DOW-UAP-D109, Mission Report, Middle East, 2022

Official Conclusion

Unresolved; UAPs did not hinder the mission and no identification was made.

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 the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (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. This mission report accompanies video footage derived from an infrared system aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022 (DOW-UAP-PR140 and DOW-UAP-PR141). A U.S. military operator reported observing UAP, describing it as consisting of “six small spherical objects grouped together. They characterized the behavior of the UAP as “seem[ingle] agile,” and “frequently changing direction.” The reporter estimated the speed of the UAP to have been 480 miles per hour. 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

• →At 0524Z on 5 May 2022, the crew observed probable UAPs flying sporadically within the target area, traveling at various speeds between 80-180 MPH in a southwesterly direction.
• →The UAPs were estimated to be approximately 1-2 meters in size; altitude could not be determined.
• →Observation of UAPs continued from 0524Z to 0704Z, during which the sensor operator periodically reacquired the UAPs after returning to primary points of interest.
• →Dust storms affected sensor collection on the UAPs between 0524Z and 0704Z, limiting the quality of data gathered.
• →Full Motion Video (FMV) was the method of observation, with accompanying WSV footage noted as attached; the UAPs did not hinder the primary mission.

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