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

Name: DOW-UAP-PR23, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022
Channel: Department of War — PURSUE / DoW
Description: This record is a video produced by the Department of War, documenting an unidentified anomalous phenomenon in Iraq in December 2022. The ten-second footage, captured by an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform, shows an object moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor's field of view.

Iraq

Summary

This record is a video produced by the Department of War, documenting an unidentified anomalous phenomenon in Iraq in December 2022. The ten-second footage, captured by an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform, shows an object moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor's field of view.

Key highlights

A possible UAP was observed during a military mission in Iraq.p.6
“OBSERVED lX POSSIBLE UAP/UAV FLYING WEST TO EAST”
The observation occurred at 1620Z on December 1, 2022.p.6
“AT 1620Z, I OBSERVED lX POSSIBLE UAP/UAV”
The mission lasted a total of 19 hours and 17 minutes.p.4
“Total Mission Time: 19 hours 17 minutes”
The operation was part of the Inherent Resolve mission.p.1
“Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE”
The aircraft was conducting ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) operations.p.2
“Mission Type: ISR”

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / DoW
Public domain (US Government work)
No known restrictions

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