Declassified 2022 Mission Report Records UAPs Over Iraq at 8

Declassified 2022 Mission Report Records UAPs Over Iraq at 80-180 MPH

A declassified USCENTCOM mission report from May 2022 reveals that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft observed UAPs flying sporadically within a target area in Iraq. The UAPs were traveling at speeds between 80-180 MPH and were estimated to be 1-2 meters in size. The observation was made via full-motion video, and the UAPs did not hinder the mission.

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October 6, 2026

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Declassified MISREP Records 2022 Iraq UAP Observation

A declassified USCENTCOM Force aircraft observed unidentified aerial phenomena while conducting reconnaissance in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The document — a MISREP originating with 196 ATKS, with the 609th Operations Center listed as the operations center and ACC as the major command — states that at 2026Z the aircraft was scanning a point of interest when it periodically observed UAPs flying sporadically within the target area of 92AS. According to the aircrew, the objects were traveling at various speeds between 80 and 180 MPH.

The report states that altitude could not be determined and that the UAPs were approximately 1–2 meters in size. The observation was made via full-motion video, with the aircraft at FL200 altitude and 100 KIAS airspeed at the time. The report notes that the UAPs did not hinder the mission.

What makes this record notable is not any conclusion it draws but the absence of…

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DOW-UAP-D106, Mission Report, Iraq, 2022

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