DOW-UAP-PR023, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022
Key facts
- Official file ID
- DOW-UAP-PR23 (cited as DOW-UAP-PR023 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
- Duration
- 11s
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."
✦ AI visual analysis
High-altitude overhead grayscale infrared/EO surveillance view of a dense urban neighborhood, showing flat rooftops, courtyards, narrow streets, and several parked vehicles casting thermal contrast. A cyan crosshair reticle sits at the center of the frame with small tracking bracket corners and an 'N' north-indicator nearby; black redaction boxes obscure sections of the frame edges, likely covering telemetry data. No distinct airborne object is clearly visible in either frame — the imagery is a static rooftop-level city view.
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
Official 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.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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