Iraq Small UAP Encounter
10-second IR sensor footage paired with mission reports describing a small unidentified object observed during ISR operations in Iraq, December 2022.
DOW-UAP-PR23: 10-second IR sensor footage from CENTCOM, December 2022. An area of contrast moves diagonally across the frame.
AARO / US Central Command
Official description
Infrared imagery showing an area of contrast moving from the lower left to upper right of the frame. Accompanied by mission narrative reports from CENTCOM personnel.
Editor's context
Brief observation and limited sensor data make this case representative of a common pattern in the PURSUE release: short military encounters with small unidentified objects observed during routine ISR operations.
In the margins
Transcribed redactions, stamps, and handwritten markings, the paratext of the file. Often the most human part of a declassified document, and worth reading on its own.
- Stampp. DVIDS metadataU.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, DOW-UAP-PR23
- StampVIRIN 221201-D-D0360-5883
- Annotation10-second IR clip recorded during CENTCOM ISR operations. Subject described as 'area of contrast' rather than a structured object, typical phrasing when sensor resolution is insufficient for morphology assessment.
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U.S. Central Command. "Iraq Small UAP Encounter." Released via PURSUE program, 2026-05-08. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006062. Accessed 2026-05-12 via Social Media for Aliens archive, https://socialmediaforaliens.com/files/iraq-small-uap-2022.
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