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

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. File: DOW-UAP-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022. DOW-UAP-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, 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
Iraq
Agency
Department of War

Probed Assessment

The released record says the United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. File: DOW-UAP-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says an accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D14, described the UAP as a 'probable SU-27/35.'.
  • The video depicts two areas of contrast moving together near the center of the field-of-view throughout the runtime
  • The released record says an unidentified anomalous phenomenon was reported by the United States Central Command.

Why it matters

DOW-UAP-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, 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-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, 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 (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) 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 (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.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

5
Research Map relationships require row-level claim or timeline references.

Tracker findings

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DOW-UAP-PR21: 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 (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.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-076-dow-uap-pr021-unresolved-uap-report-iraq-may-2022
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Related coverage

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Sighting Context

Stored occurrence and enrichment data for this released artifact. Missing or regional data stays explicit rather than being inferred.

Shape model

Shape not classified

No grounded form data

Observation profile

Recorded occurrence details

Occurrence
Iraq · May 2022
Location
Iraq
Open map
Classification
Not classified

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Referenced Timeline

  1. UAP Incident in Iraq

    An unidentified anomalous phenomenon was reported by the United States Central Command.

  2. 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.

Source reportedObserved

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022.

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.

Source reportedObserved

An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D14, described the UAP as a 'probable SU-27/35.'

An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D14, described the UAP as a 'probable SU-27/35.'

Source reportedObserved

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

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

Source Material & Evidence

video

Infrared sensor video footage

United States Central Command

document

Mission report DoW-UAP-D14

Department of War

Research Map

5 entities · 2 grounded links

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

UAP/Disclosure Graph
5 nodes2 links