DOW-UAP-D28, Mission Report, Iraq, September 2024
Agency: Department of War
Incident date: 9/20/24
Incident location: Iraq

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report.
While conducting a weapons calibration test, U.S. military operators reported observing a lens flare via MX-20 and MX-25 IR sensors after firing an AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missile. The operators described the source of the flare as a UAP moving through the aircraft’s sensor’s field-of-view at a high rate of speed. The reporter assessed that the flare was associated with “a significant heat source.”
All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

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Narrative 
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DEPARTED OKAS AT 1740Z TO CONDUCT 
ARMED OVERWATCH IVO 38SKC63 
2 
ARRIVED ON STATION AT 
APPROXIMATELY 1930Z AND CHECKED IN WITH 
(b)(1)1.4a
(b)(1)1.4 
(b)(1)1.4a
(b)(1)1.4a
(b)(1)1.4a
PERFORMED A WEAPONS CALIBRATION, HAVING RELEASED 20x105mm, 101x30mm, 
1xAGM-176. 
's CREW OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA 
DURING ITS PGM SHOT (SEE UAP 1). 
GFC INTENT MET. 
LANDED AT OKAS AT 0046Z. 
(b)(1)1.4a
(b)(1)1.4a
(b)(1)1.4a
WAS CLEARED OFF STATION AT 2323Z. 
(S/RELIDO) Mission Narrative 
Admin 
CLASSIFICATION 
• Classification: SECRET
• Associated Caveats: REL TO USA, FVEY
• Classification Source (MS or Classification Guide ID): MS
• Declassification Date (YYYYMMDD): 20490921
OPERATION 
• Operation: INHERENT RESOLVE
• Domain: AIR
• Operations Center: 609th
• Major Command (MAJCOM): AFSOC
• Combatant Command (COCOM): USCENTCOM
MSGID 
• Report Type: MISREP
• Originator (Unit or Squadron): SOTU 016
• Submit Date:
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MSNID 
• Tasking Order (ATO): HM 
• Mission Type: ARMED OVERWATCH 
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• ATO Mission Number: 
(b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g 
• Country Tasked: US - UNITED STATES 
• Service Tasked: A - AIR FORCE 
Poc 
POC 
• Rank: CAPT 
• Full Name: 
3.5c, FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), 130b, (b)(6) 
• Unit: 16 SOS 
• Wing: 27 SOW 
• Phone Number: 
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• Email: 
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• Service: Air Force 
• Operations Center: Other 
QC 
• Rank: SrA 
• Full Name: 
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• Unit: Unavailable 
• Wing: 1 SOW 
• Phone Number: 
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• Email: 
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• Service: Air Force 
• Operations Center: Other 
APPROVER 
• Rank: SSgt 
• Full Name: 
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• Unit: ACF 
• Wing: 379 AEW 
• Phone Number: 
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• Email: 
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• Service: Air Force 
• Operations Center: 609 CAOC 
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INGEST 
• Rank: 
• Full Name: 
• Unit: 
• Wing: 
• Phone Number: 
• Email: 
• Service: 
• Operations Center: 
ACEQUIP 
ACEQUIP 
• Aircraft Callsign: (b)(1)1.4a
• Radar Name or Destination: AN/APN-241 
• Radar Software Load or Mission Data: AN/ALR-56M 
• Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Name or Designator: ALR-56M 
• RWR Software Load or Mission Data: AAR-47 
• MWS Name or Designator: AAR-47 
• MWS Software Load or Mission Data: -
• IRCM Name or Designator: AN-AAQ-24 
• IRCM Software Load or Mission Data: -
• ECM Name or Designator: AAQ-24B 
• ECM Software Load or Mission Data: ALE-47 
• CMD Name or Designator: ALE-47 
• Chaff Designator: RR180 
• Num Chaff or Cartridges: 716 
• Flare Designator: MJU-71, MJU-66, M206 
• Num Flares: 240 
• Towed Decoy Name or Designator: -
• Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: -
• Num Towed Decoys: -
• Type of Radar-Guided AAM: -
• Num Radar-Guided AAM: -
• Type of IR-Guided AAM: -
• Num IR-Guided AAM: -
• Gun Name or Designator: 30MM, 105MM 
• Num Gun Rounds: 
• Air-to-Ground Wpn to Include Num of Each: 
 
• TGT Pod Name or Designator: MX-25 
• Additional Avionics: GPS/SADL 
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1.4(a)

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• Data Link: GATEWAY (IF BOTH) 
• Gentext: 1020x30mm / 80x105mm 
Timeline 
Takeoff 
• Callsign: 
• Number of Aircraft: 1 
(b)(1)1.4a
• Asset Type (Aircraft): 
(b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g 
• Aircraft Tail Number(s): 
(b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g 
• Takeoff Location (ICAO Code): OKAS 
• Takeoff Time DTG: 201740:00ZSEP24 
• Mode 3 (IFF Codes): 
• Gentext/Additional Details: 
• Mission Canceled: 
Landing 
• Last Land Location (ICAO Code): OKAS 
• Last Land Time: 210046:00ZSEP24 
• Last Engine Shutdown Time: 200101:00ZSEP24 
• Total Mission Time: 7 hours 6 minutes 
• Gentext/Additional Details: 
On Station 
• Time On Station DTG: 201930:00ZSEP24 
• Callsign: 
• JTAR Number: 
(b)(1)1.4a
• Killbox (Location): 
• Mission Type: ARMED OVERWATCH 
• JTAC Callsign: 
• Gentext/Additional Details: 
• Did not Arrive On Station: 
Off Station 
• Time Off Station DTG: 202323:00ZSEP24 
• Total Time On Station: 3 hours 53 minutes 
• Gentext/Additional Details: 
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UAP 
• Initial Contact DTG: 202027:59ZSEP24 
• UAP Event Type: UAP Incident 
• UAP Maneuverability Observations: UAP FLEW THROUGH (b)(1)1.4a
SENSOR IN 
BETWEEN MUNITION RELEASE AND MUNITION IMPACT 
• UAP Response to Observer Actions: NONE OBSERVED 
• MDS Type / Asset Type: 
(b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g 
• Tail Number: 
(b)(1)1.4a, (b)(1)1.4g 
(b)(1)1.4a5
• Friendly Aircraft Location: 38SKC55 
(b)(1)1.4a 
• Friendly Aircraft Altitude/Depth: FL130 
• Friendly Aircraft Trajectory: 096 STRAIGHT AND LEVEL 
• Observer Assessment of UAP: Benign 
• Friendly Aircraft Speed: 170 KIAS 
• Observation Interrogation of UAP (yes/no; if yes list sensor(s) and returns):: NO 
• Third-party Observers and/or Reporters: NO PARTIES REPORTED AN ADDITIONAL 
AIRCRAFT IN THE AIRSPACE WITH (b)(1)1.4a
• Friendly Aircraft State: 
• Training Range (If applicable): YES 
• Operational Range: AYN AL ASAD ROZ RAINDROP 
• UAP Physical State: Solid 
• Number of UAP Sighted: 
• UAP Propulsion Means: 
• UAP Payload: 
• UAP Under Intelligent Control (yes/no; if yes, describe): 
• UAP Signatures: IR SIGNATURE DETECTABLE BY MX-20 & MX-25 
• UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials  (yes/no; if yes, describe): NONE OBSERVED 
• UAP RF Frequency: 
• UAP RF Duration: 
• UAP Event Serial Number: 202027ZSEP2024-CENTCOM 
• UAP Effects on Persons: NO 
• UAP Objects/Material Recovered (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO 
• UAP Effects on Equipment: NONE 
• Full Name: 
3.5c, FOIA Exemptions (b)(3), 130b, (b)(6) 
• Rank/Grade: CAPTAIN 
• Email: 
3.5c, FOIA Exemption (b)(6) 
• Phone Number (VOSIP/STE): 
• Observer Engagement of UAP (yes/no; if yes, describe): NO 
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• First Coordinate: 38SKC59 
• First Seen Radius: 
• Last Accuracy: Precise 
7
(b)(1)1.4a
(b)(1)1.4a 
• Last Coordinate: 38SKC59 
(b)(1)1.4a 
• Last Seen Radius: 
• Kinetic Altitude Accuracy: Estimated 
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• Kinetic Altitude: 
• Kinetic Depth Accuracy: Estimated 
• Kinetic Depth: 
• Kinetic Velocity Accuracy: Estimated 
• Kinetic Velocity: 
• Kinetic Trajectory Accuracy: Estimated 
• Kinetic Trajectory: 
• UAP Date of DoD Acquisition: 210000:00ZSEP24 
• UAP Reaction to Observation, Interrogation, Engagement (yes/no; if yes, describe): NONE 
OBSERVED; PATH OF MOVEMENT APPEARED PREDETERMINED AND NOT IN RESPONSE TO 
(b)(1)1.4a
's DETECTION 
• UAP Anomalous Characteristics/ Behaviors: IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHETHER AN 
OBJECT DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE PRIMARY UAP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE LEAVING 
THE SENSOR FIELD OF VIEW. 
• First Accuracy: Precise 
• Call Sign: 
• UAP First Seen Location: 
(b)(1)1.4a
• UAP Last Seen Location: 
• UAP Altitude, Depth, Velocity, and Trajectory (indicate estimated or measured): 
GENTEXT/UAP 
• UAP Description (e.g., size, shape, color, markings, recognizable features): UAP CREATED IR 
LENS FLARE ON MX-20 & MX-25 SENSORS, INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT HEAT SOURCE. 
THE UAP MOVED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THROUGH THE SENSOR FIELD OF VIEW. THE 
CREW MAINTAINED LASER ENERGY UNTIL THE MUNITION IMPACTED ITS DESIRED 
TARGET. (b)(1)1.4a
DID NOT REOBSERVE THE UAP. 
• Gentext (UAP Event Description): (S//REL TO USA, FVEY) (b)(1)1.4a
ENTERED AYN AL 
ASAD AIRBASE's (AAAB) RESTRICTED OPERATING ZONE (ROZ) RAINDROP AT 
APPROXIMATELY 1930Z TO CONDUCT A WEAPONS CALIBRATION. (b)(1)1.4a
RECEIVED A CALL FOR FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 2025Z TO EMPLOY AN AGM-176. AFTER 
WEAPONS RELEASE, THE WEAPONS SYSTEMS OFFICER (WSO) AND COMBAT SYSTEMS 
OFFICER (CSO) OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT "FLY" THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT 
SENSORS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE UAP CREATED AN IR LENS FLARE ON THE 
MX-20 & MX-25 SENSORS, WHICH INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT HEAT SIGNATURE COMING 
FROM THE OBJECT. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHETHER AN OBJECT DETACHED 
ITSELF FROM THE PRIMARY UAP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE LEAVING THE SENSOR FIELD OF 
VIEW. THE CREW MAINTAINED LASER ENERGY UNTIL THE MUNITION IMPACTED ITS 
DESIRED TARGET. (b)(1)1.4a
DID NOT REOBSERVE THE UAP. 
(S//REL) UAP EVENT SERIAL NUMBER IS CORRECT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE "CCMD 
ASSIGNED NUMERICAL SEQUENCE," WHICH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. 
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