DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022
The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. File: DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022. DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022 combines an official, playable video, 3 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
- File
- Video · Release 01
- Date
- May 2022
- Location
- Middle East
- Agency
- Department of War
Probed Assessment
The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. File: DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022.
Key takeaways
- The released record says the mission report, DoW-UAP-D10, described the observation as a 'possible missile' moving across the field-of-view.
- The report described four other objects not depicted in the video as 'possible birds.'
- The released record says an unidentified anomalous phenomenon was observed and reported by the United States Central Command.
Why it matters
DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022 combines an official, playable video, 3 extracted claims, 2 evidence records, and 2 timeline entries, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
Corroboration
For DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022.
Open questions
- • Do an original-generation recording, complete transcript, or sensor metadata survive outside the released artifact?
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
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D10, described the observation as a “possible missile” moving across the field-of-view. The report also described four other objects not depicted in the video as “possible birds.” Video Description: At the two second mark, the video depicts an area of contrast moving from left to right across the bottom third of the sensor field-of-view. 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.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
DOW-UAP-PR19: the United States Central Command submitted a report of an UAP
The linked release item states that the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022.
The report described four other objects not depicted in the video as 'possible birds.'
The linked release item states that the report described four other objects not depicted in the video as 'possible birds.'.
Middle East mission report says five UAP crossed the screen
The OCR page states that five UAP were observed flying across the screen during the reporting window.
Middle East D10 report logs one UAP observation at 1514Z
Middle East D10 report logs one UAP observation at 1514Z. The OCR page states: AT 1514Z, 1.4a 1.4a OBSERVED 1X UAP (SEE OBSERVATION 1). AT 2036Z, RETURNED TO BASE.
Middle East D10 report places possible UAP in field of view
Middle East D10 report places possible UAP in field of view. The OCR page states: AT 1515Z 1.4a OBSERVED A POSSIBLE UAP IN ITS FOV IVO OF 38SMC541.4a961.4a (SEE OBVS 1).
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 01
- Official ID
- release-01-file-074-dow-uap-pr019-unresolved-uap-report-middle-east-may-2022
- Cleared
- May 8, 2026
Related coverage
Sighting Context
Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.
Shape not classified
No grounded form data
Observation profile
Recorded occurrence details
- Occurrence
- Middle East · May 2022
- Location
- Middle East
- Classification
- Not classified
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Referenced Timeline
UAP Incident in Middle East
An unidentified anomalous phenomenon was observed and reported by the United States Central Command.
Cleared for release
The report was cleared for release.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022.
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022.
The mission report, DoW-UAP-D10, described the observation as a 'possible missile' moving across the field-of-view.
An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D10, described the observation as a 'possible missile' moving across the field-of-view.
The report described four other objects not depicted in the video as 'possible birds.'
The report also described four other objects not depicted in the video as 'possible birds.'
Source Material & Evidence
Research Map
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