DOW-UAP-D010, Mission Report, Middle East, May 2022

Official Conclusion

Four of five UAPs assessed as possible birds; one assessed as possible missile. No anomalous conclusion reached.

Official Description

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 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. A U.S. military operator reported observing “5x UAP fly across the screen.” The report continues by describing one of those observations as a “possible missile” and the remaining four as “possible birds.” 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.

Key Findings

• →Between 1514Z and 1934Z on May 6, 2022, a U.S. Air Force ISR asset observed 5 UAPs fly across the FMV sensor screen during a target development mission.
• →The first UAP observed at 1514Z was assessed as having the visual reconnaissance profile of a possible missile flying across the field of view near grid 38SMC53.
• →The four remaining UAPs observed through 1934Z were assessed as fitting closer to the profile of possible birds.
• →Dust conditions hindered most FMV collection of the ground, limiting sensor effectiveness during the observation period.
• →Full Motion Video was exploited by DGS1, and SIGINT collection was also conducted during the mission under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.

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