DOW-UAP-PR23 is a December 2022 incident report submitted by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). The record consists of ten seconds of infrared sensor video captured from a U.S. military platform over Iraq, along with a reference to an accompanying mission report designated DoW-UAP-D18. The observed object or phenomenon is described in that mission report as traveling west to east. The video itself shows an area of contrast moving from the lower left to the upper right of the sensor's field of view, exiting the frame at approximately the six-second mark.
The report is classified as unresolved, meaning AARO did not reach a definitive identification. The accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D18, is referenced but not included in this release, leaving the fuller operational context unavailable. No OCR text was extractable from the document, limiting analysis of any written assessments. The record is part of the PURSUE Release 01 batch and represents a standard post-2021 AARO intake case from an active theater.
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