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This is a redacted PDF mission report from the Department of War for an incident in Iraq on September 20, 2024. During a weapons calibration test, U.S. military operators reported observing a lens flare through MX-20 and MX-25 IR sensors after firing an AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missile. They described the source of the flare as a UAP moving through the aircraft sensor's field of view at a high rate of speed, and the reporter assessed that the flare was associated with "a significant heat source." The source notes that the descriptive and estimative language reflects the reporter's subjective interpretation at the time and should not be read as a conclusive indication of object features or performance.

Declassified by the Department of War under the PURSUE UAP records release (tranche of 5/8/26).
Agency: Department of War
Incident: 9/20/24, Iraq
Document ID: DOW-UAP-D028
This release is redacted.