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DOW-UAP-D012, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

This file is a redacted Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized U.S. Military reporting form used to record the circumstances of operations and, in this case, to report an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) to AARO. According to the releasing agency, a U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP flying north to northeast and followed it for as long as possible but was unable to positively identify it. The narrative describes an ISR-type mission involving SIGINT collection via AirHandler and support to Operation Phantom Flex, with takeoff and landing at 'OKAS' and full-motion video exploited by a distributed ground station. The document notes that all descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation at the time and should not be taken as conclusive evidence of any object's features or performance. The record is heavily redacted, carries a declassification date of 2047-05-21, and is marked 'Approved for Release to AARO.'

Source: U.S. Department of Warwar.gov ↗Incident May 20, 2022Released May 8, 2026Discovered Jul 2, 2026126.3 KBimage
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Description

A redacted U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting an operator's observation of a single Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon over Iraq, released by the U.S. Department of War as part of a UAP data disclosure and forwarded to AARO.

Claims

  • U.S. military services use MISREPs to report UAP to AARO.

    85%

  • A U.S. military operator observed one UAP flying north to northeast and was unable to positively identify it.

    60%

  • A U.S. military operator observed one UAP flying north to northeast over Iraq and was unable to positively identify it.

    60%

  • The observation occurred in Iraq on 20 May 2022 during an ISR mission supporting Operation Phantom Flex.

    55%

  • The mission involved SIGINT collection via AIRHANDLER Version 2 and support of Operation PHANTOM FLEX.

    55%

Events

  1. May 19, 2022

    UAP observation over Iraq

    A U.S. military operator observed one UAP flying north to northeast and followed it as long as possible without positive identification.

  2. May 7, 2026

    Release of MISREP to public/AARO

    Department of War released the redacted mission report as part of a UAP data disclosure.

Dates mentioned

2022-05-202026-05-082047-05-21

Keywords

UAPMISREPmission reportAARODepartment of WarIraqSIGINTredactedUFOAirHandlerISROperation Phantom Flexmilitary operator

Entities

Places

IraqOKAS
Extracted text (OCR)
Misrep undefined-7528881

Narrative

HRB AT 0542 ‘OOK OFF LATE FROM OKAS. AT 055)
HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE, FROM 0614710 23467,[-448_]COLLECTED SIGINT VIA

AIRHANDLER VERSION 2, FROM 09277 TO 212171ga_ SUPPORTED OP PHANTOM FLEX
IV 38SMC3dlapdfrad ISO MAG (SEE ISR 1), AT 21217, aga] WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT
00057, 7za_JHANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 00367,(i4a LANDED AT OKAS. FMV WAS
EXPLOITED BY DGS 1

“(SAREETBOF Mission Narrative

CLASSIFICATION

+ Classification: ShOREE
+ Associated Caveats: #tHSHO=GHr Ha

+ Classi ion Guide ID): MULTIPLE SOURCES.
+ Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470521

Source (MS or Classit

OPERATION

+ 609th
+ Major Command (MAJCt
+ Combatant Command

MSGID

+ Report Ty

+ Originator (Unit or Squadron): 196 ATKS

MSNID
3.56, FOIA Exemption OG
SEE tea
MOR 26.0094 thu MDR 25.0099/JS-250710-TM8S. 10117726 001

‘Approved for Release to AARO

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