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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
This is a declassified USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP) from May 6, 2022, documenting a U.S. Air Force ISR mission conducted under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE in the Middle East (Iraq). During target development operations, the airborne sensor operator observed five UAPs via Full Motion Video (FMV) between 1514Z and 1934Z, with one assessed as possibly resembling a missile and four assessed as possibly birds. The document was approved for release to AARO and declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on October 7, 2025.
Analyst Notes
The document itself offers probable mundane explanations for all five UAPs: one assessed as a possible missile and four as possible birds. Observation was conducted via FMV only with no radar or additional sensor corroboration. Dust conditions are noted as having hindered most FMV ground collection. Key identifying details including aircraft type, callsign, unit, and exact grid coordinates are redacted. No physical evidence or multi-sensor confirmation is present.
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