UAP Sighting During Iraq Reconnaissance Mission
2022-05-20·38SMC79[1.4a]70[1.4a], vicinity of 38S MC 85[1.4a] 77[1.4a]·USAF·unresolved
Document coverPage 1 of DOW-UAP-D12, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022 · View original on war.gov
A single unidentified aerial phenomenon was observed flying north to northeast during a reconnaissance mission in Iraq on 20 May 2022. The object could not be positively identified by the screener.
“[1.4a] OBSERVED A UAP AT 2043Z FLY NORTH TO NORTH EAST AND FOLLOWED AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. [1.4a] SCREENER COULD NOT GET A POSITIVE ID ON THE UAP.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D12, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 2022-05-20
- Precision
- day
- Location
- 38SMC79[1.4a]70[1.4a], vicinity of 38S MC 85[1.4a] 77[1.4a]
- Country
- Iraq
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 196 ATKS
- Sensors
- eyewitness
Resolution
Screener could not obtain positive identification; object trajectory was north to northeast.
Source document
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF WAR
File: DOW-UAP-D12, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022
Case ID: 2022-USAF-ECBBFF
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