IRAQ · UAE · 2022-2024 [DOW · CENTCOM · IR]
WATCH IN UMBRA: all five clips, native playback
THE IRAQ CLIPS
DOW-UAP-PR021 (May 2022, 10 seconds) comes with mission report DoW-UAP-D14, which describes the object as a "probable SU-27/35," the designation of a family of Russian-made fighter aircraft. The video shows two areas of contrast moving together near the center of the field of view for the whole clip. DOW-UAP-PR023 (December 2022, 10 seconds) goes with D18, which describes the object as "flying west to east." In the video an area of contrast moves from the lower left to the upper right and leaves the field of view near the top right at about six seconds.
THE UAE CLIPS FROM OCTOBER 2023
DOW-UAP-PR026 (43 seconds) and DOW-UAP-PR027 (4 minutes 57 seconds) share mission report DoW-UAP-D23, which says only that a UAP was observed during the mission. In PR026 an area of contrast stays in the upper left quarter, then the sensor pans across it twice. In PR027 the display is empty for the first 1 minute 55 seconds, an area of contrast becomes distinguishable at 1:56 on the right side, and the sensor pans to center it at 2:04. A separate mission report from the same release, DOW-UAP-D027, has an operator reporting one UAP at an estimated 24,000 feet and 163 knots (187 mph), with AARO's note that all descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation.
THE POLE AND THE REFLECTION
DOW-UAP-PR029 (June 2024, 21 seconds, over the Gulf of Oman) goes with D8, which describes an object with a vertical pole or bar attached to its bottom, and adds that the observer reported it may instead be a reflection from an object in the water. AARO's video description is of an area of contrast visually resembling an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass, which stays near the center for the whole clip. It is one of two reports in this set where the crew itself raises an ordinary explanation, the other being the probable aircraft in PR021.
WHAT COMES FROM THE VIDEO AND WHAT DOESN'T
The SU-27/35 call, the direction of travel, the altitude and speed figures and the reflection comment are all from the crews' mission reports. AARO's descriptions of the video do not confirm or contradict them. Treat the reports as testimony and the descriptions as the record of what is on screen.
WHERE IT SITS IN THE RECORD
All five clips came in the first PURSUE release (May 8, 2026), submitted by U.S. Central Command. For the same command's Gulf of Oman footage from 2021 see the Gulf of Oman videos, and for Greece and Syria see the Greece clips and the Syria clips.
What is the "probable SU-27/35" UAP video?
DOW-UAP-PR021, a 10-second infrared clip from Iraq in May 2022. Its mission report, D14, describes the object as a probable SU-27/35. AARO's video description says two areas of contrast move together near the center of the field of view.
What is the UAP with a vertical pole?
DOW-UAP-PR029, a 21-second clip from June 2024 over the Gulf of Oman. Mission report D8 describes an object with a vertical pole or bar attached to its bottom, and says the observer reported it may instead be a reflection from an object in the water.
Which Iraq and UAE clips are in PURSUE Release 01?
PR021 and PR023 from Iraq in 2022, PR026 and PR027 from the UAE in October 2023, and PR029 from June 2024 over the Gulf of Oman.
Do the videos confirm the mission reports?
No. Speeds, altitudes and aircraft identifications come from the reports. AARO's video descriptions only say what is visible.
Where can I watch all five clips?
Umbra, a free iOS reader of the public PURSUE record, plays every clip natively with AARO's description and links each to its mission report.
> All five Iraq and UAE clips and their mission reports, on your iPhone.
