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Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022

DOW-UAP-PR131, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, 2022

A single declassified infrared still frame, submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO, showing an unidentified object recorded in Iraq in 2022 and still carried as unresolved.

Brief

U.S. Central Command sent the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office one still frame from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military system, captured in Iraq in 2022. Per the release description, the frame holds two areas of contrast: one near the center of the display and one elongated shape in the top third trailed by what the description calls an effect consistent with image compression and processing rather than a physical feature. The accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D106, described the object as "flying sporadically" at speeds between 80 and 180 miles per hour, according to the release description; the frame itself carries no velocity data. Major General Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, declassified the page on 30 June 2026 under Mandatory Declassification Review cases 26-0084 to 26-0095, with FOUO and Privacy Act withholdings still in place.

Metadata

Agency: Department of War
Release: 9/18/26
Incident: 2022
Location: Iraq
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 1 pages
Classification: FOUO - Privacy Act applies on release (declassified; withheld portions labeled 1.4a, 1.4g; original level not shown in extracted text)
Tags: infrared still image, Iraq, 2022, USCENTCOM, AARO, sporadic flight path, 80-180 mph, compression-trail artifact, MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095, EO 13526 1.4(a) 1.4(g), DOW-UAP-D106, unresolved

Key points

The entire file is one page: an infrared still frame overlaid with classification-category labels, a declassification stamp, and a release footer. The extractable text runs 13 lines, and 7 of them are exemption labels.p.1
The declassification stamp reads "Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison", "USCENTCOM Chief of Staff", and "Declassified on: 30 June 2026". A two-star general signed the release 80 days before the 18 September 2026 public posting.p.1
The footer cites "USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095" and "Approved for Release to AARO" with the date 06/30/26. MDR is Mandatory Declassification Review; the range spans 12 case numbers, and the page does not say which one this frame belongs to.p.1
The label "1.4a, 1.4g" appears five complete times and twice clipped across the page. Under Executive Order 13526, section 1.4(a) covers military plans, weapons systems, or operations, and 1.4(g) covers vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations, infrastructures, projects, plans, or protection services relating to the national security.p.1
The page is marked "FOUO - Privacy Act applies", which signals that personal information is protected in the release on top of the classified withholdings. The page does not say what was withheld under it.p.1
Per the release description, the image shows two contrast areas; the one in the top third is elongated and followed by a visible trail, suggesting motion from top right to bottom left of the sensor field of view. The description states the trail is consistent with known image-compression and processing effects and does not necessarily represent a physical feature.p.1
The release description disclaims any analytic judgment: it is provided for informational purposes only and is not to be read as a conclusion about the event's validity, nature, or significance. The file title carries the only status word, "Unresolved."p.1
No speed, altitude, range, platform, or date more precise than 2022 appears in the extractable text. The "flying sporadically" characterization and the 80 to 180 miles per hour range come from the separate mission report DOW-UAP-D106 as summarized in the release description, not from this page.p.1

Verbatim

Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison
p.1
USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
p.1
Declassified on: 30 June 2026
p.1
FOUO - Privacy Act applies
p.1
USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095
p.1
Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies
p.1

Most interesting

Declassification and approval for release to AARO carry the same date, 30 June 2026, and the public posting followed 80 days later on 18 September 2026.
What's striking is how little survives: 13 lines of extractable text, 7 of them exemption labels, 4 of them the stamp and control marking, 1 the release footer, and a lone "N" that nothing on the page labels.
The MDR case range 26-0084 to 26-0095 covers a dozen USCENTCOM review cases, which reads as a batch release; the trailing "030" on the footer looks like a batch sequence or page number, but the page does not identify it.
The 80 to 180 miles per hour range attached to this image by the release description originates in a separate document, DOW-UAP-D106; the frame itself records no velocity, and the two documents have not been published as one attachment here.
Worth sitting with: the release description itself flags the trail behind the elongated object as a probable compression and processing effect, so the most eye-catching feature in the frame is the one the description is least willing to treat as real.

Common questions

What is Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022?

A single declassified infrared still frame, submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO, showing an unidentified object recorded in Iraq in 2022 and still carried as unresolved.

What does Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022 reveal?

The entire file is one page: an infrared still frame overlaid with classification-category labels, a declassification stamp, and a release footer. The extractable text runs 13 lines, and 7 of them are exemption labels. The declassification stamp reads "Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison", "USCENTCOM Chief of Staff", and "Declassified on: 30 June 2026".…

Which agency produced Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022?

Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022 is a primary-source record from Department of War. Its original classification was FOUO - Privacy Act applies on release (declassified; withheld portions labeled 1.4a, 1.4g; original level not shown in extracted text).

When is Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022 dated?

Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022 is dated 2022 (incident); 2026-06-30 (declassification). It was declassified 2026-06-30.

What programs and topics appear in Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022?

Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022 references infrared still image, Iraq, USCENTCOM, AARO, sporadic flight path and 80-180 mph.

What does Dual Thermal Signatures, Iraq 2022 say, in its own words?

"Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison" (source p. 1).

4a, 1.4 1.4a, 1.4g 1.4a, 1.4g 1.4a, 1.4g Declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison USCENTCOM Chief of Staff Declassified on: 30 June 2026 FOUO - Privacy Act applies 1.4a, 1.4g N 1.4a, 1.4 1.4a, 1.4g USCENTCOM MDR 26-0084 to 26-0095 Approved for Release to AARO - FOUO / PA applies 06/30/26 030

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Agency

Department of War

Release

9/18/26

Incident

2022

Location

Iraq

Type

PDF • .pdf

Length

1 pages

Classification

FOUO - Privacy Act applies on release (declassified; withheld portions labeled 1.4a, 1.4g; original level not shown in extracted text)

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