DOW-UAP-PR23, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022

Department of WarVideoVideo ReportNo redactionsPURSUE Release 1

4/10

niche or mildly interesting

UAP Insight significance score

Location: Iraq
Duration: approximately 6 seconds (within a 10-second clip)
Witnesses: Sensor only
Released: May 7, 2026

UAP Characteristics

? Unknown shape

Evidence Types

IR Video

Government Programs Referenced

AARO

Official Conclusion

Unresolved

Official Description

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D18, described the UAP as "flying west to east." Video Description: The video depicts an area of contrast moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor field-of-view. At approximately six seconds, the area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view near the top right corner of the frame. This video 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.

Key Findings

→An infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform recorded a ten-second clip of an unidentified object over Iraq in December 2022.
→The object appears as an area of contrast moving from bottom-left to top-right, exiting the sensor frame at approximately six seconds.
→The accompanying mission report DoW-UAP-D18 characterizes the UAP as 'flying west to east.'
→CENTCOM formally submitted the report to AARO, indicating it met the threshold for official UAP reporting.
→No analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the object's nature has been provided in this release.

UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official

A ten-second infrared sensor video captured by a U.S. military platform over Iraq in December 2022 was submitted by CENTCOM to AARO as a UAP report. The video shows an area of contrast moving from the lower-left to the upper-right of the sensor field-of-view before exiting the frame at approximately the six-second mark. An accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D18) described the object as flying west to east.

Analyst Notes

The sole evidence is a ten-second infrared sensor clip showing only an undifferentiated 'area of contrast' with no discernible shape, size, or altitude data. No sensor corroboration beyond the single IR platform is noted. The official description explicitly disclaims any analytical or investigative conclusions. The short clip duration and lack of contextual sensor data (radar, visual) significantly limit evidential value.

Extracted Entities

Agencies & Organizations

United States Central Command (CENTCOM)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)Department of War

Locations

Iraq

Aircraft & Objects

Unidentified area of contrast on infrared sensor video, moving bottom-left to top-right

Dates

December 2022

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