6/22, Iraq. Released with redactions. This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. A U.S. military operator reported observing “5x UAP fly across the screen.” The report continues by describing one of those observations as a “possible missile” and the remaining four as “possible birds.” All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEYDeclassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 7 October 2025 Misrep undefined-7473483 Narrative (SECRET\\REL TO USA, FVEY) AT 0246Z, 1.4a TOOK OFF FROM 1.4a AT 0253Z, HANDED OVER WITH THE LRE WITH FULLY MISSION CAPABLE SENSORS. 1.4a AT 0958Z, BEGAN SIGINT COLLECTION. FROM 0958Z TO 2036Z, 1.4a CONDUCTED TARGET DEVELOPMENT ON OP 1.4a ISO SEE ISR 1). AT 1514Z, 1.4a 1.4a OBSERVED 1X UAP (SEE OBSERVATION 1). AT 2036Z, RETURNED TO BASE. AT 2036Z, 1.4a STOPPED SIGINT COLLECTION. AT 2257Z, HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. FULL MOTION VIDEO WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS1. AT 0004Z, 1.4a LANDED AT 1.4a WITH A LAST ENGINE SHUT-DOWN TIME OF 0014Z. 1.4a 1 IMINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 1.4a HOURS, 1 SIGINT TASKING PROSECUTED, 2 TOTAL TASKINGS PROSECUTED; 1 OBSERVATION (S/RELIDO) Mission Narrative Admin CLASSIFICATION • Classification: SECRET • Associated Caveats: REL TO USA, FVEY • Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MS • Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470506 OPERATION (b)(6)10/20/25 001 SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEYUSCENTCOM MDR 25-0093 / JS-250710-TM8SApproved for Release to AARO
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