DOW-UAP-PR20, Unresolved UAP Report, Kuwait, May 2022

Department of War PDF First-time public
Incident date
N/A
Incident location
Iraq
Released by DOW
5/8/26
Case ID
DOW-UAP-PR20
Source URL
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Our research summary

Single-page USCENTCOM cover/recommendation sheet for an Unresolved UAP Report, recommended for release on 8 Oct 2025 by USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Richard A. Harrison and cleared by DoD OPSR on 10 Mar 2026; the substantive image and case content is referenced via companion mission report DOW-UAP-D12 and is not contained in this extracted text. Per the website description, the underlying incident involved an encircled elongated area of contrast in still imagery from a U.S. military system.

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Prior disclosure: First-time public

The companion case DOW-UAP-D12 is part of this same 5/8/2026 release; no prior public disclosure of this Kuwait/Iraq May 2022 unresolved UAP image or report has been identified in AARO's prior public materials.

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                                                                                                             Recommendation by MG Richard A. Harrison
                                                                                                             USCENTCOM Chief of Staff
             CLEARED                                                                                         Recommended on: 8 Oct 25
        For Open Publication

           Mar 10, 2026

          Department of Defense
OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW




                USCENTCOM MDR 25-0094 thru MDR 25-0099 / JS-250710-TM8S                                                  10/17/25 001
                                                                          USCENTCOM Recommendation to AARO


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