Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022
- File
- DOW-UAP-D012
- Type
- Document, 6 pages
- Agency
- Department of War
- Date
- 5/20/22
- Place
- Iraq
- Released
- Release 1, May 8, 2026
The government's description
This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP flying north to northeast. The observer reported following the UAP for as long as possible but was unable to positively identify it. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.
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SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 Misrep undefined-7528881 Narrative (S//REL) AT 0542Z, TOOK OFF LATE FROM OKAS. AT 0551Z, 1.4a 1.4a HANDED OVER FROM THE LRE. FROM 0614Z TO 2346Z, 1.4a COLLECTED SIGINT VIA AIRHANDLER VERSION 2. FROM 0927Z TO 2121Z, 1.4a SUPPORTED OP PHANTOM FLEX IVO 38SMC36 1.4a 201.4a ISO MAG (SEE ISR 1). AT 2121Z, 1.4a WAS CLEARED TO RTB. AT 0005Z, 1.4a HANDED BACK TO THE LRE. AT 0036Z, 1.4a LANDED AT OKAS. FMV WAS EXPLOITED BY DGS 1. (S/RELIDO) Mission Narrative Admin CLASSIFICATION • Classification: SECRET • Associated Caveats: REL TO USA, FVEY • Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MULTIPLE SOURCES • Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20470521 OPERATION • Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE • Domain: AIR • Operations Center: 609th • Major Command (MAJCOM): ACC • Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM MSGID • Report Type: MISREP • Originator (Unit or Squadron): 196 ATKS • Submit Date: MSNID 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S Approved for Release to AARO 10/17/25 001
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SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 • Tasking Order (ATO): AP • Mission Type: RECONNAISSANCE • ATO Mission Number: 1.4a • Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES • Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE Poc POC • Rank: SrA • Full3.5c, Name: FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), 130b, (b)(6) • Unit: Unavailable • Wing: 163 AW 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) • Phone Number: • Email: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: 609 CAOC QC • Rank: Ctr • Full Name: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) • Unit: 12 AF PAROC • Wing: Other • Phone Number: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) • Email: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: Other APPROVER • Rank: TSgt • Full Name: 3.5c, FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), 130b, (b)(6) • Unit: 609 AOC • Wing: Other • Phone Number:3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) • Email: • Service: Air Force • Operations Center: 609 CAOC INGEST 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S Approved for Release to AARO 10/17/25 002
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SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 • Rank: • Full Name: • Unit: • Wing: • Phone Number: • Email: • Service: • Operations Center: ACEQUIP ACEQUIP • Aircraft Callsign: 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: • 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: AHv2 • Data Link: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S Approved for Release to AARO 10/17/25 003
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SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 • Gentext: Timeline Takeoff • Callsign: 1.4a • Number of Aircraft: 1 • Asset Type (Aircraft): 1.4a, 1.4g • Aircraft Tail Number(s): 1.4a, 1.4g • Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): OKAS • Takeoff Time DTG: 200542:00ZMAY22 • Mode 3 (IFF Codes): 2232 • Gentext/Additional Details: (S//REL) AT 0542Z, COMM ISSUES. • Mission Canceled: 1.4a TOOK OFF LATE FROM OKAS DUE TO On Station • Time On Station DTG: 200551:00ZMAY22 1.4a • Callsign: • JTAR Number: • Killbox (Location): 89AS • Mission Type: RECONNAISSANCE • JTAC Callsign: • Gentext/Additional Details: • Did not Arrive On Station: Off Station • Time Off Station DTG: 210005:00ZMAY22 • Total Time On Station: 18 hours 14 minutes • Gentext/Additional Details: Landing • Last Land Location (ICAO Code): OKAS • Last Land Time: 210036:00ZMAY22 • Last Engine Shutdown Time: 210046:00ZMAY22 • Total Mission Time: 18 hours 54 minutes • Gentext/Additional Details: 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S Approved for Release to AARO 10/17/25 004
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Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY ISR • Time-on Station DTG: 200927:00ZMAY22 • Time-off Station DTG: 202121:00ZMAY22 • Aircraft Callsign: 1.4c • Msn Type: RECON 1.4c • Tasking Type: Planned • Tasking or Request Number (JTAR#, AEM#, PRI#, or TIC#) • BE Number (if NTISR): • Tasked Start Point: 38S MC 36 1.4a 20 1.4a • Activity Description: ISR • FMV or Image File Name (if NTISR): • EEIs Observed: • Number of EEIs: 1.4a GENTEXT/ISR • Gentext: (S//REL) COORDINATED WITH MAG 136 MINUTES PRIOR TO 1.4a TAKE OFF. PRE-COORDINATION WAS SATISFACTORY DUE TO THE SUPPORTED UNIT PROVIDING ADEQUATE MISSION INFORMATION. AT 0927Z, 1.4a ARRIVED ON OP ISO MAG AND CONDUCTED FMV AND SI. AT 2121Z, 1.4a WAS CLEARED 1.4a OFF STATION AND RETURNED TO BASE. ISR ASSET UTILIZATION • Supported Unit: MAG 1.4a • Supported Operation: OP • Precoord Time: 136 MINUTES • Precoord Effectiveness: SATISFACTORY WEATHER • Weather: (U) WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR EFFECTIVENESS • Tasker: • Intel Gap Filled?: Yes • Gentext: (S//REL) 1.4a WAS EFFECTIVE. UAP 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S Approved for Release to AARO 10/17/25 005
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SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 8 October 2025 • Initial Contact DTG: 202043:00ZMAY22 • MDS Type / Asset Type: UNK • Tail Number: UNK • Friendly Aircraft Location: 38S MC 851.4a 77 1.4a • Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: 18,000FT • Friendly Aircraft Speed: • Friendly Aircraft State: • Training Range (If applicable): • Operational Range: • UAP Physical State: • Number of UAP Sighted: 1 • UAP Signatures: • UAP RF Frequency: • UAP RF Duration: • UAP Effects on Persons: • Full Name: • Email: • Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): • UAP First Seen Location: 38SMC79 1.4a 70 1.4a • UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured): UNK GENTEXT/UAP • UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): (S//REL) 1.4a OBSERVED A UAP AT 2043Z FLY NORTH TO NORTH EAST AND FOLLOWED AS 1.4a LONG AS POSSIBLE. 1.4a SCREENER COULD NOT GET A POSITIVE ID ON THE UAP. 3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S Approved for Release to AARO 10/17/25 006