DOW-UAP-D014, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

Official Conclusion

Screener could not get a positive ID on the UAP; case unresolved.

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 one UAP flying north to northeast. The observer reported following the UAP for as long as possible but was unable to positively identify it. 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 0117Z on 30 May 2022, one possible small UAP was observed flying north to northeast; the sensor screener could not get a positive ID on the object.
• →The UAP had no detected RF signatures (UAP Signatures: No), and no altitude, velocity, or trajectory measurements were recorded.
• →The ISR asset was also reacted to by 1-3 Russian aircraft including a possible RFAF SU-30 at 2147Z, which flew to within approximately 5NM and passed beneath the U.S. aircraft's orbit for approximately 2 minutes.
• →The mission collected ISR on 39 targets including Syrian Navy operations areas, Latakia naval facilities, Tartus Naval Base, and Russian naval vessels including Slava-class and Gorshkov-class ships.
• →A probable SU-27/35 was observed landing in the vicinity of Bassel Al Assad International Airport at 0011Z, observed via FMV.

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