DOW-UAP-PR131 — Iraq 2022 infrared still PR131: image and source limits
This second redacted Iraq still places an elongated area of contrast in the upper portion of the sensor frame. War.gov links it to mission report D106 and warns that the visible trail may be a processing effect, so the image does not by itself establish a physical trail or unusual flight performance.
- File
- Document · Release 06
- Date
- 2022
- Location
- Iraq
- Extent
- 1 pages
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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 to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from an infrared system aboard a U.S. military system in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D106, described the UAP as “flying sporadically… at various speeds between 80-180 miles per hour.” Image Description: This image features two areas of contrast. One appears near the center of the sensor display. Another appears in the top third of the frame. The area of contrast in the top third of the frame appears elongated and is followed by a visible trail. These features suggest motion across the focal plane from the top right to the bottom left of the sensor field-of-view. The apparent trail is consistent with known image-compression and processing effects and does not necessarily represent a physical feature. 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.
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Tracker findings
The declassification stamp dates release handling
The image is marked declassified on 30 June 2026. That administrative date does not replace the official catalogue’s 2022 event year.
The apparent trail is not established as a physical feature
War.gov expressly cautions that the apparent trail may arise from compression or processing. A streak in this single frame does not establish a physical exhaust trail or unusual propulsion.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 06
- Official ID
- release-06-file-059-dow-uap-pr131-unresolved-uap-report-iraq-2022
- Cleared
- Sep 18, 2026
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Sensor still declassified
The visible image stamp gives this declassification date; it does not date the depicted 2022 event.
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The declassification stamp names Major General Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, as the declassifying authority.
Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
The image bears a declassification date of 30 June 2026; that marking is not the date of the depicted event.
Declassified on: 30 June 2026
The footer records approval for release to AARO and retains a FOUO/Privacy Act notation.
Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies
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