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RELEASE 01 / DOW-UAP-PR023

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR023, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR023
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-D018

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 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.

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