UFO infrared video, Iraq, May 2022 (10 s)
Official file: DOW-UAP-PR021, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022
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Key facts
- Official file ID
- DOW-UAP-PR21 (cited as DOW-UAP-PR021 in this file)
- Document type
- Video
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- R01 · 2026-05-08
- Incident date
- not indicated
- Incident location
- Iraq
- Coordinates
- 33.0955793, 44.1749775
- Pages legible
- 9/9
- Duration
- 10s
Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) 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-D14, described the UAP as a “probable SU-27/35."
✦ AI visual analysis
Grainy grayscale FLIR-style footage with cyan bracket tracking markers at the frame corners, a cyan crosshair, and a cyan 'N' north-heading indicator left of center. Two small dark rectangular shapes sit close together just below the crosshair, consistent with the official description of two areas of contrast moving together. Black boxes along the top and left edges redact parts of the frame, likely UI/telemetry panels.
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✦ AI summary
This is a SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY mission report (MISREP), declassified on 8 October 2025 by Maj. Gen. Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, and marked approved for release to AARO. It covers a single-aircraft ISR mission under USEUCOM and the 603rd Air Operations Center, reported by the 50 ATKS (432 AEW), which took off from Sigonella (LICZ) at 1355Z on 29 May 2022 and landed there at 1025Z on 30 May after a total mission time of 20 hours 30 minutes. The aircraft was on station from 1551Z to 0616Z and, from 1938Z to 0230Z, collected on 39 targets such as Syrian Navy operating areas, Bassel al Assad airfield and the Tartus naval base, and observed Russian-type ships and aircraft. At 2147Z on 29 May it was reacted to by one to three aircraft, including one possible Russian Su-30, which came to about 5 nm, flew under the orbit and then returned west; there was no impact to the mission. The UAP entry records one possible small UAP observed at 0117Z on 30 May at FL240 while the aircraft flew at 142 KIAS; it flew north to northeast and was followed as long as possible, but the screener could not get a positive identification. The report lists no UAP signatures and no weather impact. An observation entry also logs a probable Su-27/35 landing near Al Assad airfield at 0011Z.
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▸Transcript(9 of 9 pages legible)
[PAGE 1] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [struck through] [Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison / USCENTCOM Chief of Staff / Declassified on: 8 October 2025] Misrep undefined-7561279 Narrative (S//REL) [struck through] AT 1355Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] TOOK OFF FROM SIGONELLA AIRBASE (LICZ). AT 1424Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM 1507Z TO 0906Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] COLLECTED SIGINT VIA AIRHANDLER. AT 1551Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] WAS ON STATION IN SRO TRACK (41EMD). FROM 1938Z TO 0230Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] CONDUCTED IMINT ISO 603 AOC\OP HUMMER SICKLE IVO 41EMD IVO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. SEE ISR LINE 1. AT 2147Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] WAS REACTED TO BY 1-3 ACFT, INCLUDING 1X POSS RFAF SU-30. SEE REACTION LINE 1. AT 0117Z, ONE POSSIBLE SMALL UAP WAS OBSERVED. SEE UAP LINE 1. AT 0011Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] OBSERVED ONE PROBABLE SU-27/35 LANDING IVO AL ASSAD AFLD. SEE OBS LINE 1. AT 0230Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT 0616Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] WAS OFF STATION. AT 0934Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 1025Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] LANDED AT LRCT. FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS-IN AND DGS4 (S/RELIDO) [struck through] Mission Narrative Admin CLASSIFICATION [box: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [struck through] MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S 10/17/25 001 Approved for Release to AARO [PAGE 2] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY • Classification: SECRET • Associated Caveats: REL TO USA, FVEY • Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MULTIPLE SOURCES • Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470529 OPERATION • Operation:! 1.4a • Domain: AIR • Operations Center: 603rd • Major Command (MAJCOM): ACC • Combatant Command (COCOM): USEUCOM MSGID • Report Type: MISREP • Originator (Unit or Squadron): 50ATKS • Submit Date: MSNID • Tasking Order (ATO): E149 • Mission Type: ISR • ATO Mission Number:~ • Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES • Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE Poe POC • Rank: AlC • Fulib,Namel,...em-p-ti-on_s_(b-)(-,ll, 130b, (b)(6) • Unit: 50 ATKS • Wing: 432 AEW • Phone N umller,:l= ... O-IA-Ex_e_m_pt-io...,n!<b )(6) • Email~ 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) I • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: 609 CAOC QC 3 §c EO!A Exempti0o Cb}(§l SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY 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] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY • Rank: Ctr • Full Nam~-~c, F0IA Exemption (b)~) • Unit: 12 AF PAROC • Wing: Other • Phone Numller;FOIA Exemption ~b}(6) • EmaiU 3.5c, F0IA Exemption (b)(6) • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: Other APPROVER • Rank: SSgt • Full Nan,.~Q,...IA-Ex_e_m-pt-io-ns-(b-)(-3)-, 1-3-.d:i, (b}(6) • Unit: Unavailable • Wing: Other • Phone Nudl.b:ffilA Exemptibn (b)(6) • Email:! 3.5c, F0IA Exemption (b)(6) • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: 603 AOC INGEST • Rank: • Full Name: • Unit: • Wing: • Phone Number: • Email: • Service: • Operations Center: ACEQUIP ACEQUIP • Aircraft Callsign:I 1.4a • Radar Name or Destination: - • Radar Software Load or Mission Data: - • Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: - • RWR Software Load or Mission Data: - • MWS Name or Designator: - • MWS Software Load or Mission Data: - 3.5c, F0IA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY 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 10/17/25 003 Approved for Release to AARO [PAGE 4] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY • IRCM Name or Designator: - • IRCM Software Load or Mission Data: - • ECM Name or Designator: - • ECM Software Load or Mission Data: - • CMD Name or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: - • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: - • Num Towed Decoys: - • Type of Radar-Guided AAM: - • Num Radar-Guided AAM: - • Type of IR-Guided AAM: - • Num IR-Guided AAM: - • Gun Name or Designator: - • Num Gun Rounds: - • Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: - • TGT Pod Name or Designator: ANDAS4 • Additional Avionics: AH\SAR • Data Link: - • Gentext: Timeline Takeoff • Callsign:I 1.4a • Number of Aircraft: 1 ---- • Asset Type (Aircraft) 1.4a, 1 .4g • Aircraft Tail Number(s): 1.4a • Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): LICZ • TakeoffTimeDTG: 291355:00ZMAY22 • Mode 3 (IFF Codes): • Gentext/Additional Details: • Mission Canceled: Landing • Last Land Location (ICAO Code): LICZ • Last Land Time: 301025:00ZMAY22 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [OCR-garbled in source render, reconstructed from repeated banner elsewhere in document] 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 10/17/25 004 Approved for Release to AARO [PAGE 5] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [OCR-garbled in source render, reconstructed from repeated banner elsewhere in document] • Last Engine Shutdown Time: 301035:00ZMAY22 • Total Mission Time: 20 hours 30 minutes • Gentext/Additional Details: On Station • Time On Station DTG: 291551:00ZMAY22 • Callsign:I 1.4a I • JTAR Number: - • Killbox (Location): - • Mission Type: XREC • JTAC Callsign: - • Gentext/Additional Details: • Did not Arrive On Station: Off Station • Time Off Station DTG: 300616:00ZMAY22 • Total Time On Station: 14 hours 25 minutes • Gentext/Additional Details: JSR • Time-on Station DTG: 291938:00ZMAY22 • Time-off Station DTG: 300230:00ZMAY22 • Aircraft Callsign~ 1.4a I • Msn Type: TARGET DEV 1.4c • Tasking Type: PLANNED • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#): - • BE Number (ifNTISR): - • Tasked Start Point: 36SXD7<m]1.4a! • Activity Description: ISR • FMV or Image File Name (ifNTISR): - • EEis Observed: Yes • Number of EEis: 10 GENTEXTIISR • Gentext: tSfltiL}AT 1551Z, ~ENTERED THEIR SRO TRACK INTO OP AREA 41EMD. AT 1551Z,~CONDUCTED TARGET DEVELOPMENT ON OP! 1.4a !ISO 603 AOC IVO 41EMD. FROM 1938Z TO 0230Z,~COLLECTED ON 39X TGTS: SYRIAN NAVY OPS 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY 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 10/17/25 005 Approved for Release to AARO [PAGE 6] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [OCR-garbled in source render, reconstructed from repeated banner elsewhere in document] AREA (36SXD7(1Tial;~, SYRIAN NAVY OPS AREA (36SYD3~5~, SYRIAN NAVY OPS AREA (36SYE3711M:l U1 .4aD, SYRIAN NAVY OPS AREA (36SXE6~~, SYRIAN NAVY OPS AREA (36SXD7~~. OPIR ISRAEL-LEBANON-SYRIA REGION DSA 2 E4YY (36SYD4(@4~, OPIR ISRAEL-LEBANON-SYRIA REGION DSA 2 E4YY (36SXD33m:i~, OPIR ISRAEL-LEBANON-SYRIA REGION DSA 2 E4YY (36SXA3<m~, OPIR ISRAEL-LEBANON-SYRIA REGION DSA 2 E4YY (36SYA5rn]1.4a!, OPIR ISRAEL-LEBANON-SYRIA REGION DSA 2 E4YY (36SYD46~~. OSIC LATAK.IA NAVAL MON DSA (36SYE21~:fiAal, OSIC LATAKIA NAVAL MON DSA (36SYD24G:ial5~, OSIC LATAKIA NAVAL MON DSA (36SYD6~~. OSIC LATAKIA NAVAL MON DSA (36SYE6~~. OSIC LATAKIA NAVAL MON DSA (36SYE21~51iial), BASSEL AL ASSAD INTL AFLD (36SYE6~1~, 0426WR0135 (37SBT4~~. TARTUS NAVAL BASE (36SYD6~~. BEIRUT ARMY BKS FAKRIDINE (36SYC29~1W, JUNIYAH ARMY BKS SARBA (36SYC4~~, RUMYAH PRISON (36SYC3~~. BEIRUT MILITARY FACILITY KARANTINA (36SYC3~~. BAMLKAH SIGINT FACILITY (36SYD7~~. BEIRUT POSSIBLE TERRORIST CNO FACILITY (36SYC3~~. IBN HANI COASTAL DEFENSE SITE (36SYE4~1W, BATRAH CD SITE (36SYE6~3~, TARTUS NAVAL MSL SPT FAC (36SYD6~~. AL LADHIQIYAH ARMY BKS SE STAMO (36S YE 651w 30!1.4a!. 0426CA1058 (37S BV 2~0~, AYN ASH SHARIQIYAH CD BDE HQ (37S BV 3~ 1~, ADIMAH COASTAL DEFENSE SITE SOUTHWEST (36SYD6~~. AR RAWDAH COASTAL OBSERVATION POST (36SYD63[4al8~, ASH SHAMIYAH CD SITE (36SYE53!1.4al4~, ABU AFSAH CD SITE (36SYD6~~. AL LADHIQIYAH SYRIAN NAVAL HEADQUARTER (36SYE5~~. TALL SUKAS CD SITE (36SYE6~1ctiAaJ), LATAKIA SCHOOL 81 (36SYE5~~. AND JABLAH NAVAL ACADEMY (36SYE6~~, LOOKING FOR RFN SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ROUTES, MUNITION HANDLING, AND PERSONNEL MOVEMENT. AT 1745Z, ~ OBSERVED IX SLAVA HEADING EAST IVO 35SPU3~~WHILE TRANSITING TO SP. AT 1808Z, IX PROBABLE GORSHKOV FFG HEADING EAST IVO 36STD2~7lua!WHILE TRANSITING TO SP. AT 2104Z,~ OBSERVED A GENERATOR OR POSS RADAR DISH IVO 36SYE6~~ AT 2120Z, IX A-50U MAINSTAY D AND 2X IL-38 OBSERVED PARKED IVO 36SYE6~~ AT 0006Z, ONE PROBABLE IL-76 OBSERVED ACTIVE IVO 36SYE6~~ AT 00llZ, ONE PROBABLE SU-27/35 OBSERVED LANDING IVO 36SYE6~~ AT 0029Z, ONE PROBABLE SU-27/35 WAS OBSERVED TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH. AT 0344Z, ONE PROBABLE GORSHKOV FFG, HULL 461 HEADED EAST IVO 36SUD74wl~ AT 0405Z ONE PROBABLE UDALOY I DD, HULL 626 HEADED EAST IVO 36STC8~4luiii] AT 041 lZ ONE PROBABLE SLAVA CG, HULL 055 HEADED EAST IVO 36STD7~~ AT 0530Z, IX PROBABLE UDALOY 1 DD, HULL 564 HEADED WEST IVO 35SMU2~1~ AT 0230Z,~WAS CLEARED OFF TASKING AND RETURNED TO BASE (RTB). JSR ASSET UTILIZATION • Supported Unit: 603 AOC • Supported Operation: OPj.----1.4_a __ _,, • Precoord Time: - 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [OCR-garbled in source render, reconstructed from repeated banner elsewhere in document] -- 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 [PAGE 7] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY • Precoord Effectiveness: - WEATHER • Weather: (S//REL) WAS NOT A FACTOR EFFECTIVENESS • Tasker: • Intel Gap Filled?: No • Gentext: REACTION • Initial Contact DTG: 292147:00ZMAY22 • Friendly Aircraft Location: 37S BV 3~1~ • Friendly Aircraft Heading: 300 • Friendly Aircraft Altitude: FL243 • Friendly Aircraft Airspeed: 148KIAS • # of Enemy Aircraft: 2 • Enemy Aircraft Type: SU-30 • Enemy Aircraft Nationality: RUSSIAN • Source of ID: NTIG • Enemy Aircraft Location:_! ___ 1_.4_a __ ~ • Enemy Aircraft Heading: 270 • Enemy Aircraft Altitude: FL 190 • Enemy Aircraft Airspeed: - • Description of Enemy Formation: - • ESM (Yes, No): No • Countermeasures Employed: NONE RSLTREACTION • REACTION DTG: • Num AA Weapons Employed: • Num Enemy Aircraft Engaged: • Friendly Weapons Employed: • Num Enemy Aircraft Damaged: • Num Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: • Enemy Weapons Employed: • Results Observed: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY 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 10/17/25 007 Approved for Release to AARO [PAGE 8] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY GENTEXTIREACTION • Gentext: (S//NF) AT 2147Z,~WAS REACTED TO BY 1-3 ACFT, INCLUDING IX POSS RFAF SU-30, THAT GOT APPROXIMATELY 5NM FROM~ THE ACFT APPROACHED WESTWARD FROM THE SYRIAN COAST, FLEW DIRECTLY UNDER! 1.4a !ORBIT (FL190, VS ~ FL243) FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MIN, FLEW SOUTH FOR ABOUT 1 0NM, AND THEN RETURNED WEST. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE MISSION.~ THEN CONTINUED MISSION AS PLANNED.~DID NOT VISUALLY ACQUIRE THE REPORTED ACFT. WEATHER • Weather: (U) WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. UAP • Initial Contact DTG: 300117:00ZMAY22 • MDS Type/ Asset Type:!1.4a, 1.49! • Tail Number:!1.4a, 1.49! • Friendly Aircraft Location: 36SXD9~~ • Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: FL240 • Friendly Aircraft Speed: 142 K.IAS • Friendly Aircraft State: - • Training Range (If applicable): - • Operational Range: - • UAP Physical State: - • Number of UAP Sighted: 1 • UAP Signatures: No • UAP RF Frequency: - • UAP RF Duration: - • UAP Effects on Persons: • Full Name: • Email: • Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): • UAP First Seen Location: 37SBV28!1.4a[~ • UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured): - GENTEXT/UAP • UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): (S//REL)! 1.4a I 1.4a !OBSERVED A UAP AT 0117Z FLY NORTH TO NORTH EAST AND FOLLOWED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.~SCREENER COULD NOT GET A POSITIVE ID ON THE UAP. OBSERVATION 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b}(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY 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 10/17/25 008 Approved for Release to AARO [PAGE 9] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [struck through] [Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison / USCENTCOM Chief of Staff / Declassified on: 8 October 2025] • Observation DTG: 300011:00ZMAY22 • Aircraft Callsign: [redacted, marked "1.4a"] • Aircraft Location: 36SYE68[redacted]22[redacted] • Aircraft Heading: - • Aircraft Altitude: - • Aircraft Airspeed: - • Relative Bearing or Clock Position: - • Range: - • Killbox & Keypad: - • Observed Activity Location: 36SYE68[redacted]22[redacted] • Observed Activity Description: ONE PROBABLE SU-27/35 OBSERVED LANDING • Method of Observation: FMV • EEIs Observed: No • Number of EEIs: [blank] GENTEXT/OBSERVATION • Gentext: (S//REL) [struck through] AT 0011Z, [redacted, marked "1.4a"] OBSERVED ONE PROBABLE SU-27/35 LANDING IVO 36SYE68[redacted]22[redacted] WEATHER • Weather: (S//REL) [struck through] WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. [box: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6)] SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY [struck through] MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S 10/17/25 009 Approved for Release to AARO
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Official video description
The video depicts two areas of contrast moving together near the center of the field-of-view throughout the runtime. 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.
AARO comment
SU-27 and SU-35 are designations for military aircraft operated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo