This U.S. Central Command mission report covers a 4-5 May 2022 surveillance flight whose task was to identify weapons, ammunition storage and personnel at a compound. At 05:24 Zulu the crew "OBSERVED PROB UAPS TRAVELING SW AT ROUGHLY 80-180 MPH." It was released in PURSUE Release 06 with two videos, DOW-UAP-PR140 and DOW-UAP-PR141; the latter shows infrared (left) and electro-optical (right) feeds side by side.
From 05:24 to 07:04 Zulu the crew "PERIODICALLY OBSERVED UAPS FLYING SPORATICALLY WITHIN THE TARGET AREA." The report gives speeds "BETWEEN 80-180 MPH," says "WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE," and estimates "THE SIZE OF THE UAPs WERE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 METERS." It adds that the crew reacquired them after returning the sensor to its original points of interest, and that "THE UAPs DID NOT HINDER THE MISSION."
The weather section matters for anyone judging the video: "DUE TO DUST STORMS SOME COLLECTION ON UAPS WAS AFFECTED BETWEEN 0524Z AND 0704Z." AARO cautions that the report's descriptions reflect the observers' interpretation at the time. The case is unresolved.
Pages From the File
"Various speeds between 80-180 MPH... unable to determine altitude... approximately 1-2 meters." Highlight added by UFO Data."Due to dust storms some collection on UAPs was affected." Highlight added by UFO Data.
The Document
SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY portions, declassified4-5 May 2022
Mission Report (MISREP), Middle East, May 2022 - UAP Sections
Narrative (page 1)
AT 0524Z, OBSERVED PROB UAPS TRAVELING SW AT ROUGHLY 80-180 MPH. (SEE OBSERVATION 1)
GENTEXT/ISR
MISSION INTENT FOR THE TASKING WAS TO CONDUCT POL, IDENTIFY PID OF WEAPONS AND WEAPONS/AMMO STORAGE AREAS, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY PERSONNEL WITHIN THE COMPOUND.
Weather (page 5)
DUE TO DUST STORMS SOME COLLECTION ON UAPS WAS AFFECTED BETWEEN 0524Z AND 0704Z.
GENTEXT/OBSERVATION (page 6)
FROM 0524Z-0704Z, ██████ WAS SCANNING VARIOUS POIs IVO ██████ AND PERIODICALLY OBSERVED UAPS FLYING SPORATICALLY WITHIN THE TARGET AREA AND IN THE NE PORTION OF ██████. ACCORDING TO THE ██████, THE UAPs WERE TRAVELLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 80-180 MPH. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ALTITUDE. THE SIZE OF THE UAPs WERE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 METERS. DURING THE OBSERVATION PERIOD, ██████ WOULD REACQUIRE THE UAPs AFTER RETURNING THE SENSOR BACK TO THE ORIGIONAL POI LOCATIONS. THE UAPs DID NOT HINDER THE MISSION.
Released 18 September 2026 in PURSUE Release 06 as DOW-UAP-D109 (6 pages), with two videos, DOW-UAP-PR140 (1:47) and DOW-UAP-PR141 (2:36). UAP-related text transcribed below. · U.S. Central Command (DOW-UAP-D109)
