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DOW-UAP-PR020, Unresolved UAP Report, Kuwait, May 2022

This released Kuwait file is a one-page publication-clearance cover sheet with no event narrative or image evidence. The archive preserves the official record and provenance without presenting a substantive incident assessment. This page keeps the official artifact, searchable text where recoverable, and its evidence limitation together without introducing unsupported claims.

File
Document · Release 01
Location
Iraq
Extent
1 pages
Agency
Department of War

Probed Assessment

This record is metadata-only because the released file does not provide enough file-level evidence for a grounded assessment. Official metadata and provenance remain available.

Official Description from War.gov

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from a U.S. military system in 2022. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by adding a red line encircling an area of interest before submitting it to AARO. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D12, described the UAP as moving from north to northeast. The operator reported that they were unable to positively identify the UAP. Image Description: The image contains an encircled, elongated area of contrast in the top left quarter. The area of contrast increases in intensity along its length from top left to bottom right. This image 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

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Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-075-dow-uap-pr020-unresolved-uap-report-kuwait-may-2022
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 1

    USCENTCOM recommendation to AARO

    MG Richard A. Harrison recommended the record to AARO.

  2. Page 1

    Cleared for open publication

    The Department of Defense prepublication office cleared the record for open publication.

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, recommended the record to AARO on October 8, 2025.

Recommendation by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Recommended on: 8 Oct 25

Source reportedAssertedPage 1

The Department of Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review cleared the record for open publication on March 10, 2026.

CLEARED For Open Publication Department of Defense OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW Mar 10, 2026

Source Material & Evidence

image

Still image of UAP with red line

RELEASE-01-FILE-080-DOW-UAP-PR20-UNRESOLVED-UAP-REPORT-KUWAIT-MAY-2022

document

Mission report DoW-UAP-D12

DoW-UAP-D12

Research Map

Lines appear only when two entities share a row-level source claim or dated timeline event. Unconnected nodes remain visible without implying a relationship.

United States Central CommandMg Richard A Harrison · 1 claim + 1 eventMg Richard A HarrisonAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · 1 claim + 1 eventUnited States Central CommandAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · 1 claim + 1 event