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At the Apollo 17 Technical Crew Debriefing on January 4, 1973, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt told NASA debriefers that the crew had light flashes "just about continuously during the whole flight" when dark adapted, and that he believed one was a flash on the lunar surface. Schmitt noted no flashes were visible to himself or the other two crewmen during the ALFMED blindfold experiment interval, though the flashes resumed for him before sleep that same night. Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans separately described seeing a fireball through the rendezvous window that appeared as "a tunnel with a bright spot in the middle."

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025 depicting a UAP over the Western United States; the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. The monochrome image shows a grainy thermal or night-vision frame with a centered crosshair reticle scaled from -15 to +15, at least six black rectangular redaction blocks, and an indistinct background formation possibly a mountain range. The embedded timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:12:20 but is noted as incorrect because the system date and time were not set; no mission report was provided.

A U.S. Air Force aircrew filed MISREP 9337873 reporting that on 29 October 2023 at 0811Z, while returning to base over the Aegean Sea, they spotted a UAP flying just above the ocean surface and moving straight toward land. The UAP was described as seemingly circular, too small to make out details, solid, and traveling at an estimated 30 MPH; it was lost from their sensor feed at 0811Z. The observer assessed the UAP as benign and not under intelligent control. The report was declassified on 22 January 2026 by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff.

A U.S. military operator reported observing a UAP over the Arabian Gulf in 2020, describing it as looking "like a balloon, similar to previously reported UAP from 48FW." The report states the UAP was traveling with the winds at 31,000 ft MSL and was tracked as a Weapons Quality 1 track. The operator visually identified the UAP using a TFLIR sensor. The operator's identity is redacted under exemption 1.4(a).

The 30th Space Wing Office of History compiled a launch summary covering all launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base from 1958 through 2000. The document defines launch vehicle types, test categories, and program abbreviations, and lists military and contractor recipients including Aerospace Corporation, Boeing Defense and Space Group, ITT Federal Services Corporation, and TRW. The report was dated February 3, 2000, and released by the Department of War.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a UAP over the Western United States. The grayscale sensor frame shows a central crosshair reticle with a horizontal scale labeled 15 to 15, six paired black and gray rectangular blocks on both sides, and a timestamp reading 12/31/99 18:18:58, which AARO notes is incorrect due to the system clock not being set. One to two small dark objects appear just above and to the right of the reticle center. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, and no mission report was provided.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting two small, dark, elongated objects near the center of a grayscale sensor frame in the Western United States. The image shows a crosshair overlay with arms labeled "3" and at least eight black redaction bars obscuring annotations; an embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system clock not being set. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

The FBI submitted a still image derived from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a UAP over the Western United States. The grayscale sensor frame shows a centered crosshair reticle with scale markings, a small dark circular object just to the top right of the reticle center, and a faint mountain range at the bottom. The imagery was redacted before submission, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. The burned-in timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:10:50 but is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

On the night of 14 May 2020 at 20:40:00 Zulu, a U.S. Navy crew performing an ISR tasking over the Persian Gulf reported that "a solid white object flew through the FOV" and appeared "to make erratic moments above the water." The crew temporarily lost then re-acquired the object, obtained 4x zoom, and lost it again due to poor track placement. All witness identifying information was removed by SPEAR. The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, and approved for release to AARO on 26 January 2026.

A confidential cable sent October 30, 2001, from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to the State Department reports that Deputy Foreign Minister Mamedov, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, categorically denied that Russian planes flew over or bombed positions in the Kodori Gorge on October 28 and 29, despite Georgian accusations. MFA Georgia Desk Chief Tereoken echoed the denial but added that "any side" could have sent planes over Kodori, prompting the embassy to comment that "to posit that they could be UFOs would be humorous if it were not for the seriousness of the violations.

In March 2023, a witness in the Pacific Time Zone reported observing a large blue featureless triangular object hovering near a national security facility for approximately three minutes before moving in a "jerking" or "jumping" manner for a total observation time of about eight minutes. The witness said they "didn't think" the object was a drone and could not identify its means of propulsion.

An FBI FD-302 documents an interview conducted in October 2023 with a redacted defense contractor who reported seeing a cigar-shaped, "metallic bronze in color" object at a U.S. test site in September 2023, between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m. The witness, who said she had restricted the airspace that morning for scheduled tests, described the object as the length of two to three Blackhawk helicopters, completely silent, slowly moving east to west, and bearing an intense diamond white light on its eastern end before it disappeared from a clear sky after five to ten seconds.

A U.S. Air Force TSGT assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and 609 CAOC observed one UAP over the Gulf of Aden at 05:17Z on July 14, 2024, while conducting ISR in support of NAVCENT. The observer reported the UAP maintained a straight flight path at the same altitude, traveled northwest at low altitude, and moved faster than the observing aircraft's flying speed. The observer assessed the UAP as benign and followed it until the distance became too far to follow. The report was filed as MISREP 10194673 by the 124th Attack Squadron under USCENTCOM.

At the Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science on January 8, 1973, at Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Dick Henry, co-investigator on the ultraviolet experiment, reported that the UV spectrum observed at high galactic latitudes resembled the spectrum of a hot star, but no hot stars were within the field of view.

A U.S. Air Force operator reported observing "5x UAP fly across the screen" via Full Motion Video over Iraq on 6 May 2022, between 1514Z and 1934Z, in the vicinity of grid 38SMC53. The GENTEXT describes one UAP as having "the VISRECCE of a possible missile" and the remaining four as fitting "closer to the profile of possible birds." The report, MISREP undefined-7473483, was filed under Operation Inherent Resolve and approved for release to AARO. Dust is noted as having "hindered most FMV collection of the ground" during the observation period.

Headquarters Eleventh Air Force forwarded a report to USAF Headquarters and Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in May and June 1948 documenting a flying disc sighting at Hobson, Ohio on the night of 8 May 1948. The report, sourced from FBI Special Agent D.K. Brown in Cleveland, described a round, phosphorescent object appearing nine inches in diameter from ground level, traveling at heading 90 degrees at an altitude of 6 to 8 miles, witnessed by New York Central System employees and a patrolman.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a single dark, irregular-shaped object just above the center of a white crosshair reticle in a grainy monochrome sensor frame. The incident location is listed as the Western United States; the embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 18:19:40 is noted as incorrect due to the system date not being set. The original imagery was redacted before submission, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.

MISREP 4685903, filed by U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 482nd Attack Squadron and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, records that at 1527Z on 27 August 2020, an aircraft operating over the Arabian Gulf observed a "formation of UNK flying objects" via onboard sensor. The report states that "light cloud coverage prevented continuous tracking of the UAP event" and that the aircrew "was unable to gain PIO again on this formation." The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 22 January 2026, and contains extensive redactions.

MISREP 4871281 records that a U.S. military operator took off from OKAS on 1 October 2020 and, during a 21-hour NAVCENT support mission over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman, observed 1X UAP at 1829Z on 2 October 2020. The report references OBSERVATION LINE 1 for UAP details, but that section is not present in the released text. The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 16 March 2026 under MDR 26-0028 and approved for release to AARO.

An FBI FD-302, drafted in October 2023, documents a FaceTime video interview with a redacted contractor who observed a UAP at a U.S. test site in September 2023 while traveling to conduct LiDAR drone tests. Around 7:30 AM, the witness saw a metallic gray, wingless linear object with a super-bright white light at approximately 5,000 feet AGL, moving east to west for five to ten seconds before the light went out and the object vanished. All witness names, the test site location, and the precise dates are redacted throughout the document.

On November 5, 2004, the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission and USAID Director met with the Board of the Union of UFOlogists of Turkmenabat in Lebap Welayet, Turkmenistan. UOU President Ovezberdy Muradov stated that Turkmen military and government authorities had consulted him about mysterious occurrences in Turkmen airspace, but said there had been no confirmed sightings of UFOs in Turkmenistan. The cable, transmitted November 12, 2004 and signed by Jacobson, describes the UOU as a USAID grant recipient and the first independent NGO registered in post-Soviet Turkmenistan.

A U.S. Air Force ISR aircraft from the 482nd Attack Squadron reported three UAP over the Arabian Gulf on July 16, 2020, at 1830Z, 1920Z, and 2345Z during a 20.3-hour mission supporting NAVCENT. The first UAP was observed via Full Motion Video at grid 39RVM5, with the aircraft at FL 200, 98 KIAS, heading 152M; weather was not a factor. The GENTEXT context field for the first observation is partially redacted. The report was declassified by USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Richard A. Harrison on March 16, 2026, and approved for release to AARO.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a UAP over the Western United States. The grayscale sensor image shows two dark, irregular-shaped objects just right of center in the upper right quadrant, overlaid with a centered crosshair labeled "3" on both horizontal arms. Multiple black redaction bars obscure data fields around the frame edges, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. The displayed timestamp of 12/31/99 18:20:41 is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a small, dark, circular object in the upper right quadrant of a grainy monochrome frame. The image shows a centered crosshair reticle with graduated scale markings, faint mountain range terrain in the lower portion, and multiple black redaction bars. The burned-in timestamp reads 12/31/99 18:11:12, which the manifest states is incorrect because the system clock was not set. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, and no mission report was provided.

A U.S. military Mission Report from 2020 documents two UAP observations in the Arabian Gulf. At 1354Z, a redacted observer reported 1 UAP traveling at 40 knots between FL160 and FL170 at constant speed. At 2243Z, the same or another redacted observer reported 2 possible UAPs with an estimated velocity of 278 knots that increased speed and changed direction towards the south. Pages 1 through 4 are not reproduced in the available source text.

In September 2023 at around 9:00 AM, a group of U.S. persons driving east in a three-vehicle convoy to a test site for LiDAR data acquisition observed a bright white light over the horizon. The light was stationary, then moved to the right, and disappeared within ten seconds; one witness estimated it was ten to twenty miles away and noticed no interference with his vehicle. An FBI Special Agent conducted an FD-302 interview via FaceTime in October 2023. One witness thought the light might have been a meteor coming straight toward them and burning up in the atmosphere.

On 4 November 1948, USAFE transmitted intelligence cable TT #1524 to General Cabell and the USAF Directorate of Intelligence. Three crews of the 307th Bomb Group had sighted an aircraft on 5 September 1948 off the west coast of Holland at 30,000 feet, assessed as a single jet-propelled aircraft employing probable rocket assists, rated B-2. The cable also reported a flying saucer hovering over Neubiberg Air Base for about thirty minutes, and relayed the Swedish Air Intelligence Service's conclusion that such phenomena "cannot be credited to any presently known culture on earth."

A U.S. Air Force operator reported observing a UAP "shaped as a bouncy ball" over Syria on November 9, 2023, at 2153Z while returning to base during Operation Inherent Resolve. The operator described the UAP coming from the south at near co-altitude, dropping altitude, and safely passing the aircraft while "consistently maintaining ~424kn," with observation lasting at least 7 minutes before the object went out of range. The report records no emissions, no effects on aircrew or equipment, and an observer assessment of "benign."

Air Intelligence Information Report IR 193-55, dated 14 October 1955 and prepared by Lt. Col. Thomas S. Ryan of the U.S. Air Attache office in Prague, documents an eyewitness account of two round, circular unconventional aircraft resembling flying saucers seen at 1910 hours on 1 October 1955 between Atjaty and Adzhijabul in the Trans-Caucasus region of the USSR. Senator Richard Russell, Lt. Col. E.U. Hathaway, and Mr. Ruben Efron observed the disc aircraft ascending almost vertically one minute apart, with outer surfaces revolving slowly to the right, two stationary lights near the top, and sparks or flame from the bottom.

A U.S. military operator reported observing a possible UAP near grid coordinate 34SDG9041417044 in the Arabian Gulf at 1258Z in 2020. The brief observation prevented any altitude estimate; velocity was estimated at 321 knots. The operator reported the UAP "increased speed and changed direction towards the east." Pages 1 through 4 are withheld under exemption 1.4(a), and the pilot's identity is redacted under b(6).

The FBI submitted a redacted still image from a U.S. military targeting system to AARO in 2025, depicting a UAP reported over the Western United States. The grayscale image shows a crosshair reticle with tick marks labeled "3" and a single dark elongated object to the right of center; six or more black redaction bars obscure data fields across the frame. The operator could not positively identify the UAP, no mission report was provided, and the visible timestamp of 12/31/99 18:19:33 is incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

On October 27, 2023, a U.S. Air Force ISR asset from the 33rd Special Operations Squadron observed a UAP flying just above the surface of the ocean water in the Aegean Sea at 0035Z. The UAP was described as seemingly circular and too small to make out details, taking multiple 90-degree turns at an estimated 80 mph. The asset lost the UAP from their feed at 0038Z. The report was filed as MISREP 9329374 and declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 22 January 2026.

The image is a composite sketch created in Adobe Photoshop 25.6, combining a photographic background of a rural grassy field with a digitally rendered golden-bronze disc-shaped flying saucer in the upper right. A bright starburst light effect appears adjacent to the left side of the craft. PDF metadata records a creation date of April 20, 2024, and a modification date of April 30, 2024, both in NZST.

A two-ship F-15E flight from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flying defensive counter-air operations over Syria on February 21, 2023, reported three "poss UAP" near Shaddadi at FL240 at 0025Z, with weapon system video produced and no radar returns received; two of the objects were described as white and IR significant. At 0135Z the same flight reported one "poss balloon" near Shaddadi at FL210, also with weapon system video produced.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025 as a UAP report, with the incident located in the Western United States. The monochrome, grainy image shows a crosshair reticle with a dark, structured object with an appendage on its left side near the center, and a second smaller dark circular object in the bottom right quadrant. The original imagery was redacted before submission, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.

Excerpts from three NASA Skylab technical crew debriefings, dated June 30, 1973, October 4, 1973, and February 22, 1974, record crew observations of light flashes, a bright reddish rotating object, and flashing lights outside the station. Science Pilot Joseph Kerwin reported that all three Skylab 2 crew members saw light flashes, possibly linked to the South Atlantic anomaly. Science Pilot Owen Garriott reported that the Skylab 3 crew tracked a bright reddish rotating satellite in a very similar orbit for 5 to 10 minutes; Garriott stated no one ever explained its identity.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, reporting a UAP over the Western United States. The grayscale frame shows a targeting or tracking display with a centered crosshair reticle, scale markings running from approximately -15 to +15 on both axes, and one to two small dark objects just above and to the right of the reticle center. Six black rectangular redaction blocks and a solid black band across the top obscure portions of the image; the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, and no mission report was provided.

At 4 hours 24 minutes into the Gemini 7 flight in December 1965, Commander Frank Borman reported "a bogey at ten o'clock high" to Houston, confirmed it as "an actual sighting," and described hundreds of small particles passing to the left at three to four miles, traveling at 90 degrees to the vehicle's path and going into polar orbit. Pilot James Lovell separately identified the Titan II booster at the two o'clock position as a brilliant, slowly tumbling body with trillions of particles on it.

Research Triangle Institute prepared this final report for the Air Force's 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg AFB and 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB, completed September 10, 1996, under Contract No. FO4703-91-C-0112. The report describes how "Mode-5 failure responses," meaning significant vehicle deviations from the intended flight line, are modeled in RTI's risk-analysis program DAMP, using two shaping constants calibrated by trial and error against simulated malfunctions for vehicles including Atlas IIAS, Delta-GEM, Titan IV, and LLV1.

Seven federal law enforcement special agents working in the western United States reported four categories of sightings over two days in 2023. The reported events included orange orbs launching smaller red orbs at dusk, a large glowing orange orb hovering near a rock pinnacle, a kite-shaped object with lights pursued after being mistaken for a car, and a transparent kite-shaped object roughly 6 meters off the ground through which stars were faintly visible. The Department of War summary was released by AARO on May 8, 2026.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, described as a UAP report, with redactions applied before submission and no accompanying mission report. The grayscale targeting camera image shows a dark object consistent in appearance with a helicopter in the upper-right quadrant, a crosshair reticle with a horizontal scale labeled -15 to +15, and a second smaller dark circular object below the reticle. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the object.

A U.S. Air Force ISR aircraft operating over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman reported observing one UAP at 1732Z on 16 September 2020, as recorded in MISREP 4782130. The observation is cross-referenced to OBS LINE 1, which is redacted. The report was declassified on 22 January 2026 by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, and approved for release to AARO.

In July, August, and September 1949, and again in January 1950, military and civilian witnesses filed reports under Flight Service Regulation 200-4 describing flying objects over Kansas, Washington, Oregon, Ohio, South Carolina, and New York. Objects were described variously as dish-shaped, circular, and cylindrical, with reported speeds exceeding that of a B-29 and, in one case, an orange and white flame exhaust more than twice the length of the object. Reports were submitted by Lowry, Olmsted, McChord, Maxwell, and Wright-Patterson Flight Service Centers to the Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

A U.S. Air Force operator filed MISREP 8799515, classified SECRET, reporting four UAP observed in the Arabian Gulf area of operations in 2020 under AFCENT. The GENTEXT records sequential sightings at 17:36:22Z, 17:36:30Z, and 17:36:49Z, with cloud coverage obstructing a clear visual. The manifest describes the objects as "a line of dots followed by a trailing dot." The UAP Advanced Capabilities And/Or Materials field is answered "NO"; most other UAP attribute fields are redacted under (b)(1)1.4a.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting two small dark elongated objects near the center of a crosshair reticle. The grainy monochrome image carries a timestamp of 12/31/99 18:21:02, which AARO notes is incorrect because the system clock was not set. The original imagery was redacted before submission, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. The incident location is listed as the Western United States.

On April 30, 2001, Carol Rosin and Jon Cypher sent a letter to a NASA official identified only as "Dan," announcing a Friday meeting and promising to deliver a package at no cost to NASA. A follow-up note, written on Renaissance Hotel stationery, transmitted the French COMETA report "UFOs and Defense: What Should We Prepare For?," originally published in July 1999 by G.S. Presse Communication. Rosin noted in her letter that she had served as spokesperson for Wernher von Braun during the last years of his life and had founded the Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space in 1983.

The FBI submitted a still image derived from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a UAP over the Western United States. The grayscale frame shows a crosshair reticle with horizontal scale labels and a small, dark, circular object just right of center in the top right quadrant, with an indistinct mountain range in the background. At least seven black rectangular redaction bars obscure portions of the image, no mission report accompanied the submission, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. The embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025 as a UAP report, with the original imagery redacted before submission and no accompanying mission report provided. The grayscale image shows a crosshair reticle with a horizontal scale from -15 to +15, six black redaction rectangles, and a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant against an indistinct mountain range. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP; the embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 18:11:06 is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

On July 18, 1963, Maxwell W. Hunter II of the National Aeronautics and Space Council sent a memorandum to Robert F. Packard at the State Department's Office of International Scientific Affairs, titled "Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question." The memo outlines three types of potential alien contact scenarios and argues that diplomatic policy would need to differ for each, ranging from chemical-propulsion Martians to a faster-than-light race, for which Hunter writes "our policy had better be to negotiate fast.

A U.S. Navy O-2 pilot assigned to 482 ATKS filed a Range Fouler Debrief Form reporting that on August 31, 2020, during a dusk ISR mission over the Arabian Gulf, an object flew through the sensor screen and was then surpassed by a second object of the same size and shape but at much higher speed. At one point three objects were visible simultaneously on the screen, moving amongst each other, at a constant altitude of 18,000 feet on a heading of 150 degrees at 230 knots. The form was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison and approved for release to AARO on March 16, 2026.

On October 27, 2020, at 01:12:21 Zulu, an O-3 pilot from 77 EFS filed a Range Fouler Debrief reporting two contacts at 26,000 feet, described as balloon-shaped, metallic, reflective, and visually tallied as "2x red blinking strobes." The target pod showed two IR significant contacts, with one range fouler circling the other, and noise jamming was received, indicated by two chevrons. The operator could not close within 16.9 NM, and "in 1/30th of a second, they were gone."

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, showing a small, dark, circular object in the upper right quadrant of a grayscale, grainy frame consistent with night-vision or thermal imaging. The image carries a timestamp of 12/31/99 18:11:19, which AARO notes is incorrect because the system date was not set. Eight black redaction bars obscure identifying information, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the object. The incident location is given as the Western United States.

A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman assigned to 33 SOS observed one UAP over the Mediterranean Sea on January 25, 2024, at 0509Z while in transit from LGLR. The observer reported the UAP was diamond-shaped with a non-maneuvering probe at the bottom, flying at approximately 434 knots, and visible only on the SWIR camera. The event lasted approximately two minutes, ending at 0511Z without further incident. The report, classified SECRET and originating under USCENTCOM, was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison on October 24, 2025, and approved for release to AARO on October 28, 2025.

A U.S. Navy O-2 from Squadron 172 ATKS filed a Range Fouler Reporting Form reporting that on October 15, 2020, from 14:18:39Z to 14:19:52Z, while at 19,073 feet HAT over the Gulf of Aden, they tracked "a round, cold object in IR traveling 319 degrees at 20 mph." The object "made a few abrupt directional changes during the 1 minute contact," with the infrared sensor set to black-hot and the object appearing bright white. The form was approved for release to AARO by USCENTCOM on March 27, 2026, and publicly released May 8, 2026; witness identifying information was sanitized per SPEAR policy.

On September 23, 1947, Lieutenant General N. F. Twining, Commanding General of Air Materiel Command at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, transmitted a formal opinion to Army Air Forces headquarters stating that "the phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious" and describing the objects as probably disc-shaped and as large as man-made aircraft. On December 30, 1947, Major General L. C. Craigie directed AMC to establish a collection project, assigned priority 2A, restricted classification, and the code name "SION," to gather and distribute information on atmospheric sightings of concern to national security.

A U.S. military operator reported observing one probable UAP in the vicinity of grid reference 3SKT4255899519 in the Arabian Gulf at 1246Z in 2020. The report states no mission impact occurred and the operator continued original tasking. The operator's identity is redacted under the 1.4(a) exemption, and pages 1 through 6 of the MISREP are not reproduced in the available source text.

A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance asset from the 196 ATKS, operating over Iraq under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, observed one UAP at 2043Z on 20 May 2022 flying north to northeast. The screener followed the UAP as long as possible but could not get a positive ID. The report, Misrep undefined-7528881, was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025, and approved for release to AARO.

MISREP 4592219, filed by the 482nd Attack Squadron under USCENTCOM, records that on 8 August 2020 at 0726Z, a U.S. Air Force asset operating from OKAS observed one UAP "transitting" in the vicinity of grid 39RWL08 over the Arabian Gulf, via full motion video. The report notes "no impact to mission" and states that "dense cloud coverage intermittently impacted FMV collection." The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 20 March 2026, and approved for release to AARO on 27 March 2026.

A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP during a return-to-base flight over coordinates 363453N 0255943E in the Mediterranean Sea at 1319Z. The GENTEXT section of the Mission Report describes the UAP as "triangular and metallic," with an estimated altitude of 24,989 feet MSL and speed of 168 knots. Pages 1 through 6 are fully redacted under 1.4(a), and the incident date is absent from the available text.

On September 20, 2024, a U.S. AFSOC crew conducting a weapons calibration at Ayn al Asad Airbase's ROZ RAINDROP, Iraq, observed an unidentified object "fly" through their MX-20 and MX-25 IR sensors at a high rate of speed after releasing an AGM-176 missile. The WSO and CSO reported the UAP created an IR lens flare on both sensors, indicating a significant heat source. The report notes it is unknown whether an object detached from the primary UAP before it left the sensor field of view, and no additional aircraft were reported in the airspace.

A U.S. Air Force operator assigned to the 89th Attack Squadron observed a UAP over Syria at 02:39Z on 31 July 2022, during an armed reconnaissance mission flown from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. The GENTEXT section of the MISREP states the UAP occurred in KP 9 near grid 37SFU27, moved from north to south, and lasted less than one minute. The observing aircraft was at 19,359 feet and 116 knots; no UAP signatures were detected. Physical description fields are redacted under FOIA Exemption (b)(6).

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City reported in a September 16, 2023 cable that Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan presented alleged non-human remains to the Mexican Congress, which pilot witness Graves called an "unsubstantiated stunt" that took away from pilots' UAP experiences. The same cable reported that criminals killed two Guerrero prosecutors within one week: FGR state delegate Fernando Garcia Fernandez, shot from two vehicles in Chilpancingo on September 12, and FGE regional prosecutor Victor Manuel Salas Cuadras, kidnapped and found with approximately 50 gunshot wounds in Coyuca de Catalan on September 9.

SHAEF Air Staff file 37153 contains messages and memorandums from December 1944 through March 1945 documenting reports of "night phenomena (foofighters)" by crews of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron over the European Theater. Crews described blinking lights that changed colors and flew in formation with their aircraft, reddish flames, red balls of fire, and arrow-like light formations. On 1 March 1945, HQ IX TAC reported that pilots observed an aluminum-colored cylinder-shaped object approximately 12 feet long floating at 9,000 feet, which was attacked, partially deflated, and produced a red flame without smoke.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2025, depicting a UAP over the Western United States that the operator was unable to positively identify. The grayscale frame shows a crosshair reticle with graduated scale markings, a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant, faint terrain features in the lower portion, and six black rectangular blocks plus a top bar consistent with applied redactions. The embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 18:11:27 is noted as incorrect because the system date was not set, and no mission report accompanied the submission.

On November 18, 2016, a U.S. P-8A aircraft monitoring carrier task group activity in the Eastern Mediterranean observed an unidentified low-flying object 55 nautical miles northwest of Latakia, Syria, via its EO/IR sensor. The object appeared to be in "sea skim mode," traveling at approximately 500 knots on a southeasterly heading, and passed between the Russian vessel INGUL ARS and one unidentified vessel before the P-8A lost visual contact after two minutes. The CTG 67.1 mission commander characterized the interaction as safe and assessed the activity as consistent with standard carrier task group activity.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, showing a grayscale frame with a crosshair reticle and a small dark circular object slightly right of center. The background shows an indistinct mountain range or cloud formation, and multiple black redaction rectangles obscure labels at the frame edges. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP; no mission report was provided, and the embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 is noted as incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, reported from the Western United States. The grayscale image shows a centered crosshair reticle with a small cluster of dark pixels at its center; the operator reported being unable to positively identify the object. The image was redacted before submission, no mission report was provided, and the embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 18:18:53 is incorrect due to the system date not being set.

On the night of September 4, 2020, an O-3 assigned to 172 ATKS filed a Range Fouler Reporting Form reporting that between 21:09Z and 21:17Z over the Gulf of Aden, the crew tracked a "round, cold object" in IR traveling 168 degrees at 277 mph at 23,819 HAT. The IR sensor was set to "black hot," making the object appear "bright white," and the object "made a few abrupt directional changes" during the eight-minute contact. The form was approved for release to AARO on March 16, 2026, under USCENTCOM document number 26-0028; reporter identity and coordinate fields are redacted.

An FBI 302 interview, classified SECRET//NOFORN, documents a senior US intelligence official's first-hand account of a multi-hour aerial search at a US military facility in 2025. Personnel aboard a state partner helicopter observed a "super-hot" orb that came within ten feet of the aircraft before traveling an estimated 20 miles southeast at a speed the helicopter could not match. Over the following thirty minutes, crews observed a swarm of lights too many to count, and repeated formations of four to six oval orange orbs with white or yellow centers that flared up and down in sequence.

A U.S. Navy O-3 pilot assigned to HSM-73, flying Side No. 705, reported three "unidentified small air contacts" over the North Arabian Sea on August 24, 2020, at 00:04:30 Zulu. The pilot described the contacts as having "wings/airframe" structure and a round shape, on a westerly heading, with no ES, radar track, or IFF track obtained. One contact was tracked before disappearing behind a cloud; upon regaining contact, two additional contacts were seen due east, and all three "appeared to maintain their relative course, speed, and altitude." The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison and approved for release on March 27, 2026.

A SECRET//NOFORN email chain between a PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician at 15 AF / DET 1 and an Information Disclosure Analyst discusses a mission report stating that on October 31, 2024, a U.S. aircraft observed a possible UAP described as oval/orb shaped, likely moving at a low speed, for over two hours. The correspondence concerns approval to include the incident year in an unclassified tear line, with only the month and day previously approved. Both personal identities are redacted under (b)(6) and no location is given.

An Information Disclosure Analyst from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security sent an email confirming that tearlines from a mission report were approved at the UNCLASSIFIED level. The tearlines state that a US aircraft observed one possible UAP for 12 seconds at 2353Z on 10 April 2025, and one possible UAP for 23 seconds at 0007Z on 11 April 2025, both at unknown altitude and speed, with no interference noted. A PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician at 12 AF/DET 3 confirmed with the observing unit that the tearlines and the INDOPACOM AOR designation were both UNCLASSIFIED.

A U.S. military operator reported observing two round, white hot UAPs moving south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour near grid coordinate 35SQT3423692957 in the Mediterranean Sea at 1653Z in 2025. The report is a MISREP filed with AARO, originating from Djibouti. Multiple fields on page 7 are redacted under exemption 1.4(a), and the exact date of the incident is not specified in the document.

The FBI submitted a still image derived from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting a grayscale sensor frame with a white crosshair overlay and two small dark circular objects in the upper right quadrant. At least eight black rectangular redaction bars obscure text and data across the image; no accompanying mission report was provided. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, and the visible timestamp of 12/31/99 18:20:22 is acknowledged as incorrect due to the system date not being set. The incident location is listed as the Western United States.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, depicting two small dark circular objects near the center of a crosshair reticle overlay. The grainy monochrome image carries a timestamp of 12/31/99 18:20:08, which the manifest states is incorrect because the system date was not set. The original imagery was redacted by the FBI before submission, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. The incident location is given as the Western United States.

On 8 July 1947, multiple witnesses at Muroc Army Air Field, California reported seeing silver disc-like or spherical objects at approximately 8,000 feet, traveling northwest toward Mojave at 300 to 400 MPH. Witnesses included 1st Lt Joseph C. McHenry, S/Sgt Gerald E. Nauman, T/Sgt Joseph Ruvolo, Jannette Marie Scott, S/Sgt Joseph Ruvero, and Major Richard R. Shoop, whose sighting occurred at approximately noon. The observations are recorded across at least four numbered incident check-lists by the Department of War; Incident #1b is evaluated as "Confirmed by other sources."

On January 27, 1994, the crew of a Tajik Air 747SP at latitude 45 North, longitude 55 East over Kazakhstan reported encountering a bright light of enormous intensity that approached from the east at great speed and higher altitude, then maneuvered in circles, corkscrews, and 90-degree turns for approximately forty minutes. Captain Ed Rhodes photographed the object with a pocket Olympus camera and intended to send copies to the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe and the Tajikistan Desk contact Lowry Taylor.

A U.S. Air Force ISR asset from the 482nd Attack Squadron, operating under Operation Inherent Resolve, observed one "possible UAP/UAV flying west to east" near grid 38SMB42 in the Baghdad, Iraq vicinity at 1620Z on 1 December 2022. The observer did not follow the UAP and continued the mission as tasked; no further events were observed. No UAP signatures were detected and no effects on persons were reported. The MISREP was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025, and approved for release to AARO.

A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman assigned to 3rd Special Operations Squadron, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, reported observing one UAP on June 7, 2024, at 0457Z while returning to base over the Gulf of Oman. The observer described a "glowing hot spherical unidentified object with a vertical unwavering cylindrical pole/bar attached on the bottom of the object," with a possible reflection in the water below, moving at an estimated 140 knots. The observer assessed the UAP as benign; propulsion means were listed as unknown, and no sensor interrogation was conducted.

Headquarters Air Material Command, Dayton, Ohio transmitted Incident Summary Sheets 173 through 233 on March 9, 1949, covering sightings from September 1945 through October 1948. Observers in Louisiana, New Mexico, and California reported objects described variously as aluminum-colored and metallic, cone-shaped and encased in flame, perfectly circular and flat, bright silvery and egg-shaped, and amoeba-like with oscillating appendages. The summary sheets record no determination of what the objects were.

A U.S. Air Force A1C assigned to the 50th Attack Squadron reported two UAP events over the Persian Gulf on 24 October 2023 during an ISR mission supporting NAVCENT under Operation Spartan Shield. The first UAP, acquired at 0241Z, showed a cold thermal signature, was assessed as solid and benign, and had an estimated velocity of 320 MPH; a second UAP was acquired at 0322Z near grid 39RXK68 with an estimated velocity of 440 MPH. Neither event resulted in observer engagement or effects on persons, and the intel gap was recorded as not filled. The report was declassified on 12 September 2025 by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff.

A U.S. Air Force aircraft from the 482nd Attack Squadron filed MISREP 5039166 reporting two UAP observed on November 2, 2020, over the Arabian Gulf area during a NAVCENT support mission. The first UAP was observed at 2143Z; the second was observed at 2148Z traveling northwest, captured via Full Motion Video while the aircraft flew at FL220. The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 16 March 2026.

In May 2022, U.S. Central Command submitted a UAP report to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office consisting of a still image from a U.S. military system. The original reporter digitally altered the image by adding a red encircling line before submission, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. A companion mission report, DoW-UAP-D12, described the UAP as moving from north to northeast.

A U.S. Air Force aircrew operating over Syria on October 20, 2024, reported observing a "misshapen and uneven ball of white light" on their Full-Motion Video feed between 1559Z and 1644Z, describing multiple "glares or light from unknown origin at different angles and directions" and a "light/glare halo effect" at the top of the FMV feed. The MISREP, filed by the 12th Special Operations Squadron under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, records the UAP physical state as "Plasma," propulsion means as "UNKNOWN," and notes the aircrew assessed the event as not a lasing event and "benign" with no mission impact.

A U.S. Air Force ISR asset took off from Sigonella Airbase on 29 May 2022 and conducted IMINT over the Eastern Mediterranean under Operation HUMMER SICKLE. At 0117Z on 30 May 2022, the screener observed one possible small UAP flying north to northeast and followed it as long as possible but could not get a positive ID. No UAP signatures were recorded. The report was approved for release to AARO and declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, showing a small, dark, circular object just below and left of a crosshair reticle center, with an indistinct mountain range in the background, over the Western United States. The image is grayscale with a grainy texture consistent with night-vision or low-light imaging, and carries a burned-in timestamp of 12/31/99 18:10:26 that AARO notes is incorrect because the system clock was not set. The original imagery was redacted before submission, no mission report was provided, and the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025, reportedly taken in the Western United States. The grayscale image shows a targeting crosshair with two small dark elongated objects in the lower-right quadrant; approximately eight black redaction bars cover margin data fields. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the objects, no mission report was provided, and the embedded timestamp of 12/31/99 is noted as incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

The FBI submitted a still image derived from a U.S. military system to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2025, reporting a UAP observed over the Western United States. The image shows a grainy, low-resolution surveillance frame with a centered crosshair labeled "3" on both horizontal arms and approximately eight black redaction bars obscuring data overlay fields. Two small, dark, circular objects appear near the crosshair center; the operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP. No mission report was provided, and the visible timestamp of 12/31/99 18:20:48 is incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

On January 28, 1985, the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby cabled USCINCPAC in Honolulu reporting that Papua New Guinea's National Intelligence Organization had inquired about sightings of high-altitude, high-speed aircraft over PNG on the evening of January 24. The PNG NIO described "various reports of UAP," including fast-moving objects with lights, contrails, and noise, and placed particular credence in an Air Niugini pilot whose radar picked up aircraft flying south to north at high altitude and high speed over Angoram.

During the Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing on July 31, 1969, Buzz Aldrin described three observations from the mission. Approximately one day from the Moon, the crew spotted an object of sizeable dimension that appeared L-shaped through the monocular and like a hollow cylinder through the sextant; ground control confirmed the S-IVB stage was 6,000 miles away, and the crew reached no conclusion about the object's size, range, or identity. Aldrin also reported recurring small flashes of light inside the darkened cabin, spaced roughly a minute apart, which he guessed were caused by some penetration of an object into the spacecraft.

The FBI submitted a still image from a U.S. military system to AARO in 2025 showing a UAP over the Western United States. The grayscale image shows a crosshair reticle with graduated scale markings, a small dark circular object slightly right of center, and eight black redaction blocks obscuring identifying information. The operator reported being unable to positively identify the UAP, no mission report was provided, and the visible timestamp of 12/31/99 is incorrect due to the system clock not being set.

On 18 February 1948 at 5:01 P.M., an aerial explosion occurred over Norcatur, Kansas, logged as Incident 101 by the Department of War. Farmer Leland Sammons reported a funnel-shaped object roughly four feet long, with a pipe at the rear and fire belching from it, hovering near his farmhouse before departing northwest and exploding in a cloud of smoke. Beginning 24 April 1948, meteorite fragments were recovered, including a 109-pound achondrite piece found two feet underground in a clover field. Civilian Norman Garrett Markham wrote to the Office of the Chief of Staff speculating the object may have been a rocket or space-craft.