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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.
Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 7 October 2025SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Off Station • Time Off Station DTG: 062036:00ZMAY22 • Total Time On Station: 1.4a • Gentext/Additional Details: Landing • Last Land Location (ICAO Code): 1.4a • Last Land Time: 070004:00ZMAY22 • Last Engine Shutdown Time: 070014:00ZMAY22 • Total Mission Time: 1.4a • Gentext/Additional Details: - ISR • Time-on Station DTG: 060958:00ZMAY22 • Time-off Station DTG: 062036:00ZMAY22 • Aircraft Callsign: 1.4a • Msn Type: REC\XCAS • Primary Sensor: FMV\SI • Sensors Available: 1.4a • Tasking Type: PLANNED • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): - • BE Number (if NTISR): - • Tasked Start Point: 38SMC541.4a961.4a • Activity Description: TARGET DEVELOPMENT • FMV or Image File Name (if NTISR): - • EEIs Observed: • Number of EEIs: GENTEXT/ISR • Gentext: (SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY) 1.4a CONDUCTED TARGET DEVELOPMENT ON OP 1.4a MISSION INTENT FOR THE TASKING WAS TO REPORT ALL PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, WEAPONS, FOOTPATHS, COMMS EQUIPMENT, AND OCCUPIED BDLS. AT 1515Z 1.4a OBSERVED A POSSIBLE UAP IN ITS FOV IVO OF 38SMC541.4a961.4a (SEE OBVS 1). 1.4a CONDUCTED 1.4a ACTIVITY UNTIL RTB. ISR ASSET UTILIZATION • Supported Unit: MAG • Supported Operation: OP 1.4a (b)(6)10/20/25 005 SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEYUSCENTCOM MDR 25-0093 / JS-250710-TM8SApproved for Release to AARO
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