CASE FILE D-20
October 2025: The Iraq UAP Report the Military Redacted
2026-08-13 · Declassified UAP records
In October 2025, a U.S. military aircraft during Operation Inherent Resolve operating over Iraq recorded an unidentified object its crew could not explain.
The encounter is documented in an official USCENTCOM mission report, declassified and released through AARO — the Pentagon's UAP office.
The report confirms the crew observed multiple poss uaps. But the specifics — position, sensors, identities — are withheld under national-security and privacy exemptions.
Below is the document itself, reconstructed with the redactions preserved, followed by the full narration transcript and the approximate location of the encounter.
The Document
SECRET//NOFORN October 2025
UAP Mission Report — Iraq (October 2025)
Narrative
UM, FV Y) 19012MAR23 -I ████████1.4a A 2-SHIP OF F-16CM, TOOK OFF FROM PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE (OEPS) ISO OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. ████████1.4a FLT WAS FRAGGED TO CONDUCT DCA IN THE ESSA (2100-0000). MISSION WAS FLOWN AS FRAGGED. ████████1.4a FLT ENTERED I2 AIRSPACE. NFTR. ██████ 'J;Q 20582 - ██████ FLT ENTERED SY AIRSPACE AND CHECKED ONSTA W/ KINGPIN TO CONDUCT DCA IN THE ESSA.. ██████ W) 23022 - ██████ FLT OBSERVED MULTIPLE POSS UAPS. (SEE UAP) 'FO PY ██████ Y ██████.00002 - ██████ FLT CHECKED OFFSTA W/ KINGPIN AND PROCEEDED TO RTB (OEPS). NSTR. ██████ $0 ) 00462 ██████ ████████1.4a I FLT EXITED I2 AIRSPACE. ██████ ██████ 14U'5 J:Q YBA, F EY) 01482- ██████ FLT LANDED AT OEPS W/ ESD AT 02152. NFTR.//
Admin
- OPERATION: INHERENT RESOLVE
- COCOM: USCENTCOM
- UNIT: 77 EFS
Declassified 2048 — AARO release · USCENTCOM Mission Report — Approved for Release to AARO
Where It Happened
Full Transcript
Two F-16s, on a routine combat air patrol, suddenly reported multiple objects they couldn't identify. The time: 23:02 Zulu. The place: Iraqi airspace. This is what the military logged.
The mission was part of Operation Inherent Resolve. The F-16s took off from Prince Sultan Air Base and entered Iraqi airspace, checking in with the controller. Then, at 23:02, they observed multiple possible UAPs.
The declassified report is here. But look at it — the entire incident is buried under thick redactions. Dozens of details are blacked out, including the exact nature of the sightings, under national security and privacy exemptions.
What did they see? The report doesn't say. The redactions hide nearly everything: the number of objects, their behavior, the crew's radio calls. All we know is that trained pilots, in a combat zone, reported something they couldn't explain.
This is one of thousands of cases now being released. What do you think those F-16s saw? Tell me in the comments. And if you want to read the full file, search Case D-20 at ufodata.org. Subscribe to UFO Data.
Sources
All documents and footage are authentic, public-domain U.S. government releases. Narration is AI-generated text-to-speech.