Unresolved UAP Sighting Over Iraq (December 2022) — Pentagon Report
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platfo…
Source Document
This case is drawn from DOW-UAP-PR23, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022 — a primary-source declassified document published as part of the Department of War PURSUE release on May 8 2026, or the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) public document set.
Description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D18, described the UAP as “flying west to east.” Video Description: The video depicts an area of contrast moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor field-of-view. At approximately six seconds, the area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view near the top right corner of the frame. 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.