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RELEASE 01 / DOW-UAP-PR021

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR021
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 01, 8 May 2026
Event date
Not given
Location
Iraq
Type
VIDEO
Redactions
Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
Provenance
INFRARED SENSOR
Paired files
DOW-UAP-D014

The official record

Official copy at war.gov

Official summary, as published

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) 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-D14, described the UAP as a “probable SU-27/35."

Video Description: The video depicts two areas of contrast moving together near the center of the field-of-view throughout the runtime.

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.

AARO Comment: SU-27 and SU-35 are designations for military aircraft operated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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