Location file
Eastern United States
In 2019, five personnel aboard a civilian King Air over the Eastern United States reported observing a small object below their aircraft traveling in a straight line opposite their direction at high speed. The primary observer, who reported 28 years of service with the USAF and Navy, tracked the object for approximately 10 to 15 seconds before activating a recorder; when zooming in for resolution, the object's speed carried it out of the field of view and it could not be reacquired. Post-flight analysis of the video suggested the object appeared to be rectangular.
Map coordinates
39.8283, -98.5795
2019-01-01 / unresolved
In 2019, five personnel aboard a civilian King Air over the Eastern United States reported observing a small object below their aircraft traveling in a straight line opposite their direction at high speed. The primary observer, who reported 28 years of service with the USAF and Navy, tracked the object for approximately 10 to 15 seconds before activating a recorder; when zooming in for resolution, the object's speed carried it out of the field of view and it could not be reacquired. Post-flight analysis of the video suggested the object appeared to be rectangular.
Small object below the platform, traveling in a straight line opposite the platform's direction at high speed
2020-01-01 / unresolved
A U.S. Navy O-4 pilot filed a Range Fouler Debrief reporting a daytime airborne sighting over the Eastern United States in 2020. The pilot described the object as "quite small," with a shape that was "indiscernible," a metallic appearance, and a reflective underside, and noted it "continued in a constant direction." The Department of the Navy released the document in part on May 19, 2026; the date, time, location, speed, and sensor type used to capture the object are all redacted.
Quite small in apparent size