DOW-UAP-D020, Mission Report, Iraq, 2023
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 “several bright objects maneuvering quickly” west to east northeast. The operator reported achieving a track on the UAP via an onboard targeting pod for approximately 20 seconds. The report describes that UAP then dimmed and disappeared from the targeting pod. 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.
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[PAGE 1] Mission Narrative (Z time, UM/FVEY) - 190112MAR23 - [FOIA Exemption 1.4a] (Callsign FLT), A 2-SHIP OF F-16CM, TOOK OFF FROM PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE (OEPS) ISO OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. [1.4a] FLT WAS FRAGGED TO CONDUCT DCA IN THE ESSA (2100-0000). MISSION WAS FLOWN AS FRAGGED. [Redacted timestamp] 20072 - [1.4a] FLT ENTERED I2 AIRSPACE. NFTR (Nothing Further To Report). [Redacted timestamp] 20582 - FLT ENTERED SY AIRSPACE AND CHECKED ONSTA W/ KINGPIN TO CONDUCT DCA IN THE ESSA. [Redacted timestamp] 23022 - FLT OBSERVED MULTIPLE POSS UAPS. (SEE UAP) [Redacted timestamp] 00002 - FLT CHECKED OFFSTA W/ KINGPIN AND PROCEEDED TO RTB (OEPS). NSTR. [Redacted timestamp] 00462 - [1.4a] FLT EXITED I2 AIRSPACE. [Redacted timestamp] 01482 - FLT LANDED AT OEPS W/ ESD AT 02152. NFTR.// (S REL) Mission Narrative Admin CLAS [illegible - truncated] [PAGE 2] Aircrew Reporter section: - Rank: 1LT, FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), (b)(6) [name/details redacted], Unit: 77 EFS, Wing: 378 AEW, Phone Number: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)], Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)], Service: Air Force, Operations Center: 609 CAOC QC - Rank: SSgt, [name redacted (b)(3)/(b)(6)], Unit: Unavailable, Wing: 378 AEW, Phone Number: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)], Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)], Service: Air Force, Operations Center: 609 CAOC [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on: 8 October 2025. MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S 10/17/25 002. Approved for Release to AARO. [PAGE 3] APPROVER section: - Rank: TSgt, [name redacted, FOIA Exemptions (b)(3)], Unit: Unavailable, Wing: Other, Phone Number: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)], Email: [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] [illegible - truncated] [PAGE 4-5 excerpt - Aircraft/systems configuration] [FOIA Exemptions 1.4a, 1.4g] - Radar Software Load or Mission Data: 8070 / MMC 7.3 - Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: ALR-56M - RWR Software Load or Mission Data: 102 / SY0730 - MWS Name or Designator: [blank] - MWS Software Load or Mission Data: [blank] - IRCM Name or Designator: [blank] - IRCM Software Load or Mission Data: [blank] - ECM Name or Designator: ALQ-184 - ECM Software Load or Mission Data: C01856 - CMD Name or Designator: ALQ-213 - Chaff Designator: RR-180 - Num Chaff or Cartridges: 60 - Flare Designator: MW-53, MJU-66 - Num Flares: 45 - Towed Decoy Name or Designator: ALE-50 - Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: MTP AA51 - Num Towed Decoys: 2 - Type of Radar-Guided AAM: AIM-120 - Num Radar-Guided AAM: 2 - Type of IR-Guided AAM: AIM-9X - Num IR-Guided AAM: 2 - Gun Name or Designator: M61A1 - Num Gun Rounds: 510 - Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: [FOIA Exemption 1.4a] - TGT Pod Name or Designator: [illegible - truncated] [PAGE 5-6 - UAP details section] [FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] UAP First Seen Location: DATA MASKED UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured): FL600+ GENTEXT/UAP UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): [FOIA Exemption (b)(2)] STARTING AT 2302:05Z FLT OBSERVED SEVERAL BRIGHT OBJECTS MANEUVERING QUICKLY WEST TO EAST NE OF RLZ. [1.4a] FLT WOULD OBTAIN POSS UAP ON TARGETING POD (TV MODE) FOR APPROX 20S BEFORE OBJECT WOULD BECOME DIM AND DISAPPEAR FROM TARGETING POD. NONE OF THE OBJECTS WERE SEEN IN ANY FORMATIONS AS PREVIOUSLY SEEN IN PRIOR SORTIES. NFTR. ANALYST COMMENT: [1.4a] FLT COMPARED TARGETING POD BETWEEN POSS UAP AND STAR. RESULTS WERE DIFFERENT. [FOIA Exemptions 3.5c, (b)(6)] Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff. Declassified on: 8 October 2025. MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S 10/17/25 006. Approved for Release to AARO.
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Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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