DOW-UAP-D106, Mission Report, Iraq, 2022
This May 2022 mission report records an FMV observation that the reporting unit described as UAP activity during an Operation Inherent Resolve mission. It reports estimated speed and size while stating altitude could not be determined, so the record does not identify an object or establish its performance.
- File
- Document · Release 06
- Date
- 2022-05-05
- Location
- Iraq
- Extent
- 6 pages
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Probed Assessment
The report preserves a contemporaneous FMV observation and its reporting limits; it does not identify the reported UAPs.
Key takeaways
- The official mission report is the primary source for the report fields and narrative.
- Reported observations and estimates are retained as reported, without treating them as an identification or validated performance measurement.
Why it matters
This record makes the source report and its explicit uncertainty available for comparison with related released material.
Corroboration
The report is source-checked page by page. Its entries describe the reporting unit’s account and do not independently resolve the reported phenomenon.
Open questions
- • Whether separately released sensor material or supporting records provide additional context beyond the mission report.
Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.
Official Description from War.gov
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 the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (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. This mission report accompanies still imagery derived from an infrared system aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022 (DOW-UAP-PR130 and DOW-UAP-PR 131). A U.S. military operator reported observing UAP “flying sporadically within the target area… at various speeds between 80 and 180 miles per hour.” The reporter estimates the size of the UAP as between 1 and 2 meters (approximately 3-6 feet), and states that they were unable to determine the altitude of the phenomena. 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.
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File Context
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Tracker findings
Reported speed comes with unresolved altitude
The mission report gives an 80–180 mph estimate while saying altitude could not be determined. These are reporting statements, not a validated reconstruction of flight performance.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 06
- Official ID
- release-06-file-014-dow-uap-d106-mission-report-iraq-2022
- Cleared
- Sep 18, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Reported observation
The observation section records an observation date-time group of 052026:00ZMAY22.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
The report identifies the mission as an Operation Inherent Resolve air-domain MISREP.
Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE
The mission form lists Air Combat Command and United States Central Command as its major and combatant commands.
Major Command (MAJCOM): ACC • Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM
The observation section records FMV as the method of observation for the reported activity.
Method of Observation: FMV
The reporting unit described periodically observing UAPs in the target area and reported estimated speeds between 80 and 180 mph, while stating it could not determine altitude.
PERIODICALLY OBSERVED UAPS FLYING SPORATICALLY WITHIN THE TARGET AREA. … UAPs WERE TRAVELLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-180 MPH. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE.
The report estimated the reported UAPs at approximately one to two meters and stated that they did not hinder the mission.
THE SIZE OF THE UAPs WERE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 METERS. THE UAPs DID NOT HINDER THE MISSION.
Source Material & Evidence
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