Near Baghdad: USAF ISR crew observes possible UAP crossing west to east
On 1 December 2022 at 16:20 UTC, during an Operation Inherent Resolve ISR mission in the vicinity of Baghdad, a U.S. Air Force crew of the 482nd Attack Squadron observed one possible UAP or UAV flying west to east at the aircraft's position. The crew did not follow it and continued the mission.
Background
The mission report (MISREP) of a U.S. Air Force ISR aircraft of the 482nd Attack Squadron (aircraft type and callsign redacted) records a 19-hour mission under USCENTCOM that took off from OKAS at 12:06 UTC on 1 December 2022 and supported a task force near Baghdad, Iraq, with full-motion video and signals collection. At 16:20 UTC (initial contact DTG 011620ZDEC22) the crew observed one possible UAP/UAV flying west to east in the vicinity of the aircraft's position (MGRS 38S MB, remainder redacted) while at flight level 180. The crew did not follow the object, continued the mission as tasked, and no further events were observed; the report lists one UAP, no signatures and no effects on persons. The video was exploited by a distributed ground station. The report was declassified by USCENTCOM on 8 October 2025. The details are taken from the records released by the U.S. Department of War (record code DOW-UAP-D18) and do not represent an independent determination by From Beyond Space.