Middle East, 2022-05
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DVIDS official page text
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D10, described the observation as a “possible missile” moving across the field-of-view. The report also described four other objects not depicted in the video as “possible birds.”
Official page text
- Video description: At the two second mark, the video depicts an area of contrast moving from left to right across the bottom third of the sensor field-of-view.
- The title marks this as unresolved, so the page should not present it as conclusively attributed.
Official note
- 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.
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Document summary
A declassified USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP) for a May 2022 reconnaissance ISR sortie under Operation Inherent Resolve. Between 1514Z and 1934Z the aircrew observed five UAPs flying across the sensor screen; the first had the visual signature of a possible missile, while the other four fit more closely to the profile of possible birds.
Official page text
- Five UAPs were observed crossing the field of view over a roughly four-hour window.
- The first object resembled a possible missile; the remaining four were assessed as more bird-like.
- Dust hindered most of the mission's full-motion-video collection.
Official note
- No positive identification was made; assessments are the aircrew's visual impressions, and most identifying details are redacted.
- This summary is AI-generated from the document text for navigation purposes only and is not an official analysis or conclusion.
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