DOW-UAP-PR20, Unresolved UAP Report, Kuwait, May 2022
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DOW-UAP-PR20 is a U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) report submitted to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) documenting a UAP observation made in May 2022. The incident location is listed as Iraq, despite the record title referencing Kuwait. The report consists of a single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, in which an elongated area of contrast — increasing in intensity from upper-left to lower-right — was encircled by the original reporter using a digitally added red line prior to submission. An accompanying mission report (DoW-UAP-D12) describes the object as moving from north to northeast. The operator was unable to positively identify the UAP.
The record is notable primarily for the reporter's pre-submission alteration of the imagery, which limits the value of the image as unmodified sensor data. The title-location discrepancy between Kuwait and Iraq is unexplained in the available text. The release was cleared for open publication in March 2026 following USCENTCOM review. No further sensor data, sensor metadata, or analytical conclusions are included in this release.
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The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from a U.S. military system in 2022. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by adding a red line encircling an area of interest before submitting it to AARO. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D12, described the UAP as moving from north to northeast. The operator reported that they were unable to positively identify the UAP.
Image Description: The image contains an encircled, elongated area of contrast in the top left quarter. The area of contrast increases in intensity along its length from top left to bottom right.
This image 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.
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Recommendation by MG Richard A. Harrison
OSCENTGON Chief of Staff
Reconmenidad on: 8 Oct 25
CLEARED
For Open Publication
Mar 10, 2026
Department of Defense
OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW
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USCENTCOM MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S
10/17/25 001
USCENTCOM Recommendation to AARO