Email correspondence describing the contents of a mission report and requesting clarification on it, associated with the Pacific Time Zone.

President Trump signed a directive ordering the DoD and federal agencies to identify and declassify UAP-related files, establishing a rolling declassification timeline and a public repository — the first presidential-level mandate directly targeting UAP transparency.

This document is an FBI FD-302 form used to record interviews. It documents a February 2026 interview with a U.S. person who described incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the northeastern United States.

This document is an FBI FD-302 form used to record interviews. It documents an interview with a U.S. person who gave a first-hand account of an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena in the northeastern United States.

Infrared imagery released in the first PURSUE tranche, recording an unidentified object over the western US. Among the original records in the government's first systematic disclosure.

In July 2025, an eyewitness in the northeastern United States observed an intense light hovering about 25 feet above the ground in their backyard, later joined by a spouse who described it as a brilliant red sphere about one meter across with a white plasma core. Two identical orbs then rose, moved silently westward in tandem above a tree line, and appeared to merge before vanishing. The eyewitness recorded the event on an iPhone, and the location was within 25 miles of other documented orb sightings.

Email correspondence describing the contents of a mission report and requesting clarification on it. The exchange dates to April 2025.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome, grainy image shows a small dark, slightly irregular object just below and right of a central crosshair reticle.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a dark, circular object at the center of a crosshair reticle against a mottled, textured background.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a dark, circular object exactly at the center of a crosshair reticle, with a textured background possibly depicting terrain.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a dark, circular object just below and right of a central crosshair reticle against a mottled background.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a dark, circular object in the lower right area of a densely speckled background, off-center from the crosshair reticle.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a dark, circular object at the center of a crosshair reticle against a lightly textured background.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a light-colored, circular object with a bright specular highlight just below the center of a crosshair reticle.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image from a U.S. government system, with the event's date and location not provided. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, and the operator could not positively identify the object. The monochrome image shows a small, dark, irregular object just below and right of a crosshair reticle against a background with faint, swirling patterns.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. The monochrome image shows a small dark, circular object in the upper right against an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. The monochrome image shows a small dark, circular object in the upper right against an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. The monochrome image shows a small dark, circular object just right of the crosshair center against an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. The monochrome image shows a small dark, circular object in the center-right area against an indistinct, possibly natural landscape.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. In this monochrome image no distinct object is clearly visible in the central area, and the background shows an indistinct formation, possibly a mountain range.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. The monochrome image shows a dark, structured object with an appendage at the top of the reticle and a second smaller dark circular object in the lower right.

The FBI submitted this UAP report to AARO as a single still image taken from a U.S. military system in 2025 in the Western United States. The imagery was redacted before submission and came without a mission report, the operator could not positively identify the object, and the date shown in the image is incorrect because the system clock was unset. The monochrome image shows a dark object resembling a helicopter in the upper right and a second smaller dark circular object below the reticle.

The FBI forwarded to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon captured by a U.S. military system, with redactions applied before submission and no mission report included. The operator could not positively identify the object, which appears as a small dark circular shape near a crosshair reticle over an indistinct mountain backdrop.

The FBI provided AARO with a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon taken by a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and lacking any mission report. The operator could not confirm the object's identity; it appears as a small dark circular shape below and left of a crosshair reticle, with a vague mountain range behind it.

The FBI submitted to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before delivery and with no mission report. The operator could not identify the object, seen as a small dark circular shape in the upper right area near a crosshair reticle, over an indistinct mountain backdrop.

The FBI gave AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon captured by a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the object, which appears as a small dark circular shape in the upper right quadrant of the frame above an indistinct mountain range.

The FBI submitted to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before delivery and with no mission report. The operator could not identify the object, which is seen as a small dark circular shape in the upper right quadrant of the frame over an indistinct mountain range.

The FBI forwarded to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, which appear as two small dark elongated shapes near center in the lower right quadrant of the frame.

The FBI provided AARO with a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and lacking a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, seen as two small dark circular shapes near center; a digital artifact appears along the edge of a redaction box in the lower right quadrant.

The FBI submitted to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before delivery and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, which appear as two small dark circular shapes near center in the upper right quadrant of the frame.

The FBI forwarded to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, which appear as two dark irregularly shaped forms just right of center in the upper right quadrant.

The FBI submitted to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before delivery and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, which appear as two small dark circular shapes near the center of the frame.

The FBI provided AARO with a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and lacking a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, which appear as two small dark elongated shapes near center in the lower left quadrant of the frame.

The FBI forwarded to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the object, which appears as a small cluster of dark pixels at the exact center of the crosshair reticle.

The FBI submitted to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before delivery and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the object, with one or two small dark shapes visible just above and to the right of the crosshair reticle's center.

The FBI provided AARO with a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and lacking a mission report. The operator could not identify the object, with one or two small dark shapes visible just above and to the right of the crosshair reticle's center.

The FBI forwarded to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the objects, which appear as two small dark elongated shapes near center in the upper right quadrant of the frame.

The FBI submitted to AARO a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before delivery and without a mission report. The operator could not identify the object, which appears as a single dark elongated shape near the edge of the reticle, to the right of center.

The FBI provided AARO with a 2025 still image of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon from a U.S. military system, redacted before submission and lacking a mission report. The operator could not identify the object, which appears as a single dark irregularly shaped form just above the center of the crosshair reticle.

This is an FBI 302 interview with a senior U.S. intelligence official describing a first-hand UAP encounter at a U.S. military facility. The official said that, during a helicopter search of an area where orbs had previously been seen, the team found a "super-hot" orb hovering above the ground that then traveled about 20 miles faster than the pursuing helicopter, along with a swarm of lights moving in all directions. Over the following half hour, additional orbs were seen repeatedly flaring up and down across the area.

This document is a first-hand account written by a senior, currently serving U.S. intelligence official who took part in a late-2025 investigation of unusual noises and UAP sightings near a sensitive U.S. military facility. From a helicopter, the official described encountering glowing orbs at both close and far range, including a low, fast-moving object that appeared to split in two and accelerate away in opposite directions. The account is accompanied by infrared imagery taken from the ground during the same exercise.

This FBI FD-1057 form documents a December 2024 site survey of a location where two FBI special agents had previously observed unidentified anomalous phenomena. It is part of a set of related reports from the same general area of the northeastern United States.

For several weeks, hundreds of large unidentified objects appeared nightly over New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The FAA issued temporary flight restrictions over sensitive sites including Langley AFB; the DoD admitted it could not identify most objects.

This FBI FD-1057 form documents a November 2024 site survey of a location where a U.S. person reported observing unidentified anomalous phenomena on multiple occasions over the previous three years. It belongs to a set of related reports from the same general area of the northeastern United States.

This FBI FD-1057 form documents first-hand observations made by two FBI special agents during an ongoing investigation in November 2024. The account is part of a cluster of related reports from the same general area of the northeastern United States.

Email correspondence describing the contents of a mission report and requesting clarification on it.

This Mission Report (MISREP) describes a U.S. military operator observing a misshapen, uneven ball of white light with multiple glares of unknown origin in Syria on October 20, 2024. The operator described the object as a light or glare halo effect appearing at the top of the full-motion video feed.

This FBI FD-1057 form documents an October 2024 contact with a U.S. person during which special agents collected video footage and gathered information about how it was recorded. The footage was captured in the same general area of the northeastern United States as other related reports.

This FBI FD-1057 form records an October 2024 interview with a U.S. person about several possible unidentified anomalous phenomena incidents observed in the northeastern United States over the prior three years. The account is part of a cluster of related reports from the same general area.

In October 2024, an eyewitness in the northeastern United States observed a plasma-like luminous sphere hovering above a pond at an estimated 2,700 feet, changing shape and brightness and at times appearing to split into smaller points of light. The object remained largely stationary and silent for roughly 45 minutes before vanishing. The footage was captured on an iPhone by a private citizen and was later analyzed and authenticated by the U.S. Government.

This Mission Report (MISREP) describes U.S. military operators noticing a lens flare on their MX-20 and MX-25 infrared sensors after firing an AGM-176 Griffin missile during a weapons calibration test in Iraq on September 20, 2024. The operators attributed the flare to a UAP that crossed the sensor's field of view at high speed and assessed it as associated with a significant heat source.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting one UAP observed on July 14, 2024, holding a straight flight path at the same altitude. Its speed was reportedly faster than flying speed; the operator assessed it as benign and followed it until it grew too distant.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a single UAP at an estimated altitude of about 24,000 feet over the Gulf of Oman on June 7, 2024. The observer estimated its speed at 163 knots (187 mph).

This Mission Report (MISREP) describes a U.S. military operator observing a diamond-shaped UAP with a non-maneuvering probe at its base over the Mediterranean Sea on January 25, 2024. Its speed was estimated at about 434 knots (499 mph), and it was only visible through an onboard short-wave infrared sensor over a span of roughly two minutes.

A 38-second infrared video, likely from a U.S. Coast Guard platform operating in the southeastern United States in 2024, shows the sensor panning to keep an area of contrast in its field of view. Near the end the sensor pans left and the object exits the frame; the footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

A 48-second infrared video, likely from a U.S. Coast Guard platform operating in the southeastern United States in 2024, shows two separate areas of contrast crossing the frame that the sensor is unable to track. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) describing one UAP shaped like a bouncy ball, observed traveling at about 424 knots (483 mph) consistently for at least seven minutes. The object approached from the south, and the operator assessed it as benign.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator's observation of a single UAP over the Arabian Gulf on October 31, 2023. No further descriptive detail is provided.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a UAP flying just above the ocean surface over the Aegean Sea on October 29, 2023. The report describes the object flying straight above the water toward land.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a UAP flying just above the ocean surface over the Aegean Sea on October 27, 2023. The report describes the object making multiple 90-degree turns at an estimated 80 mph.

This is a notional overhead illustration depicting four reported UAP incidents in the western United States. The depicted events were reported by U.S. federal law enforcement special agents over several days in October 2023.

This memorandum records the first-hand account given by Witness 1 to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. The witness was among several U.S. federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing UAP over two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

This memorandum records the first-hand account given by Witness 2 to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. The witness was among several U.S. federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing UAP over two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

This memorandum records the first-hand account given by Witness 3 to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. The witness was among several U.S. federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing UAP over two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

This memorandum records the first-hand account given by Witness 4 to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. The witness was among several U.S. federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing UAP over two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

This memorandum records the first-hand account given by Witness 5 to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. The witness was among several U.S. federal law enforcement special agents who reported observing UAP over two days in October 2023 in the western United States.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was created by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account given by a federal law enforcement special agent and described in DOW-UAP-D079.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D079.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D079.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. It was prepared by the FBI in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D080.

This video is an artistic recreation of a reported UAP incident that occurred over two days in October 2023 near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. The FBI produced it in 2026 at the Department of War's request, based on a first-hand account from a federal law enforcement special agent described in DOW-UAP-D081.

This is an artistic video reconstruction of a reported UAP encounter that took place over two days near a sensitive national security site in the western United States in October 2023. The recreation was built from a first-hand account given by a federal law enforcement special agent.

This FBI document presents an actual site photo overlaid with an FBI Lab graphic rendering based on corroborating eyewitness accounts from September 2023. Witnesses described an ellipsoid bronze metallic object, roughly 130 to 195 feet long, that emerged from a bright light in the sky and then vanished instantly.

This FBI FD-302 documents an interview with a U.S. citizen who gave a first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a U.S. test site. The witness described the object as metallic bronze in color.

This FBI FD-302 documents an interview with a U.S. citizen who gave a first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a U.S. test site. The witness described the object as metallic or gray in color.

This FBI FD-302 documents an interview with a U.S. citizen who gave a first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a U.S. test site. The witness described seeing a bright light over the horizon.

The U.S. House held a public UAP hearing where former intelligence official David Grusch and others testified under oath that the government holds far more UAP information than the public knows. The hearing significantly pushed forward later systematic disclosure.

This Mission Report (MISREP) describes a U.S. military operator observing several bright objects maneuvering quickly from west to east-northeast in Iraq on March 31, 2023. The operator held a track on the objects with an onboard targeting pod for about 20 seconds before they dimmed and disappeared from view.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a single possible balloon at roughly 2,100 feet in Syria on February 21, 2023.

US fighter jets shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron. The related F-16 gun-camera footage was released in the second PURSUE tranche.

Within a week of downing a Chinese surveillance balloon, the U.S. military shot down three further unidentified objects over Alaska, the Yukon, and Lake Huron. Officials admitted they could not identify the origin or purpose of the latter three.

This Department of War document summarizes statements by seven federal employees who separately reported observing several UAP in the western United States over two days in 2023. They described four distinct categories of experiences, including "orbs launching other orbs" at a distance, a large stationary glowing orb at close range, the pursuit of a large near-ground phenomenon, and a large, seemingly transparent object likened to a "translucent kite." Despite the absence of technical data, AARO regards the report as among its most compelling, citing shared features with other cases and the reporters' credibility.

A 70-second infrared video, likely recorded by a U.S. military platform over the Yellow Sea in January 2023, shows the sensor panning and zooming to track areas of contrast that intermittently appear and fade against the background. It was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, and AARO notes it duplicates record PR057b under a different uploader-assigned title.

This infrared video is a duplicate of record PR057a, capturing the same 70-second clip likely recorded by a U.S. military platform over the Yellow Sea in January 2023. The sensor pans and zooms to track areas of contrast that move through the frame and at times blend into the background.

A 63-second infrared video, likely recorded by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Northern Command region in 2023, tracks an area of contrast near the center of the frame and later shows a second contrast area appearing. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in July 2023.

A 30-second infrared video, likely recorded by a U.S. military platform in the southeastern United States in 2023, keeps an area of contrast centered while the sensor cycles contrast modes. Around 22 seconds in the object loses distinctiveness against the background; the footage was uploaded to a classified network in March 2023.

A 46-second infrared video, likely recorded by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Northern Command region in 2023, focuses on an area of contrast and around the 20-second mark appears to show a kinetic interaction in which the subject fragments in a radial pattern. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in February 2023.

This video, titled "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAPs on 23SEP19 at 1715Z" by its uploader, is assessed by AARO as likely from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command area in 2019. It was uploaded to a classified network in November 2019 and runs nearly five minutes. The sensor tracks multiple areas of contrast that enter and exit the frame, with the screen periodically flashing black.

This memorandum updates the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's continuing analysis of a reported UAP encounter near a sensitive national security site in the western United States during 2023. The events unfolded across a two-day span, and as of June 2026 the case had not been resolved.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a single possible UAP flying from west to east in Iraq on December 1, 2022. The observer did not pursue the object.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a single UAP move from north to south in Syria on July 31, 2022. The entire observation lasted less than one minute.

Congress mandated the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), replacing the UAP Task Force as a permanent body spanning air, sea, and space. NASA simultaneously commissioned a 16-member independent team to study unclassified UAP data.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a single UAP flying north to northeast in Syria on May 29, 2022. The observer tracked the object as long as possible but could not positively identify it.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator observing a single UAP flying north to northeast in Iraq on May 20, 2022. The observer tracked the object as long as possible but could not positively identify it.

This Mission Report (MISREP) describes a U.S. military operator observing five UAP cross the sensor screen in Iraq on May 6, 2022. The report characterized one of them as a possible missile and the other four as possible birds.

In March 2022, around 7:20 p.m. in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness filmed two bright red lights hovering near the horizon, estimated about 2,500 feet away. The lights stayed mostly stationary, with the lower one appearing to rotate slowly around the upper one and emitting no sound; the FBI assessed the witness, who recorded the video on an iPhone 12 Pro, as highly credible.

This FBI FD-302 form records an interview conducted in March 2025 with a U.S. military service member about a February 2022 incident that may have involved unidentified anomalous phenomena. The witness described a stationary, bean-shaped object that was matte or off-white in color, marked with intersecting ridges forming an abstract polygon pattern, and producing no audible sound.

In March 2026, members of Congress requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records, and AARO located responsive materials on a classified network, many lacking a verified chain of custody. AARO assessed that this 20-second video, titled by its uploader "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water," likely came from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area in 2022.

A 21-second infrared video, likely captured by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command region in October 2022, shows a contrast area crossing the sensor's field of view. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and replays the event at progressively slower speeds.

An infrared video nearly four minutes long, likely recorded by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. European Command region in August 2022, tracks an area of contrast near the center of the frame. The footage was digitally altered before being uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, and those alterations notably affect the object's apparent behavior.

A 17-second video, likely captured on a commercial cellphone's rear camera in February 2022, shows a luminous phenomenon with trailing streaks near Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan. The clip was digitally altered before being uploaded to a classified network in April 2023.

This infrared video is believed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating over the U.S. Northern Command region near Columbus, Ohio, in November 2022. It shows the sensor tracking and zooming on areas of contrast, including a second object that crosses the frame before being obscured by a redacted display element. The file was uploaded to a classified network in March 2023 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This nearly five-minute infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in June 2022. It captures the sensor repeatedly panning, zooming, and switching modes to track multiple areas of contrast crossing its field of view. The file was uploaded to a classified network in June 2022 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This document is an FBI FD-1057 form, used by the Bureau to record investigative activity. It contains a first-hand narrative of unidentified anomalous phenomena reported near Colorado Springs, Colorado, provided to FBI special agents to support a digital artistic interpretation of the incident.

This image is an artistic interpretation of a 2022 incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was derived from the first-hand narrative contained in the related FD-1057 document, FBI-UAP-D002.

This document presents analysis by an Intelligence Community partner of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) regarding a 2022 airborne object near Colorado Springs, reported by U.S. military service members in 2023. The partner assessed with low confidence that the phenomenon, described as resembling an angular potato, may have resulted from sunlight backscattering off mountain snow onto low clouds. The incident remained unresolved as of June 2026.

In November 2021, around 5:00 a.m. in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness filmed a bright light near the horizon, estimated about 2,000 feet away, that resolved from a single object into multiple lights moving erratically relative to one another while drifting slowly from left to right. The witness recorded the footage on a hand-held iPhone 12 Pro in a sparsely populated, familiar location, and the FBI assessed the reporter as highly credible.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence delivered the first unclassified UAP report to Congress. Of 144 incidents reviewed, only one could be explained. It explicitly declined to rule out non-human origins.

Following a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records, AARO located this five-minute, two-second video on a classified network. Titled by its uploader "Syrian UAP instant acceleration," it likely came from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the CENTCOM area in 2021 and was digitally altered before upload.

A nearly five-minute video, likely from a U.S. military platform's full-motion video camera and infrared sensor in the U.S. Central Command region in 2021, tracks an area of contrast as it moves across and re-enters the sensor's field of view. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

A video about four and three-quarter minutes long, likely from a U.S. military platform's full-motion video camera and infrared sensor in the U.S. Central Command region in 2021, shows an area of contrast crossing the frame around the three-minute mark. The sensor pans to track it before it fades against the background; the footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

A nearly five-minute video, likely from a U.S. military platform's full-motion video camera and infrared sensor in the U.S. Central Command region in 2021, continuously tracks an area of contrast near the center of the frame. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024.

A nearly five-minute video, likely from a U.S. military platform's full-motion video camera and infrared sensor in the U.S. Central Command region in 2021, tracks an area of contrast near the center of the frame before the sensor pans away. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024.

This brief infrared clip is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating above the East China Sea in 2021. The sensor tracks an area of contrast for roughly 18 seconds before losing sight of it. The 23-second file was uploaded to a classified network in June 2021 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in January 2021. After an extended period with no content, an area of contrast appears and the sensor tracks it for about a minute before it exits the frame. The roughly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in January 2021 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting two UAP observed on November 2, 2020, at 2143Z and 2148Z. The first sighting occurred at an unknown altitude, and the second object was reported traveling to the northwest.

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief documenting an encounter with two UAP described as balloon-shaped, metallic, and reflective, with two red blinking strobes. The report notes that one object was circling around the other.

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Reporting Form documenting an airspace intrusion in the Arabian Sea. A military operator observed a round, cold object via infrared sensor traveling northwest at roughly 20 mph and making abrupt directional changes.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) noting the observation of a UAP over the Strait of Hormuz.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) noting the observation of one UAP over the Strait of Hormuz at an estimated altitude of 1,800 feet.

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Reporting Form documenting an eight-minute tracking of a round, cold object over the Gulf of Aden via infrared sensor. The object appeared bright white on a black-hot display, traveled at 168 degrees at about 277 mph, and made several abrupt directional changes.

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form recording an airspace intrusion during military operations. A military operator observed one object cross the screen, then a second faster object overtaking it, with a total of three objects described as moving among one another.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) describing a formation of unknown flying objects observed traveling along the coast from northeast to northwest for about two minutes. Light cloud cover prevented continuous tracking of the formation.

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief documenting an encounter with three unidentified small air contacts over the North Arabian Sea. The objects were described as having wing or airframe structure, and after the operator briefly lost one behind a cloud, all three appeared to hold a steady relative course, speed, and altitude.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) noting the observation of one UAP over the Arabian Gulf. The object was described as transiting with no impact to the mission, and dense cloud cover intermittently affected full-motion video collection.

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting encounters with three separate UAP over the Arabian Gulf on July 16, 2020, recorded at 1830Z, 1920Z, and 2345Z.

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief documenting an airspace intrusion during military operations in the Arabian Gulf. A military operator reported a solid white object passing through the field of view and moving erratically above the water.

In April 2020 the DoD officially declassified the FLIR1, Gimbal, and GoFast videos, acknowledging they depicted genuine unexplained phenomena. In August it established the UAP Task Force.

A 47-second infrared video, likely captured by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command region in November 2020, shows a contrast area moving across the frame before blending into the background. The clip was digitally altered before its June 2024 upload to a classified network and includes captioned segments replayed with enhancement.

A nearly five-minute infrared video, likely captured by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020, tracks an area of contrast as the sensor zooms and pans to follow it. The footage, uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, highlights the object with a reticle and continues tracking as it moves across the frame.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in November 2020. The sensor keeps a low area of contrast centered as its intensity grows, and a second area of contrast briefly crosses the top right corner before the sensor pans between the two. The file was uploaded to a classified network in November 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in November 2020. It shows the sensor holding a low area of contrast centered as its intensity rises, while a second area of contrast briefly crosses the top right corner and the sensor pans between them. The file was uploaded to a classified network in November 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in October 2020. The sensor tracks an area of contrast, then a second object enters and both remain visible briefly before the sensor follows them and they become indistinct against the background. The roughly four-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. Over the clip, several areas of contrast briefly transit the field of view from various directions, with the sensor changing modes and attempting to track them. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Africa Command region in 2020. After about a minute of no content, a single area of contrast crosses the frame from upper left to lower right, with no further content afterward. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Africa Command region in 2020. Its only notable content is a brief moment when an area of contrast crosses the frame from the middle left to the upper right. The file was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in October 2020. The sensor tracks an area of contrast over several minutes, cycling zoom and modes as the object fades against the background, then briefly picks up another area of contrast near the end. The file was uploaded to a classified network in October 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This full-motion video is assessed to have come from a camera aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. Its only notable content is a brief moment when an area of contrast crosses the frame from the lower right to the upper left. The file was uploaded to a classified network in September 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This full-motion video is assessed to have come from a camera aboard a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. After an initial period of no content, an area of contrast rises into view and the sensor pans and zooms to keep it centered for several minutes before it exits the lower left of the frame. The file was uploaded to a classified network in September 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. On three separate occasions, an area of contrast briefly transits the screen from bottom to top, with no content in between. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in September 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. After an empty opening, an area of contrast crosses the frame, additional areas appear as the sensor cycles zoom, and the sensor settles on tracking a later-appearing object while others enter and exit. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. The sensor tracks an area of contrast near center while several others enter and exit the frame and contrast modes are cycled, until the tracked object exits to the right. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. Early in the clip the sensor tracks and zooms on an area of contrast that repeatedly exits and re-enters the field of view, after which the remainder shows no content. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020, with the uploader-defined title referencing the Persian Gulf. After an empty opening, the sensor zooms and pans to track an area of contrast that moves down the screen before it becomes indistinguishable from video grain. The file was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This infrared video is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020. After an empty opening, an area of contrast crosses the lower part of the frame and the sensor pans, zooms, and adjusts settings to track it for most of the clip. The nearly five-minute file was uploaded to a classified network in August 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This brief infrared clip is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Central Command region in 2020, with the uploader-defined title referencing the Gulf of Arabia. The sensor tracks an area of contrast and several others enter and exit the field of view as contrast settings are adjusted. The 30-second file was uploaded to a classified network in July 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This video, with the uploader title "[CALLSIGN] (Mission) - HD 2020-02-13," is assessed by AARO as likely captured by an electro-optical and infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform operating in the U.S. Central Command area in 2020. It was uploaded to a classified network in February 2020 and runs nearly five minutes. The footage shows a sensor panning and zooming to track a single area of contrast.

This video, titled "May 05 2020 Gulf of Arabia [CALLSIGN] (Platform) Dual UAP" by its uploader, is assessed by AARO as likely from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command area in 2020. It was uploaded to a classified network in May 2020 and runs nearly five minutes. The sensor tracks an area of contrast that resolves into multiple distinct contrast areas at higher magnification.

Personnel aboard the USS Omaha filmed a spherical object maneuvering near the ship before descending into the ocean. Sonar found no wreckage or submarine. It is among the clearest examples of a transmedium UAP.

This brief infrared clip is assessed to have come from a U.S. military sensor operating in the U.S. Northern Command region in 2019, off the U.S. East Coast. The sensor pans and switches contrast modes while tracking an area of contrast over roughly 23 seconds. The 34-second file was uploaded to a classified network in September 2020 and released through the PURSUE declassification.

This video, titled "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 2135Z" by its uploader, is assessed by AARO as likely from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command area in 2019. It was uploaded to a classified network in October 2019 and runs nearly five minutes. The sensor tracks an area of contrast that, at higher magnification, appears as several grouped areas.

This video, titled "HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs" by its uploader, is assessed by AARO as likely from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command area in 2018. It was uploaded to a classified network in July 2020 and runs about 79 seconds. The footage shows two areas of contrast that, at higher magnification, appear as three roughly aligned points whose spacing changes over time.

Investigative journalists revealed the secret Pentagon UAP program AATIP, along with the Tic-Tac and Gimbal videos, forcing the first official acknowledgment that UAP were a subject of active military concern.

A mission briefing summarizing a UAP observation by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria. A P-8A pilot detected an object on the aircraft's EO/IR sensor, characterizing it as in sea-skim mode and traveling about 500 knots on a southeasterly heading before visual contact was lost after two minutes.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 filmed an oval object flying into the wind while rotating about its own axis. Officially released by the DoD in 2020; AARO still lists it as unresolved.

A Navy F/A-18 filmed a small object that appeared to move fast just above the ocean. AARO later offered a parallax explanation, but the object itself remains unidentified.

Navy pilots from the USS Theodore Roosevelt reported near-daily encounters with Tic-Tac and sphere-shaped objects off the U.S. East Coast for nearly a year. These encounters produced the Gimbal and GoFast videos.

A previously unreleased July 2008 CIA report describes a UFO sighting at Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. Observers debated whether the object was an advanced foreign government reconnaissance device or something of extraterrestrial origin.

Around 40 residents of Stephenville, Texas (including a constable and a private pilot) reported a large, low, silent craft, with several describing military jets in pursuit. The Air Force first denied, then admitted F-16s were training that night.

Senator Harry Reid secured $22 million in black-budget funding to establish the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) under the DIA, directed by Luis Elizondo, investigating cases including the Nimitz encounter.

United Airlines ground crew and pilots at O'Hare reported a silent grey disc hovering at low altitude in restricted airspace for minutes, then shooting vertically through the cloud layer, leaving a clean circular hole.

US Navy pilots near the USS Nimitz carrier strike group encountered a wingless, tailless object shaped like a Tic-Tac. The related videos were later officially acknowledged as authentic by the Department of Defense.

This U.S. Department of State cable from Ashgabat, dated November 5, 2004, notes that an organization called the UFOlogists of Turkmenistan had become a well-regarded partner for the United States in building civil society organizations there. To the cable author's amusement, this standing was attributed to the apparent fact that nearly everyone in Turkmenistan is interested in UFOs.

This U.S. Department of State cable reports on a September 2003 hearing in the Mexican Congress where experts testified on UAP in connection with a proposed Aerial Space Protection Law. Witnesses urged legislators to recognize UAP, ensure airspace security, and permit study of the phenomena, and presented purported alien corpses and videos of Mexican pilots' encounters with fast-moving objects. There was disagreement over the validity of the alleged alien remains.

This U.S. Department of State cable concerns an October 28-29, 2001 incident in which the Georgian Foreign Ministry alleged that Russian aircraft had violated Georgian airspace and bombed parts of the Kodori Gorge. Russia denied the claims and suggested the events could have been UFOs. The cable's authors observe that Russia typically resorts to a "bold lie" when seeking to conceal its actions.

A report summarizing the historical record of launches conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1958 and 2000.

This collection, mostly from 1998, gathers draft and final correspondence from the White House and members of Congress responding to constituent inquiries about UFOs. Topics include alleged sightings by NASA astronauts, the authenticity of Mars mission photos, claims of government information withholding, UFO-related spending, and calls for congressional hearings. The official responses consistently state that the U.S. Government was not aware of evidence for extraterrestrial technology and that NASA does not actively investigate UFOs.

Thousands of residents witnessed a V-shaped formation of lights and a large object crossing the night sky across Arizona. Authorities explained part of the phenomenon as military flares.

A 1996 Department of the Air Force report on the modeling of unlikely space-booster failures in risk calculations. It documents historical launch failure modes and recommends corrective actions using new modeling techniques.

Sixty-two children aged 6–12 at Ariel School in Zimbabwe reported a silver craft landing during break, with several describing small figures approaching them. Harvard psychiatrist Dr. John Mack interviewed the children.

This U.S. Department of State diplomatic cable, sent January 31, 1994 from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to the Secretary of State, describes a January 27, 1994 encounter. A Tajik pilot and three American citizens aboard a 747 at 41,000 feet over Kazakhstan reported an intensely bright object that approached at great speed from the east at higher altitude. Photographs were said to show the object making 90-degree turns, corkscrews, and circles at high speed, with contrails estimated near 100,000 feet.

Over 13 months, more than 13,500 people witnessed large triangular craft moving silently over Belgium. The Belgian Air Force scrambled F-16s twice; radar locked on, but the objects departed with extreme acceleration.

Physicist Bob Lazar appeared anonymously on KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, claiming he had worked at a facility called S-4 near Area 51 reverse-engineering a recovered extraterrestrial craft.

JAL cargo captain Kenju Terauchi reported a massive walnut-shaped craft pacing his 747 over Alaska for nearly an hour, tracked on both aircraft and ground radar.

This Department of Energy file is a 1986 letter to members of the Pajarito Astronomers club about an upcoming meeting. The meeting featured a presentation titled 'Why Should a Scientist be Concerned about UFOs?' by Los Alamos-affiliated physicist Dr. John Warren. The event was not officially hosted by Los Alamos, and the laboratory has no record of the meeting's subject matter.

This U.S. Department of State diplomatic cable, sent January 28, 1985 from the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, reports a host-nation intelligence inquiry about high-altitude, high-speed aircraft over Papua New Guinea on the night of January 24, 1985. A national intelligence officer relayed that residents were frightened by overflights and that there were reports of fast-moving lighted objects, contrails, and noise, deemed credible based on an Air Niugini pilot's radar account. The cable called the information sketchy and asked INDOPACOM whether U.S. military aircraft were in the airspace that night.

U.S. Air Force personnel at RAF Bentwaters reported a triangular craft over three nights. Landing marks, elevated radiation readings, and an audio recording by the deputy base commander were documented. Often called Britain's most significant military UAP event.

Australian pilot Frederick Valentich reported an unknown craft pacing his Cessna over Bass Strait, then went silent. Neither he nor his aircraft was ever found.

This November 1976 CIA Foreign Intelligence Information Report summarizes Soviet Aeroflot's work in aerospace medical research. It describes methods for combating crew fatigue through physical conditioning, automated equipment that measures vital signs in one to three minutes, and discussions about UFO phenomena with a Soviet radiation biologist.

Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms scrambled to intercept a large luminous object over Tehran; both jets experienced avionics and weapons failures when attempting to engage.

Arizona logger Travis Walton disappeared for five days after being struck by a beam of light witnessed by six co-workers. All seven took polygraph tests; most passed immediately.

This CIA Intelligence Information Report describes human intelligence gathered in the USSR and is characterized as informational rather than finally evaluated intelligence. In one section, a source recounts observing an airborne, luminous, bright green unidentified object in the summer of 1973, around which concentric circles formed over several minutes before it dissipated. The source reported no accompanying sound and offered no opinion on the object's nature.

This CIA Intelligence Information Report from December 1973 provides information on the Soviet Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range. It covers the site's facilities, weapons systems such as the System-75 (SA-2) and System-300/Aldan warheads, rumored laser weapon research, and unidentified aerial phenomena observed at the location.

This excerpt from the January 8, 1973 Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science features co-investigator Dick Henry discussing unexpected results from the mission's ultraviolet experiment. He explains that the observed spectrum resembled that of hot stars even though none were in the field of view, offering reflection off interstellar dust as the most conservative interpretation while noting possible extragalactic radiation.

This excerpt from the January 4, 1973 Apollo 17 Technical Crew Debriefing records Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt's report of seeing light flashes almost continuously when dark-adapted throughout the flight. He noted one flash that seemed to be on the lunar surface and observed that the flashes ceased only while he wore blindfolds for a vision experiment.

This document gathers excerpts from the technical debriefings of all three Skylab crews. The crews reported light flashes seen with eyes closed at night, a bright reddish object tracked for several minutes and assessed as a satellite in a similar orbit, and flashing lights moving outside the station presumed to be other debris or satellites.

During the final crewed Apollo mission, astronauts Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans report seeing small lights outside the spacecraft during transit to the Moon. They describe bright, jagged, angular particles drifting near the spacecraft and the separated Saturn S-IVB stage, speculating that paint or ice chips are the likely source.

This excerpt from the December 1972 Apollo 17 air-to-ground voice transcription documents three periods in which the crew reported unidentified phenomena. The astronauts described bright drifting particles, repeated light flashes and rotating objects, and a flash seen on the lunar surface, with much of the activity tentatively attributed to separated spacecraft components.

As part of the PURSUE review of historical UAP materials, the Department of War (DOW) opened a case to investigate a NASA photograph from the Apollo 17 mission taken in December 1972. The image shows three dots in a triangular formation in the lunar sky, visible upon magnification, whose nature has never been agreed upon. Preliminary U.S. government analysis suggests the feature may be a physical object, and the government has obtained the original mission film for further study.

This 1972 CIA Intelligence Information Report summarizes a U.S. attendee's observations of a speculative paper on the behavior of charged mass in space. The paper was presented by Soviet scientists N.S. Kardashev and A. Sakharov at a conference held in Armenia.

Dated 1971, this document is an Australian review of the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book. It was released by the National Archives of Australia.

This Department of Energy file contains personal correspondence to and from James Tuck, a physicist affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory. The letters relate to his interest in unidentified anomalous phenomena around the 1970s.

After 17 years and 12,618 reported sightings, the U.S. Air Force officially closed Project Blue Book; 701 cases remained "unidentified."

PURSUE released crew communication transcripts from Apollo 11, 12, 17 and Skylab missions, containing astronaut descriptions of unexplained phenomena.

This excerpt from the November 1969 Apollo 12 air-to-ground voice transcription captures two periods during which the crew reported unidentified phenomena. Pilot Alan Bean described particles and flashes of light through the onboard telescope, while Commander Pete Conrad observed floating debris illuminated by the module's tracking light.

This excerpt from the July 31, 1969 Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing records three observations described by Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin: an object seen on the way to the Moon, repeated flashes of light inside the cabin, and a bright light on the return trip the crew tentatively guessed might be a laser.

This archival NASA photograph shows the lunar surface as seen from the Apollo 12 landing site in 1969. A single area of interest, located slightly right of the frame's vertical center and above the horizon, has been highlighted to mark where unidentified phenomena appear.

This archival NASA photograph shows the lunar surface as seen from the Apollo 12 landing site in 1969. Two areas of interest, labeled "Area 1" and "Area 2," located slightly right of the frame's vertical center and above the horizon, have been highlighted to mark where unidentified phenomena appear.

This archival NASA photograph shows the lunar surface as seen from the Apollo 12 landing site in 1969. A single area of interest near the right edge of the frame and above the horizon has been highlighted to mark where unidentified phenomena appear.

This archival NASA photograph shows the lunar surface as seen from the Apollo 12 landing site in 1969. A single area of interest, located slightly left of the frame's vertical center and above the horizon, has been highlighted to mark where unidentified phenomena appear.

This archival NASA photograph shows the lunar surface as seen from the Apollo 12 landing site in 1969. Five areas of interest, labeled "Area 1" through "Area 5" and located above the horizon, have been highlighted to mark where unidentified phenomena appear.

In this medical debriefing audio, the Apollo 12 crew describe light flashes or "streaks of light" they each experienced in the dark while trying to sleep. NASA's medical team considered cosmic ray exposure of the retina as a possible cause and later concluded the phenomena were internal to the astronauts' vision rather than external light sources.

This 1968 report covers UFO sightings in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. It lists seven sightings that occurred between February 19 and March 25, 1968.

This CIA document from August 1967 reports on conversations about UFO sightings held with Soviet scientists during a U.S. astrophysicist's trip to the USSR.

All ten Minuteman ICBMs in Echo Flight at Malmstrom AFB went offline simultaneously. Security personnel reported a glowing red object hovering over the facility at the time.

This document is a NASA debriefing transcript, dated June 16, 1966, of Gemini IX-A astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan. The mission, launched June 3, 1966, included a spacewalk and various scientific and medical experiments. In the transcript the astronauts described observing "flashing lights" and "sparkles" during the flight.

A glowing acorn-shaped object was seen falling across several states before landing in woods near Kecksburg. Witnesses said the military cordoned the area and removed an object on a flatbed truck.

This transcript records communications on December 5, 1965 between Gemini 7 astronauts Jim Lovell and Frank Borman and mission control in Houston. Borman reported a "bogey" along with a field of hundreds of small particles he estimated to be about four miles away, and Lovell described a brilliant body surrounded by countless particles.

This audio excerpt contains air-to-ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs feed recorded during the Gemini 7 mission. In it, astronaut Frank Borman reports a sighting of an unidentified object he called a "bogey" on December 5, 1965, with additional remarks from crewmate Jim Lovell.

This preliminary transcript (Part I) is derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 crew debriefing held aboard the recovery ship USS Wasp on June 9, 1965. In it, astronaut Ed White recounts seeing "sparkles" during the flight.

This preliminary transcript (Part II) is derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 4 crew debriefing held aboard the recovery ship USS Wasp on June 9, 1965. It contains the "Visual Sightings" section, in which astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White describe their observations during the flight.

Gemini IV was the second crewed Gemini mission, flown by astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White from June 3 to 7, 1965, and included the first American spacewalk. This collection contains a transcription, dated around June 25, 1967, of the astronauts recounting their observations of bright particles outside the spacecraft.

This preliminary transcript (Part I) is derived from voice recordings of the Gemini 5 flight crew technical debriefing. NASA conducted the debriefing between August 30 and September 2, 1965, at the Crew Quarters at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

This is a preliminary transcript (Part II) drawn from voice recordings of the Gemini 5 crew's post-flight technical debriefing, held by NASA in late August and early September 1965 at Cape Kennedy, Florida. In the Visual Sightings section, astronauts L. Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad described seeing debris, "snow," and various glittering particles during the mission.

This is a preliminary transcript from voice recordings of the Gemini 7 crew debriefing, conducted by NASA in December 1965 at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell discussed lights and flashes, docking illumination, and various celestial and terrestrial observations including Mercury, meteors, aurora, and lightning.

Police officer Lonnie Zamora witnessed an oval craft with two small figures; it rose with a blue-orange flame. Project Blue Book investigators found landing marks and scorched vegetation at the site.

This July 18, 1963 memorandum from the Executive Office of the President's National Aeronautics and Space Council addresses thoughts on the question of space alien life. It covers plans in the event intelligent alien life is discovered, the expansion of scientific knowledge, the possibility of life on Mars, and diplomatic policy.

About one hour and 41 minutes into the final Project Mercury flight, Faith 7 pilot Gordon Cooper notes seeing "John's fireflies," a reference to John Glenn's term from an earlier Mercury mission. NASA later determined the fireflies were frozen condensation separating from the spacecraft, whose white, green-hued appearance came from sunlight reflecting off the ice.

In this segment from the final Project Mercury flight, Faith 7 pilot Gordon Cooper describes the brilliant blue of sunrise beneath Earth's haze layer and small, luminous white particles drifting from the spacecraft. He notes observing "fireflies" after deploying beacons, which were spherical mission equipment fitted with xenon strobe lights.

In November 1962, journalist Walter Cronkite interviewed astronaut Gordon Cooper. In this audio excerpt, Cooper shared his views on unidentified flying objects, saying that many well-qualified people had seen objects lacking a logical explanation, and speculated about the possible existence of other habitable planets and life beyond Earth.

During the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, Sigma 7 pilot Wally Schirra describes little white objects that seemed to come from the capsule and drift away, later calling them "particles" and "lathe shavings." He also reports a burst of light in the window of unknown origin, which he speculated coincided with the sun dropping below the horizon at sunset.

During Mercury-Atlas 7, Aurora 7 pilot Scott Carpenter describes white particles that move at random and look exactly like snowflakes. He characterizes them as reflective, noting that some appeared to move faster than the spacecraft itself.

This file collects memoranda, correspondence, reports, and other materials documenting scientific interest in the luminous phenomena reported by astronauts John Glenn and Walter Schirra during spaceflight. It includes transcripts of NASA interviews and debriefings with both astronauts, along with descriptions of luminous particles, in-flight experiences, and a circa-1955 analysis of meteoric particles entering the atmosphere.

A couple reported two hours of missing time while driving in New Hampshire, and under separate hypnotic regression described consistent details of being taken aboard a craft. The case set the template for modern abduction accounts.

During the recovery of the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, call sign Liberty Bell 7, the recovery team discusses a dye pack in the water that failed to activate.

A 1958 FBI memorandum records a UFO sighting reported by a man in Detroit, Michigan. He described a circular object topped with a crystal-like dome, and the memo recommends that the account be passed along to the appropriate Air Force authorities.

This 1958 CIA memorandum recounts a telephone conversation with Dr. Leon Davidson concerning a destroyed 'space message and its transmitter.' A redacted version of the memorandum has previously appeared on the CIA's public website.

A 1957 FBI report records an interview with Wladyslaw Krasuski, who described an event he witnessed in Germany in 1944. He recounted seeing a large, circular craft rising vertically near a German military compound.

In a single night near Levelland, Texas, 15+ independent drivers reported egg-shaped glowing objects descending near their vehicles, causing engines and headlights to fail.

This 1957 CIA Information Report concerns UFO sightings reported over Budapest, Hungary. A more heavily redacted version of the report has previously been available on the CIA's public website.

This 1956 CIA Information Report describes flying object sightings reported by a Budapest-based sub-source. It includes a sketch showing the objects' suspected formation and a flight path running between Budapest and Moscow.

This CIA information report from November 1955 records a U.S. national's eyewitness account of triangular aircraft displaying wing lights taking off at a steep angle from an airfield near Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 4, 1955. A redacted version of the report has previously been available on the CIA's public website.

This file is an Air Intelligence Information Report dated 14 October 1955. It records an eyewitness account of the ascent and flight of an unconventional aircraft in the Trans-Caucasus region of the USSR.

This 1955 report describes a UFO sighting in Hungary. The information was drawn from a letter exchanged between Hungarian relatives living in the United States and in Budapest.

This CIA History Staff document traces the full history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974. It covers their development, worldwide operations including missions over the Soviet Union, the 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers, subsequent reforms, and the eventual handover of operations to the Air Force.

This December 1953 memorandum gives a status update on the Air Force's UFO project. It notes ongoing intelligence operations, the procurement of equipment for photographing UFOs, and Canada's establishment of a 'laboratory' for recording observable phenomena.

After the 1952 Washington incident, the CIA assembled a science panel to review UFO evidence. It concluded UFOs posed no direct threat but recommended a debunking campaign to reduce public interest.

This file holds a copy of the CIA's 1953 "Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects." The report was forwarded to the Secretary of Defense.

This December 1952 memorandum describes British efforts to identify UFOs. It references a UFO sighting at an RAF field witnessed by high-ranking officials and RAF pilots.

A two-page State Department memorandum dated July 28, 1952 addresses the growing number of unidentified flying object reports at the time. It outlines several possible reasons for the increase, including advances in technology and earlier historical accounts, and notes views held by the U.S. Air Force on the subject.

Over two consecutive weekends, multiple radar stations tracked unidentified targets over the capital, with pilots making visual confirmation. The Air Force then held its largest press conference since World War II in response.

This file collects 1952-1953 correspondence and reports from a Scientific Advisory Panel convened by the CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence to assess unidentified flying objects. The panel concluded that 'flying saucers' posed no direct physical threat to U.S. national security and found no evidence linking them to hostile foreign technology. It did, however, warn of an indirect risk from public preoccupation with the subject.

This file covers a special inquiry by the FBI's Newark Field Office into various reported UFO sightings in and around New Jersey between August 1952 and January 1967. It contains memoranda and correspondence exchanged between the FBI and the U.S. Air Force, as well as public correspondence about UFO-focused groups.

This file documents an investigation into various UFO sightings in Washington state between July 1952 and August 1960. It consists of memoranda and correspondence exchanged between the FBI and the U.S. Air Force regarding those sightings.

This file primarily contains incident reports on unidentified flying objects written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation 200-4, witnessed by military and some civilian aviation sources. The reports typically record dates, locations, weather, altitude, and detailed descriptions of appearance and movement, and the file also includes related military communications, intelligence reports, diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.

This 1950 CIA information report from Chile summarizes a German scientist's article proposing that 'flying discs' could be a new type of aircraft based on aerodynamic research conducted in Germany around World War I. The theory suggested such craft might use rotating cylinders or gas turbines to generate lift through boundary-layer manipulation rather than conventional wings.

This collection contains 1949 correspondence between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Rev. Charles Barnes regarding Barnes' account of a possible unidentified anomalous phenomenon. Barnes described beams of light converging over the Cascade Mountains and a prolonged explosion at the convergence point, after which Hoover forwarded the account to the Atomic Energy Commission.

This file is an Air Force intelligence report from November 1948 relating to unidentified flying objects and flying saucers. It is associated with a location in the Netherlands.

This file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms relating to the reporting of information on flying discs. The materials also document investigations into reported sightings.

Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Captain Mantell died while pursuing a large metallic object — one of the earliest UAP-related pilot fatalities.

This 116-page file compiles records from the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program (the post-WWII successor to the Manhattan Project) and the U.S. Air Force concerning 209 sightings near Sandia, New Mexico between 1948 and 1950. Witnesses reported green orbs, discs, and fireballs maneuvering, vanishing, or exploding, and investigators examined residual copper powder found at some sighting sites. Several of these inquiries helped form the basis of Project Grudge.

This file contains memorandums and correspondence relating to flying disc and flying saucer sightings. The documents indicate that these sightings were a matter of concern for the Air Materiel Command.

The US military first announced it had recovered a flying disc, then retracted within hours, calling it a weather balloon. Later officially explained as a high-altitude surveillance balloon. It became the origin point of modern UFO culture.

Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported nine fast-moving objects near Mt. Rainier; his description coined the term "flying saucer" and triggered the first nationwide sighting wave.

Three weeks after the Trinity nuclear test, two boys claimed to witness a bell-shaped craft crash and described small non-human beings at the site. If true, it predates Roswell by two years.

This file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums relating to night phenomena known as foo fighters, flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights. The documents include multiple references to observations made by the 415th Night Fighter Squadron.

A disc-shaped craft allegedly crashed near Lombardy; Mussolini's government reportedly recovered it and classified it. David Grusch referenced this in his 2023 congressional testimony.

This file contains an independent report on UFOs produced by the French association COMETA, previously published in a French magazine in 1999, which details a study by the Institute of Higher Studies for National Defence. The file also includes a letter from Carol Rosin noting that she served as spokesperson for Wernher von Braun in the final years of his life.

Each of these incident summaries includes a Check-List for Unidentified Flying Objects containing details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

Each of these incident summaries includes a Check-List for Unidentified Flying Objects containing details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

Each of these incident summaries includes a Check-List for Unidentified Flying Objects containing details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This is part of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file, a collection of records on unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It gathers investigative materials, eyewitness statements, public reports, notable incident accounts, photographic evidence, technical propulsion proposals, and contemporary media coverage. This version presents the complete file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

This Mission Report (MISREP) documents a U.S. military operator's account of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon over the Arabian Gulf in 2020. The operator described seeing a line of dots followed by a single trailing dot.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator's observation of a UAP over the Arabian Gulf in 2020, with its speed estimated at about 321 knots (369 mph). The operator noted that the object then sped up and turned toward the east.

This Mission Report (MISREP) describes a U.S. military operator's observation of two UAP over the Mediterranean Sea, with their speed estimated at about 278 knots (320 mph). The observer reported that the objects sped up and turned toward the south.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator's observation of a single UAP over the Pacific Ocean in 2020. No further descriptive detail is provided in the report.

This Mission Report (MISREP) documents a U.S. military operator's observation of an object that resembled a balloon, reportedly drifting with the winds at around 31,000 feet. The object was visually tracked using an onboard infrared sensor.

This Mission Report (MISREP) records a U.S. military operator's observation of two objects described as white hot UAPs. The operator estimated their speed at roughly 240 nautical miles per hour (276 mph).

A U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) describing the observation of one UAP over the Mediterranean Sea. The operator characterized it as triangular and metallic, estimating an altitude of about 24,989 feet and a speed of around 168 knots (193 mph).

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2022 UAP report to AARO consisting of five seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as a "possible missile" crossing the field of view, and characterized four other objects not shown in the video as "possible birds."

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2022 UAP report to AARO consisting of a still image from a U.S. military system. Before submitting it, the original reporter digitally added a red circle around an area of interest, and the accompanying mission report described the object as moving north to northeast and noted the operator could not positively identify it.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2022 UAP report to AARO consisting of ten seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as a "probable SU-27/35," which AARO notes are military aircraft designations used by the Russian armed forces.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2022 UAP report to AARO consisting of 14 seconds of footage from infrared and electro-optical sensors aboard a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as moving from north to south.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2022 UAP report to AARO consisting of ten seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as "flying west to east."

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2023 UAP report to AARO consisting of 43 seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report mentions that a UAP was observed during the mission, and the video shows the sensor tracking and then losing an area of contrast.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2023 UAP report to AARO consisting of nearly five minutes of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report mentions that a UAP was observed during the mission, and the video shows the sensor zooming in on and repeatedly losing an area of contrast.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2024 UAP report to AARO consisting of about one minute of footage captured via multiple sensor modalities aboard a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as "diamond-shaped," moving at roughly 434 knots, and detectable only via short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensor.

U.S. Northern Command submitted a 2024 UAP report to AARO consisting of 21 seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as having a vertical pole or bar attached to its bottom, and the observer suggested it might instead be a reflection from an object in the water.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 2024 UAP report to AARO consisting of five seconds of full-motion video from a U.S. military platform. The accompanying mission report described the object as a "misshapen and uneven ball of white light" and noted a "light/glare halo effect" at the top of the video feed.

U.S. Central Command forwarded a six-second video clip of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, captured by a full-motion video camera on a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report described the object as a misshapen, uneven ball of white light accompanied by a glare-like halo effect at the top of the feed.

U.S. Central Command submitted a five-second video clip of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, captured by a full-motion video camera on a U.S. military platform in 2024. A mission report described the object as a misshapen ball of white light with a glare-like halo at the top of the feed.

U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a nearly three-minute infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2023. A mission report stated the object flew near the ocean surface and made multiple 90-degree turns at roughly 80 miles per hour.

U.S. Central Command submitted a 24-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2023. A mission report described the object as small and circular, flying near the ocean surface toward land.

U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a two-minute, 17-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. A Range Fouler report described the object as a solid white shape making erratic movements above the water.

U.S. Central Command submitted a nine-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation.

U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a one-minute, 46-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2013. The reporter gave no oral or written description, and the footage shows a contrast area resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length.

U.S. Central Command submitted a five-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation.

U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a one-minute, three-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The original reporter digitally altered the footage by pausing it and drawing a white circle around an area of interest labeled "U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE," and AARO presented the media as received.

U.S. Central Command submitted a one-minute, 34-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation.

U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a four-minute, 53-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter gave no oral or written description, and the object intermittently faded against the background while the sensor switched imaging modalities.

U.S. Africa Command submitted a two-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2025. The reporter provided no oral or written description, and the brief clip is looped for viewing.

U.S. Central Command provided AARO with a five-minute, 11-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter gave no oral or written description, and the footage contains incidental audio unrelated to the visual content.

The Department of the Air Force submitted a 58-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter provided no description, and AARO noted the object's apparent increase in size was likely due in part to the platform closing the distance to the source.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command submitted a nine-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter provided no description, and the footage shows a football-shaped body with three radial projections.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command provided AARO with a one-minute, 59-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2023. The reporter gave no description, and the footage shows three distinct contrast areas holding a fixed position relative to one another.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command submitted a one-minute, 39-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter provided no oral or written description of the observation.

The Department of the Army submitted a one-minute, 49-second infrared video of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to AARO, recorded by a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporter provided no description, and the sensor tracked two areas of contrast while cycling through zoom and contrast settings.

This Department of Energy file is a Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report. It includes an enhanced image captured from a ground surveillance radar tower.

Following a March 2026 congressional request for 51 potentially UAP-related records, AARO located this eight-minute, 16-second video on a classified network. Titled by its uploader "UAP USO Formation (Mission)," it likely came from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform and was digitally altered before upload.

An infrared video about three and a half minutes long, likely from a U.S. military platform, keeps an area of contrast near the center of the frame throughout. Uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, the footage shows the sensor briefly switching contrast modes during the clip.

An infrared video nearly 11 minutes long, likely from a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command region, tracks a centered area of contrast across several captioned and enhanced segments. Uploaded to a classified network in June 2024, the footage was digitally altered and its quality progressively degrades toward the end.

A 17-second infrared video, likely captured by a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command region, shows an area of contrast briefly crossing the sensor's field of view from left to right. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024.

A nearly five-minute infrared video, likely from a U.S. military platform, shows multiple areas of contrast crossing the frame, including one period when two objects appear at once. The sensor pans to track them as they enter and exit the field of view; the footage was uploaded to a classified network in May 2024.

A 29-second infrared video, likely from a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Northern Command region in 2022, shows the sensor panning to track an area of contrast, which a reticle locks onto before losing track. The footage was uploaded to a classified network in July 2023.

This video, titled "UFOs in formation over Persian Gulf?" by its uploader, is assessed by AARO as likely from an infrared sensor on a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command area. It was uploaded to a classified network in October 2019 and runs over 17 minutes. The sensor tracks an area of contrast that resolves into multiple distinct areas, with repeated zoom and contrast adjustments throughout.

This is the U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14, accompanied by a CIA cover sheet marking it as an 'Official Record Copy.' Apart from a handwritten note on the first page, the document's content has previously been available on the CIA's public website.

This file contains a 1949 evaluation study of the flying saucer phenomenon prepared for the Plans and Operations Division of the U.S. Army General Staff. The study sought to determine whether the phenomenon could be attributed to natural causes or to the activities of a foreign power.

This memorandum from the Commandant of the 5th Naval District references an earlier "flying discs" memorandum from the Chief of Naval Operations. It directs naval stations to report such incidents to the nearest Air Force command and to the Naval District Intelligence Office.

This document is part of a U.S. Air Force analysis of reported flying objects in the United States, covering cases 1 through 100. Each case includes an "Unidentified Flying Objects" check-list with incident details, and many entries also contain witness lists, statements, or narrative reports.

This document continues a U.S. Air Force analysis of reported flying objects in the United States, covering cases 101 through 172. Each case includes an "Unidentified Flying Objects" check-list with incident details, and many entries also contain witness lists, statements, or narrative reports.

This NASA audio debriefing features principal investigators of various Apollo experiments presenting preliminary results from Apollo 16 to help prepare the crews for Apollo 17. During the session, the investigators noted anomalies, including a previously unreported "flash" that is discussed beginning at the 25:15 mark.

This NASA audio debriefing captures a moment at 32:41 in which a speaker, while discussing correlations between experimental data sets, makes an off-hand remark: "Could be an alien starbase or something, I don't know."