Dept. of DefenseUnresolved

Single UAP observed moving north to south — Syria/Iraq border area, 31 July 2022

Jul 31, 2022Syria/Iraq theater (MGRS 37SFU27, redacted) (approx.)19,359 ft60s

Analysis — our summary

On 31 July 2022 at 0239Z, an ISR aircraft from 89 ATKS/432 AEW conducting armed reconnaissance over Syria/Iraq at 19,359 ft and 116 KTS (MGRS 37SFU4) observed a UAP event IVO MGRS 37SFU27 in killbox position 9. The UAP moved north to south and the event lasted less than one minute. No radar returns, RF signatures, or effects on persons were reported.

As reported — verbatim from the document

“"AT 310239Z, [REDACTED] OBSERVED AN UAP EVENT IVO 37SFU2[REDACTED] IN KP 9. THE UAP OCCURED IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, WITH THE UAP MOVING FROM N TO S."”

Analyst notes — caveats & confidence

Heavy redaction (b)(1)1.4a, 3.5c, b)(6)) throughout. Aircraft type, tail number, and UAP count field are redacted. Friendly aircraft location given as 37SFU4[REDACTED] at 19,359 ft, 116 KTS. UAP first seen location redacted (37SFU2[REDACTED]). Mission was Op INHERENT RESOLVE / Armed Recce, 20.9 mission hours, takeoff/landing OJMS. OCR shows some garbled classification markings. Report ID: MDR 25-0094.

Provenance

Source documentDOW-UAP-D16-Mission-Report-Syria-July-2022.pdf

Document typeMISREP

Reporting agencyDept. of Defense

Source pages7

Redaction markers in doc14

Declassified2025

Held classified~3 years

Extraction confidence ModerateHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.