Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

This declassified U.S. mission report (MISREP) documents a reconnaissance flight in Iraq on 20 May 2022, flown under Operation Inherent Resolve by the 196th Attack Squadron from OKAS. The aircraft collected signals intelligence and full motion video in support of an operation. At 2043Z, flying at 18,000 feet, the crew saw one UAP heading north to northeast and tracked it as long as possible, but the screener could not positively identify it. USCENTCOM declassified the report in October 2025 and released it to AARO.

From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: 5/20/22, 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 one UAP flying north to northeast. The observer reported following the UAP for as long as possible but was unable to positively identify it. 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: 8 October 2025
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• Aircraft Callsign: 1.4a
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• TGT Pod Name or Designator: ANDAS4
• Additional Avionics: AHv2
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3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6)
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEYMDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8SApproved for Release to AARO10/17/25 003