PURSUE archive · catalogue card
DOW-UAP-D018
Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022
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- Agency
- Department of War
- Incident date
- Dec 1, 2022As the catalogue writes it: “12/1/22”
- Place
- IraqAs the catalogue writes it: “Iraq”See the area on the globe →
- Published in PURSUE
- May 8, 2026
- Records
- 2 records · Document + Video
- Redactions
- Redacted passages in 2 of 2 records
01 Official description
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 “possible UAP” flying from west to east. The observer did not pursue the UAP.
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.
02 Catalogue records · 2
DOW-UAP-D018 · Document · Department of War · May 8, 2026 · Main record
Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022
12/1/22 · Iraq
DOW-UAP-PR023 · Video · Department of War · May 8, 2026
Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022
Iraq
File on war.gov ↗View on DVIDS ↗
Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D18, described the UAP as "flying west to east."
Video Description: The video depicts an area of contrast moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor field-of-view. At approximately six seconds, the area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view near the top right corner of the frame.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
03 Catalogue discrepancies
Errors or inconsistencies in the catalogue itself, noted as they appear. They do not change what the documents say.
- DOW-UAP-D018 cites “PR-023”; read here as DOW-UAP-PR023.
04 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
05 Sources
- [1]
Record · U.S. Department of War
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
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Checked on Oct 4, 2026 · Open the original ↗
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