DOW-UAP-D28, Mission Report, Iraq, September 2024

AI Analysis

A SECRET-classified MISREP filed by SOTU 016 under Operation Inherent Resolve documents a UAP incident observed on 20 September 2024 during an armed overwatch mission over Ayn al Asad Airbase, Iraq. A Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) and Combat Systems Officer (CSO) aboard an AFSOC aircraft observed an unidentified object fly through the MX-20 and MX-25 IR sensor fields of view at high speed immediately after releasing an AGM-176 Griffin missile, producing an IR lens flare indicative of a significant heat source. The UAP was not reobserved after the munition impacted its target, no physical material was recovered, and no effects on personnel or equipment were reported.

Key Findings

• →The UAP was observed flying through the aircraft's IR sensor field of view between munition release and munition impact of an AGM-176 at approximately 2027Z on 20 September 2024.
• →The UAP produced an IR lens flare on both MX-20 and MX-25 sensors, which the crew interpreted as indicating a significant heat source.
• →No third parties reported an additional aircraft in the restricted operating zone (ROZ RAINDROP) at Ayn al Asad Airbase during the incident.
• →The UAP's path of movement appeared predetermined and not responsive to the observing aircraft's detection; no reaction to observer actions was noted.
• →It is noted as unknown whether an object detached from the primary UAP immediately before it left the sensor field of view, and the UAP was assessed as 'Benign' by the observer.

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