Possible UAP/UAV observed near Baghdad, Iraq
2022-12-01·38SMB42[1.4a]83[1.4a] IVO BAGHDAD, IRAQ·USAF·unresolved
Document coverPage 1 of DOW-UAP-D18, Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022 · View original on war.gov
A USAF ISR asset observed one possible UAP or UAV flying west to east near Baghdad during a surveillance mission. The aircraft did not pursue the object and continued its assigned tasks with no further events reported.
“AT 1620Z, [1.4a] OBSERVED 1X POSSIBLE UAP/UAV FLYING WEST TO EAST IVO 38SMB42[1.4a]83[1.4a] [1.4a] DID NOT FOLLOW UAP. [1.4a] CONTINUED THE MISSION AS TASKED, NO FURTHER EVENTS WERE OBSERVED.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D18, Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 2022-12-01
- Precision
- day
- Location
- 38SMB42[1.4a]83[1.4a] IVO BAGHDAD, IRAQ
- Country
- Iraq
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 482ATKS
- Sensors
- eyewitness, video
Resolution
Object described as possible UAP/UAV; no pursuit initiated; no further details provided
Source document
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF WAR
File: DOW-UAP-D18, Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022
Case ID: 2022-USAF-38DA54
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