Chronicle year
2023
2023-10-29 / Aegean Sea
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.
2023-10-27 / Aegean Sea
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.
2023-10-24 / Persian Gulf
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.
2023-09-11 / Mexico City, Mexico
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.
2023-09-01 / United States
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.
2023-09-01 / United States
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.
2023-09-01 / United States (test site, specific location redacted)
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.
2023-02-21 / Syria
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.
2023-01-01 / Pacific Time Zone
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.
2023-01-01 / Western United States