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HOME/CASES/DUFO-065 · MIDDLE EAST MQ-9 OBJECT
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DUFO-065 · DOSSIER · 2026 EDITION
FILE DUFO-065·FIELD REPORT·MIDDLE EAST·INCIDENT 2022·REVIEWED 2026-10-03
CASE FILE

MIDDLE.

Middle East — exact location undisclosed · Undisclosed · An MQ-9 recording shows an unidentified object.
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// SUMMARY · BY THE DESK

“AARO publishes this recording as the Middle East Object: a clip captured by an MQ-9 in 2022.”

Its public description says the object exhibits no anomalous behavior and remains unidentified. That leaves a real identification question, without establishing an extraordinary origin.

The source is an official imagery page, not a first-person interview. The visible object, the platform that recorded it, and the agency assessment are different pieces of the record. A short video cannot independently supply every missing distance, size, or environmental measurement.

The next useful research step is to compare the released clip with any associated mission report and analysis. We have not established that every newly released Middle East file concerns this same encounter. Similar names, appearance, or dates are insufficient to merge records.

Location and incident date are intentionally broad. The map coordinate is a regional locator, not a disclosed incident position. This file does not identify eyewitnesses or infer an alien craft.

Assessment: Unidentified; AARO reports no anomalous behavior.

Source documents

AARO official imagery — Middle East Object ↗

Independent editorial summary. An unidentified report does not by itself establish an extraterrestrial origin. Map locations may be approximate.

// CHRONOLOGY · KEY EVENTS
2022
Recording year identified in the official imagery description
October 3, 2026
DisclosureUFO source review
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