Mission Report, Middle East, May 2022

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.

Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
Declassified on: 7 October 2025SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC
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• Rank: SSgt
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• Unit: ISRD
• Wing: 379 AEW
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• Service: Air Force
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC
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(b)(6)10/20/25 003
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEYUSCENTCOM MDR 25-0093 / JS-250710-TM8SApproved for Release to AARO