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341_110677_Numerical_File,_5-2500

This is a 9-page SECRET/NOFORN Air Intelligence Information Report (IR 193-55), dated 14 October 1955, prepared by Lt. Col. Thomas S. Ryan, US Air Attaché, based on debriefing of three US observers — Senator Richard Russell, Lt. Col. E.U. Hathaway, and Mr. Ruben Efron — who witnessed two disc-shaped unconventional aircraft taking off in the Trans-Caucasus region of the USSR on 4 October 1955. The report also includes supplementary intelligence observations on Soviet military aircraft, airfields, radar sites, and railroad infrastructure collected during the group's travel through the USSR.

USPER Statement about UAP Sighting

A SECRET//NOFORN incident report documents a multi-hour aerial search and UAP encounter on an unspecified date in 2025, conducted by senior US intelligence officials, federal partners, and state partner helicopter crews near a redacted military site. The report details sequential sightings of orbs/lights detected via FLIR, NVGs, and naked eye, culminating in observations of a 'super-hot' orb hovering at ground level, a swarm of uncountable lights, and repeated formations of four to five oval orange orbs flaring up and down in horizontal and triangular patterns over a roughly 90-minute period. All specific location names, coordinates, agency identities, and most personnel names are redacted.

341_110448_Records_Relating_to_the_Collection_and_Dissemination_of_Intelligence_1948-1955-TS_CONT_No.2_2-5300-2-5399

This document is a collection of extracts from USAFE Teletype message 1524, dated 4 November 1948, forwarded from AFOIR-CO to AFOIR on 8 November 1948. The extracts cover multiple intelligence items including a multi-witness unidentified aircraft sighting over Holland, a significant Top Secret assessment of flying saucer reports culminating in Swedish Air Intelligence's conclusion that such objects may originate from outside Earth, and separate items on Soviet radar capabilities and Russian radar procurement activities.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_438

This FBI file (Serial 438) contains multiple copies of two detailed investigative reports dated May 8, 1964, documenting the famous Socorro, New Mexico UFO incident of April 24, 1964. The file includes FBI Special Agent D. Arthur Byrnes Jr.'s field report and a lengthy verbatim testimony from witness Officer Lonnie Zamora, along with hand-drawn diagrams of the landing site showing the positions and measurements of ground impressions, burn marks, and 'footprints.' The document represents the primary FBI investigative record of what became one of the most thoroughly documented close-encounter cases in UFO history.

State Department UAP Cable 2, Kazakhstan, January 31, 1994

A U.S. Embassy Dushanbe diplomatic cable dated January 31, 1994 reports that Tajik Air Chief Pilot Ed Rhodes and two American colleagues observed an unidentified flying object on January 27, 1994 while flying a Boeing 747SP at 41,000 feet over Kazakhstan. The crew observed the object for approximately 40 minutes as it performed extraordinary maneuvers, and Rhodes photographed it with a pocket camera. The embassy reports the incident without offering an opinion on its nature.

331_120752_Numeric_Files_1944–1945_37153_German_Armament_Equipment_Documents

This file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums related to "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights. The documents include multiple references to the observations of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron.

342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949

This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military sources, as well as well as by some Civilian Aviation Authority (CAA) ones. The reports typically include information such as dates, locations, weather, and altitude, plus detailed descriptions of appearance and movement. Some messages from the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) and Army Airways Communications System (AACS) are also included, as well as additional military intelligence reports, several diagrams, and a report from a weather station in Japan.

Western US Event

This document is a multi-page briefing slide summarizing four distinct UAP incidents reported by six to seven federal law enforcement special agents (USPER1–USPER7) in the western United States over two days in 2023, at dusk and pre-dawn hours. The incidents include orange orbs launching smaller red orbs, a large stationary glowing orange orb near a rock formation, and two encounters with a dark or transparent kite-shaped object near the ground. AARO assessed the document as among the most compelling in its holdings based on witness credibility and the anomalous nature of the events.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_10

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_7

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_8

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_153

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

18_100754_ General 1946-7_Vol_2

This file contains memorandums and correspondence related to flying disc/saucer sightings and that those are a matter of concern for the Air Materiel Command.

18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1

This file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.

38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172

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

38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233

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

38_143685_box7_Incident_Summaries_1-100

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

DOW-UAP-D19, Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 2023

This is a declassified SECRET//NOFORN Mission Report (MISREP) from the 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (389 EFS), 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting a 2-ship F-15E Defensive Counter Air (DCA) mission flown on February 20-21, 2023, under Operation Inherent Resolve, departing and returning to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (OJMS), Jordan. During the mission, aircrew reported multiple UAP-related observations in the vicinity of Shaddadi, Syria, including three possible UAPs at FL240 and one possible balloon at FL210, along with a radar jamming event. A Wireless Sensor Video (WSV) was produced for both sighting events.

DOW-UAP-D20, Mission Report, Southern United States, 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. A U.S. military operator reported observing “several bright objects maneuvering quickly west to east northeast. The operator reported achieving a track on the UAP via an onboard targeting pod for approximately 20 seconds. The report describes that UAP then dimmed and disappeared from the targeting pod. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

DOW-UAP-D25, Mission Report, Greece, January 2024

This is a declassified USCENTCOM/AFSOC Mission Report (MISREP) documenting an ISR mission flown from LGLR (Larissa Air Base, Greece) on January 25, 2024. The mission included a UAP observation at 0509Z lasting approximately two minutes, in which the crew observed a diamond-shaped object flying at an estimated 434 knots, visible only on the SWIR camera. The remainder of the mission involved FMV and SIGINT collection over a ground surveillance tasking area.

DOW-UAP-D27, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

This is a declassified SECRET//NOFORN USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP undefined-10055709) documenting a UAP observation during an ISR mission conducted under Operation ENDURING SENTINEL on June 6-7, 2024. During return-to-base at 0457Z on June 7, 2024, an airborne asset operating at 23,999 feet MSL detected one UAP described as a glowing hot spherical object with a vertical cylindrical pole/bar attached to its bottom, flying straight over water at an estimated 140 knots. The mission was originated by 3rd Special Operations Squadron (3 SOS), 27th Special Operations Wing (27 SOW), operating under AFSOC/USCENTCOM, and the report was approved for release to AARO on October 28, 2025.

DOW-UAP-D28, Mission Report, Iraq, September 2024

A SECRET-classified MISREP filed by SOTU 016 under Operation Inherent Resolve documents a UAP incident observed on 20 September 2024 during an armed overwatch mission over Ayn al Asad Airbase, Iraq. A Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) and Combat Systems Officer (CSO) aboard an AFSOC aircraft observed an unidentified object fly through the MX-20 and MX-25 IR sensor fields of view at high speed immediately after releasing an AGM-176 Griffin missile, producing an IR lens flare indicative of a significant heat source. The UAP was not reobserved after the munition impacted its target, no physical material was recovered, and no effects on personnel or equipment were reported.

DOW-UAP-D33, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023

Misrep 9329374 is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP) originating from the 33rd Special Operations Squadron (33 SOS), documenting a 13.5-hour ISR mission flown on 26-27 October 2023 out of LGLR, landing at OJMS. The mission included FMV/SIGINT collection in support of a violent extremist organization (VEO) target development tasking, and notably includes a formal UAP section reporting observation of a possibly circular object flying just above the ocean surface and executing multiple 90-degree turns at approximately 80 MPH before being lost from sensor feed.

DOW-UAP-D57, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, September 2020

A Range Fouler Reporting Form submitted by a U.S. Navy O-3 from the 172 ATKS squadron documents an 8-minute sensor contact over the Gulf of Aden on September 4, 2020. The aircrew tracked a round, cold object in infrared (appearing bright white on black-hot setting) traveling at approximately 277 mph on a heading of 168 degrees at 23,819 feet altitude. The object made several abrupt directional changes during the contact period from 21:09Z to 21:17Z.

DOW-UAP-D58, Range Fouler Debrief, NA, October 2020

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form dated October 27, 2020, documents a nighttime DCA mission encounter with two unknown contacts at 26,000 feet altitude. An O-3 pilot from the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron obtained radar lock and target pod video on two IR-significant contacts exhibiting anomalous behavior, including one circling the other, before they disappeared in approximately 1/30th of a second. The pilot reported receiving noise jamming indicated by two chevrons.

DOW-UAP-D7, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This is a U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting a UAP encounter over the Arabian Gulf in 2020. A military operator obtained a weapons-quality radar track on a UAP at 31,000 ft MSL traveling with the winds, and subsequently visually identified the object via TFLIR (Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared). The object was described as balloon-like, similar to previously reported UAPs associated with the 48th Fighter Wing (48FW).

DOW-UAP-D74, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 9381202) documenting an ISR mission conducted on 9 November 2023 under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, during which the aircrew observed an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon while returning to base at 2153Z. The UAP was described as bouncy-ball-shaped, assessed as benign, traveling at approximately 424 knots consistently for at least 7 minutes before passing the aircraft and going out of range. The document was approved for release to AARO by USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Brandon R. Tegtmeier on 2 June 2025.

65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-26505

This is an FBI Detroit field office file (case 100-26505) documenting a 1957 interview with Wladyslaw Krasuski, a Polish-born displaced person living in Detroit, who contacted the White House after hearing a news report about a mysterious vehicle in Texas. Krasuski recounted a 1944 wartime observation near Gut Alt Golssen, Germany, of a large circular craft rising vertically from a concealed enclosure, accompanied by electromagnetic effects on nearby tractor engines. The file also includes a 1966 letter from the Oklahoma UFO Research Association requesting UFO information from the FBI's Detroit office, which was redirected to Wright-Patterson AFB.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4

The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.

FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 4

This is an FBI FD-302 interview report (2 pages) documenting a September 2023 UAP sighting at a redacted U.S. test site. An unnamed female witness with approximately 15 years of military-adjacent experience observed a cigar-shaped, metallic bronze object hovering approximately 500-3000 feet above the tree line before it silently disappeared. The interview was conducted in September 2023 and drafted in October 2023.

255_t_763_r1b_transcripts

This document is a transcript (Tape No. T-00763(R1b)) of air-to-ground communications from the Gemini GT-7/6 mission, specifically capturing the exchange in which astronaut Frank Borman reports a 'bogey at ten o'clock high.' The transcript includes both a typed version and handwritten notes, and concludes with a PAO (Public Affairs Office) commentary clarifying the nature of the sighting. The document is labeled 'UFO Sighting by Borman (GT-7)' in handwritten annotation on page 2.

NASA-UAP-D3, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965

This document is a typed transcript (with handwritten duplicate) of air-to-ground communications during NASA's Gemini 7 mission in December 1965. It records astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell reporting three distinct objects: a 'bogey' at ten o'clock high, a large debris/particle field approximately 3-4 miles distant, and the mission's own booster. NASA's Public Affairs Office commentary at the end clarifies that the 'third and unidentified object' referenced was indeed labeled a 'bogey,' occurring at 4 hours 24 minutes into the flight.

NASA-UAP-D4, Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing, 1969

Apollo 11 was the third crewed mission to the Moon and the first to land Astronauts on the lunar surface. This document is an excerpt from the Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing (Volumes 1 and 2) from July 31, 1969. The document highlights three observations: one, an object on the way out to the Moon; two, flashes of light inside the cabin; and three, a sighting on the return trip of a bright light tentatively assumed by the crew to be a laser. • Page 6-33 (Vol. 1). [Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin]: “The first unusual thing that we saw I guess was 1 day out or something pretty close to the moon. It had a sizeable dimension to it, so we put the monocular on it.” The crew speculated that it could have been the S-IVB stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle. • Page 6-37 (Vol. 1). [Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin] “The other observation that I made accumulated gradually. I don’t know whether I saw it the first night, but I’m sure I saw it the second night. I was trying to go to sleep with all the lights out. I observed what I thought were little flashes inside the cabin, spaced a couple of minutes apart…” • Page 21-1 (Vol. 2). [Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin] “I observed what appeared to be a fairly bright light source which we tentatively ascribed to a possible laser.”

State Department UAP Cable 1, Papua New Guinea, January 28, 1985

A January 28, 1985 diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea to USCINCPAC Honolulu reports that the PNG National Intelligence Organization (NIO) inquired about unidentified aerial phenomena observed over PNG on the evening of January 24, 1985. The cable relays multiple witness accounts of high-altitude, high-speed aircraft including radar contact by an Air Niugini pilot, and notes the U.S. Embassy told NIO it knew of no B-52s or other U.S. aircraft in PNG airspace that night. The Embassy requests confirmation from USCINCPAC and any additional information that could explain the sightings.

DOW-UAP-D10, Mission Report, Middle East, May 2022

A SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Mission Report (MISREP) filed under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE documents a UAP observation made via Full Motion Video (FMV) during a reconnaissance/XCAS mission on 6 May 2022. An ISR aircraft conducting target development observed five objects fly across its FMV sensor field of view between 1514Z and 1934Z; one was visually assessed as possibly resembling a missile, while the remaining four were assessed as possibly resembling birds. The report was approved for release to AARO and declassified by USCENTCOM on 7 October 2025.

DOW-UAP-D12, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

This is a declassified SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Mission Report (MISREP) from the 196th Attack Squadron (196 ATKS) under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, covering a reconnaissance sortie flown on 20-21 May 2022 out of OKAS. The report includes a UAP section documenting a single unidentified aerial phenomenon observed at 2043Z on 20 May 2022 during the mission. The observing aircraft followed the UAP flying north to northeast but the screener was unable to obtain a positive identification.

DOW-UAP-D16, Mission Report, Syria, July 2022

This is a declassified SECRET//NOFORN Mission Report (MISREP) from the 89th Attack Squadron (89 ATKS), 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting an armed reconnaissance ISR mission conducted over Syria on 30-31 July 2022 under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. The 20.9-hour mission, launched from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (OJMS) in Jordan, included a UAP observation at 310239Z JUL22 in which an unidentified aerial phenomenon was observed moving from north to south in less than one minute in the vicinity of grid 37SFU27 in kill box 9. The report was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison, USCENTCOM Chief of Staff, on 8 October 2025 for release to AARO.

DOW-UAP-D23, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Incident Report (MISREP) documenting a ISR/reconnaissance mission conducted on 24 October 2023, during which a U.S. Air Force asset operating under Operation Spartan Shield observed two separate UAP incidents. The aircraft, operated by the 50th Attack Squadron (50ATKS) under the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, departed Al Dhafra Air Base (OMAM) and spent approximately 17 hours on station conducting SIGINT and IMINT collection. Two UAP sightings were logged at 0241Z and 0322Z respectively, both assessed as benign with solid physical state and no intelligent control observed.

DOW-UAP-D3, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This is a classified SECRET Mission Report (MISREP 8799515) filed under AFCENT documenting a UAP encounter in which four UAPs were observed during an ISR mission, likely in the Arabian Gulf region. The narrative section and most operational details are heavily redacted under b(1)1.4a exemptions, but the GENTEXT/UAP section provides specific timestamped observations of the sighting. The document was submitted by a U.S. Air Force unit and includes a structured UAP reporting section consistent with AARO reporting protocols.

DOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024

This is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP) from Operation Inherent Resolve, dated October 20-21, 2024, documenting a 20-hour ISR sortie flown by a classified Air Force special operations asset based at OJMS. During the mission, an Unidentified Aerial/Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) was observed at 1559Z via FMV camera feed, described as a misshapen ball of white light with glare/halo effects appearing at multiple times between 1559Z and 1644Z. The aircrew assessed the UAP as benign with no mission impact.

DOW-UAP-D35, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023

This is a USCENTCOM mission report (MISREP 9337873) documenting an ISR mission conducted by an AFSOC asset on 28-29 October 2023, originating and returning to LGLR. The mission included FMV/SIGINT collection over a target area and recorded one possible UAP observation during return-to-base. The report was declassified by USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Richard A. Harrison on 22 January 2026 and approved for release to AARO.

DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

A Range Fouler Debrief Form submitted to SPEAR, declassified by USCENTCOM, documents a UAP observation during an ISR mission on May 14, 2020 at approximately 20:40Z over water in the Middle East region. The aircrew observed a solid white, round object making erratic movements above the water surface at approximately 20,000 feet altitude, captured via ATFLIR/infrared sensor. The form was approved for release to AARO under USCENTCOM MDR 26-0019.

DOW-UAP-D4, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This is a declassified military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting a UAP observation in the Arabian Gulf area in 2020. The report's GENTEXT section describes a pilot observing a possible UAP at 1258Z at grid coordinate 34SDG9041417044, with estimated velocity of 321 knots that subsequently increased speed and changed direction eastward. The majority of the document across five pages is heavily redacted under exemption 1.4(a), with only the GENTEXT UAP description visible on page 5.

DOW-UAP-D42, Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023

A Range Fouler Debrief Form submitted by an O-2 ranked pilot from the 482 ATKS squadron, dated August 31, 2020, documenting an aerial encounter with multiple unidentified objects observed on sensor displays at dusk. The pilot described tracking up to three objects simultaneously on screen, with one object overtaking another at significantly higher speed. The contact was reported at approximately 18,000 feet altitude, moving at a direction/speed of 150/230, with an 'other shape' and apparent propulsion indicated.

DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020

A Range Fouler Reporting Form submitted by an O-2 ranked aircrew member from the 172 ATKS squadron documenting a UAP encounter over the Gulf of Aden on October 15, 2020. The report describes a round, cold (IR-dark) object detected via infrared sensor at 14:18:39Z, traveling northwest at approximately 20 mph and making abrupt directional changes during a roughly 73-second contact window. The document was declassified by MG Richard A. Harrison and released under USCENTCOM MDR 26-0038 to MDR 26-0046.

DOW-UAP-D51, Email Correspondence, Pacific Time Zone, March 2023

This document is an email chain between an Information Disclosure Analyst from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and an OSI CI Collections and Operations/Intelligence Oversight Program Manager at AFOSI HQ. The correspondence concerns a derivative classification review request for an unclassified summary of an Intelligence Information Report (IIR) describing a civilian UAP sighting near a national security facility in the Pacific Time Zone in March 2023. The review was ultimately approved, allowing use of the summary at the UNCLASSIFIED level.

DOW-UAP-D54, Mission Report, Mediterranean Sea, NA

This is a U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting a UAP observation in the Mediterranean Sea region. A single military operator reported observing one triangular, metallic UAP during a return-to-base transit at coordinates 36°34'53"N, 02°55'94"E, at an altitude of 24,989 feet MSL and speed of 168 knots. The majority of the report's administrative and header content is redacted under exemption 1.4(a).

DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016

A USCENTCOM mission report dated 18 November 2016 documents a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol aircraft observing an unidentified low-flying object approximately 55 nautical miles northwest of Latakia, Syria, while monitoring Russian carrier task group (KCTG) activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. The object, detected via EO/IR sensor, appeared to travel at approximately 500 knots in sea-skim mode on a southeasterly heading outbound from the KCTG for roughly two minutes before visual contact was lost. The report was declassified by USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Richard A. Harrison and approved for release to AARO.

DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020

A U.S. Navy Range Fouler Debrief Form filed by an O-3 pilot from HSM-73 on August 24, 2020, reporting an encounter with three unidentified small air contacts during routine operations in the North Arabian Sea at approximately 00:04:30 Zulu. The contacts were observed visually at night, with no radar track, IFF, or electronic warfare signatures detected. The pilot described the objects as round with wings/airframe features, moving on a westerly heading with unknown speed and distance.

DOW-UAP-D61, Mission Report, Persian Gulf, August 2020

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4685903) from the 482nd Attack Squadron documenting a reconnaissance flight from OKAS on 26-27 August 2020. The aircraft conducted a 21-hour ISR mission supporting NAVCENT operations over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman. At 1527Z on 27 August 2020, the crew observed a formation of unknown flying objects traveling northeast to northwest along the coast, which was tracked for approximately two minutes before positional identification (PID) was lost due to light cloud cover.

DOW-UAP-D62, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4782130) from the 482nd Attack Squadron documenting a ~21-hour ISR mission flown from OKAS over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman in September 2020. The mission supported NAVCENT operations to characterize Iranian/IRGCN vessels and UAS activity. At 1732Z on 16 September 2020, the aircraft's sensor observed a UAP via FMV (Full Motion Video) at grid reference 39RVM5, while flying at FL180 at 90 KIAS. No further description of the UAP is provided in the unredacted portions of the document.

DOW-UAP-D64, Mission Report, Iran, November 2020

USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 5039166) from the 482nd Attack Squadron documenting a long-duration ISR mission over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman on November 2-3, 2020. During the mission, the airborne platform observed two separate UAP via Full Motion Video (FMV) at 2143Z and 2148Z. The mission also recorded a guardcall from Iranian Air Defense and conducted ISR support for NAVCENT operations.

DOW-UAP-D65, Mission Report, Persian Gulf, July 2020

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4472514) filed by the 482nd Attack Squadron (482 ATKS), 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting an ISR/AREC mission flown on July 16, 2020, over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman. During the approximately 21-hour mission, the airborne platform (callsign and aircraft type redacted) observed three separate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) at 1830Z, 1920Z, and 2345Z, all detected via Full Motion Video (FMV). The report also documents maritime vessel observations and a guard call event.

DOW-UAP-D75, Mission Report, Gulf of Aden, July 2024

This is a SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY Mission Report (MISREP 10194673) from the 124th Attack Squadron (124 ATKS), filed under USCENTCOM MDR 25-0072 and approved for release to AARO on 2 June 2025. It documents an ISR air mission conducted on 14 July 2024 in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility, during which the crew observed one UAP at 140517ZJUL24. The UAP section of the report records key observational data including flight path, speed, and the observer's benign assessment, though critical descriptive fields including UAP shape, size, color, and the full GENTEXT narrative are redacted under exemption 1.4a.

DOW-UAP-PR20, Unresolved UAP Report, Kuwait, May 2022

This document is a USCENTCOM recommendation to AARO consisting of a single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, showing an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) observed in Kuwait in May 2022. The image, cleared for open publication by the DoD Office of Prepublication and Security Review on March 10, 2026, shows an elongated area of contrast in the upper left quadrant, circled in red by the original reporter. The accompanying context indicates the UAP was reported as moving from north to northeast and could not be positively identified by the operator.

FBI September 2023 Sighting - Composite Sketch

This document consists of a single composite image combining what appears to be a photograph of an open field with tree line and a digitally rendered graphic overlay depicting a bronze/gold ellipsoid metallic object with an associated bright light burst. The image is described as an FBI Laboratory rendering based on corroborating eyewitness accounts from September 2023. It is not a traditional text-based government report but rather a visual composite sketch used to represent witness descriptions of an observed phenomenon.

FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 5

This is an FBI FD-302 interview report (2 pages) documenting a September 2023 witness interview conducted via FaceTime video by FBI Special Agents. The witness, a contractor with drone pilot experience, reported observing an unidentified aerial object at approximately 5000 feet AGL during a LiDAR testing operation. All witness and location names are redacted.

NASA-UAP-D7, Skylab Techincal Crew Debriefing 1973

This document compiles excerpts from three NASA Skylab mission technical crew debriefings (Skylab 2, 3, and 4) from 1973-1974, covering crew observations of unusual visual phenomena during orbital operations. The excerpts include reports of internal light flashes (attributed to cosmic ray interactions with the retina), an unidentified bright reddish rotating object tracked in a similar orbit to Skylab, and external flashing lights with relative motion. These are standard post-mission debriefing records prepared by the NASA Johnson Space Center Training Office.

DOW-UAP-D14, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

This is a declassified U.S. Air Force Mission Report (MISREP) from a classified ISR mission flown out of Sigonella Airbase (LICZ) on 29-30 May 2022, lasting approximately 20 hours 30 minutes over the Eastern Mediterranean region. The mission primarily involved SIGINT and IMINT collection on Syrian Navy operations, Russian naval and air assets, and other targets in the Israel-Lebanon-Syria region. Among multiple events recorded, the report documents a single UAP observation at 0117Z on 30 May 2022, in which a screener observed one possible small UAP flying north to northeast and was unable to positively identify it.

DOW-UAP-D18, Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022

This is a declassified SECRET/NOFORN Mission Report (MISREP) from the 482nd Attack Squadron (482ATKS) documenting an ISR mission conducted over Baghdad, Iraq on December 1-2, 2022, under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. During the mission, at 1620Z on December 1, the airborne asset observed one possible UAP/UAV flying west to east near grid 38SMB42__83__. The observer did not pursue the object and continued the assigned mission with no further UAP events reported.

DOW-UAP-D5, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This is a partially declassified U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) from the Arabian Gulf region, dated 2020, containing two distinct UAP observation reports in the GENTEXT/UAP section. The first describes a single UAP observed at 1354Z traveling at 40 knots between FL160 and FL170 at a grid coordinate in the region. The second describes two possible UAPs observed at 2243Z traveling at an estimated 278 knots that increased speed and changed direction southward. The majority of the document's pages are fully redacted under exemption 1.4(a), which covers military plans, weapons systems, and operations.

DOW-UAP-D50, Email Correspondence, INDOPACOM, April 2025

This document consists of email correspondence between personnel from 12 AF/DET 3 and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, focused on confirming the classification level of tearline language related to two UAP observation reports in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility in April 2025. The emails confirm that two brief UAP observations by US aircraft on 10 and 11 April 2025 are releasable at the UNCLASSIFIED level. The actual unit identity and specific platform are redacted under 1.4(a) (intelligence sources and methods).

DOW-UAP-D52, Email Correspondance, NA, August 2024

This document consists of internal email correspondence between a PAROC Intel Data Analysis Technician (15 AF/DET 1) and an Information Disclosure Analyst, concerning the release of an unclassified tear-line summary of a UAP incident. The emails focus on an administrative request to approve inclusion of the incident year (October 31, 2024) in the unclassified portion of the report. The underlying incident involved a U.S. aircraft observing a possible oval/orb-shaped UAP for over two hours at low speed.

DOW-UAP-D60, Mission Report, Persian Gulf, August 2020

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4592219) from August 2020, documenting an ISR/reconnaissance mission flown over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman in support of NAVCENT operations. The report was filed by the 482nd Attack Squadron (482ATKS) under the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and includes a brief notation of one UAP observed via Full Motion Video (FMV) during the mission. The UAP observation is recorded as 'transiting' with no impact to the mission.

DOW-UAP-D63, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020

This is a USCENTCOM Mission Report (MISREP 4871281) from the 482nd Attack Squadron (482 ATKS), 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, documenting an ISR/AREC mission conducted over the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman in October 2020. The aircraft took off from OKAS, flew a 21-hour mission supporting NAVCENT operations, and at 1829Z the operator reported observing 1x UAP. The mission also documented multiple guard calls, observed aircraft at Abu Musa Island Airfield, and noted that heavy haze precluded full IMINT analysis.

DOW-UAP-D8, Mission Report, Djibouti, 2025

This is a U.S. military Mission Report (MISREP) from Djibouti, 2025, documenting a UAP observation by a military operator. At 1653Z, the observer reported two round, white-hot UAPs moving south at approximately 240 nautical miles per hour near grid coordinate 35SQT3423692957. The majority of the document across six of seven pages is entirely redacted under exemption 1.4(a), with substantive content appearing only on the final page.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_164

This document is a collection of multiple copies of Air Intelligence Requirements Memorandum Number 4, dated 15 February 1949, issued by the USAF Directorate of Intelligence. It establishes formal procedures and detailed requirements for collecting and reporting information on sightings of unconventional aircraft and unidentified flying objects, including 'Flying Discs.' The document was filed in FBI case file 62-HQ-83894, Serial 164, and contains approximately 15-16 near-identical copies of the same 7-page memorandum.

FBI Photo A1

An FBI-submitted monochrome still image, derived from a U.S. government sensor system, depicting an unidentified small dark object near the center of a crosshair reticle. The image was heavily redacted before submission to AARO, and no accompanying mission report, date, or location was provided. The operator could not positively identify the object.

FBI Photo A2

This document is a heavily redacted still image from a U.S. government sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO as part of a UAP report. The image shows a monochrome aerial or optical sensor frame with a crosshair reticle centered on a dark circular object against a textured background. No date, location, mission report, or additional context was provided with the submission.

FBI Photo A3

A still image from an unidentified U.S. government sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO as documentation of a UAP event. The image shows a monochrome frame — likely from a thermal or night-vision optic — with a targeting reticle centered on a small, dark circular object against a textured ground-terrain background. No date, location, or mission report was provided, and the image contains multiple redaction blocks obscuring contextual data.

FBI Photo A4

This document is a still image labeled 'FBI Photo A4,' submitted by the FBI to AARO as part of a UAP report. The monochrome image appears to be derived from a U.S. government sensor or optical system and shows a dark circular object near a central crosshair reticle against a mottled terrain-like background. No date, location, or accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo A5

A heavily redacted monochrome still image submitted by the FBI to AARO depicting an unidentified dark circular object captured by a U.S. government imaging system. No date, location, mission report, or sensor metadata was provided alongside the submission. The operator was unable to positively identify the object.

FBI Photo A6

A still image submitted by the FBI to AARO depicting an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) captured by a U.S. government system. The monochrome image shows a dark circular object centered within a crosshair reticle against a lightly textured background. Date, location, and accompanying mission report were not provided; the image was redacted prior to submission.

FBI Photo A7

This FBI-submitted document is a still image derived from a U.S. government system, submitted to AARO as part of a UAP report. The monochrome image shows a circular object with a bright specular highlight positioned just below a central crosshair reticle. Date, location, and mission context have not been provided, and the original imagery was redacted prior to submission.

FBI Photo A8

An FBI-submitted still image derived from a U.S. government sensor system, forwarded to AARO as part of a UAP report. The image is heavily redacted, with no date or location provided, and no accompanying mission report. A small, dark, irregular object is visible near the center crosshair reticle in the monochrome frame.

FBI Photo B1

A single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025, showing a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant of a grayscale sensor frame with crosshair reticle overlay. The image contains heavy redactions obscuring all metadata labels, and the embedded timestamp (12/31/1999 18:11:19) is explicitly noted as incorrect due to system clock misconfiguration. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B10

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image shows a grainy monochrome scene with a crosshair reticle overlay, a small dark circular object near the center-right of the reticle, and an indistinct mountain range in the background. The embedded timestamp reads 12/31/1999 18:10:50, but the context states this date is incorrect due to the system clock not being properly set.

FBI Photo B11

This document is a single still frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The grayscale image, timestamped 12/31/1999 18:11:06 (noted as incorrect due to misconfigured system clock), shows a central crosshair reticle, an indistinct mountain range in the background, and a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant. Significant portions of the image's data overlay fields are redacted with black rectangles.

FBI Photo B12

This document is a single still frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The infrared/electro-optical image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:11:12 (noted as an incorrect system date), shows a small dark circular object in the upper right quadrant of a crosshair reticle display with a mountain range visible in the background. Multiple data overlay fields are redacted with black bars. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B13

A single monochrome still image captured by a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025, shows two small dark elongated objects near the center crosshair. The image is dated 12/31/99 18:19:54, though the context blurb notes the system date/time was not correctly set, making the actual date of capture unknown. All contextual data fields visible in the frame are heavily redacted, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B14

This document is a single still image captured from a U.S. military sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:20:08, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image shows two small dark circular objects near the center of the frame under a crosshair reticle, with heavy redactions obscuring contextual data. The accompanying mission report was not provided, and the on-screen date is noted to be incorrect due to an unconfigured system clock.

FBI Photo B15

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025. The image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:20:22 (noted as an incorrect date due to system clock misconfiguration), shows two small dark circular objects near the center-right of the frame against a grainy monochrome background. Numerous data fields in the image overlay have been redacted, limiting contextual information available for analysis.

FBI Photo B16

A single monochrome still image captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025. The image, dated 12/31/99 18:20:41 (noted as incorrect due to system clock error), shows two dark, irregular-shaped objects slightly right of center in the upper right quadrant of a crosshair-overlaid frame. The image carries heavy redactions obscuring contextual data fields, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B17

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO as part of a UAP report. The image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:20:48 (noted as an incorrect date due to misconfigured system clock), shows a monochrome grainy frame with a central crosshair overlay and two small dark circular objects near the center. Multiple data fields around the frame perimeter have been redacted. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B18

This document is a single still image frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The grainy monochrome image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:21:02 (though the context notes the system date/time was not correctly set), shows two small dark elongated objects near the center-right of the frame. Extensive redactions obscure all associated data fields and metadata visible in the sensor overlay.

FBI Photo B2

This document is a single still image frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The grainy monochrome image displays a central crosshair reticle with a small dark circular object visible in the upper right quadrant, against a background consistent with a mountain range or cloud formation. The image contains heavy redactions obscuring contextual metadata, and the embedded timestamp (12/31/99 18:11:27) is acknowledged to be incorrect due to the system clock not being properly set.

FBI Photo B21

This document is a single still frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The grainy monochrome image shows a crosshair reticle with one or two small dark objects slightly above and to the right of center. All contextual data fields around the image perimeter are redacted, and the embedded timestamp (12/31/99 18:19:06) is noted to be incorrect due to an unset system clock.

FBI Photo B22

This document is a single still image captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO as a UAP report in 2025. The image, dated 12/31/99 18:19:19 (though noted to have an incorrect date due to system clock misconfiguration), shows two small, dark, elongated objects near the center of a grainy monochrome frame with a crosshair overlay. All contextual data fields around the frame perimeter are heavily redacted.

FBI Photo B23

A single still image captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025, showing a dark elongated unidentified object near the right edge of a central crosshair reticle. The image is monochrome and grainy, consistent with night-vision or thermal imaging. Significant portions of the telemetry data visible in the frame have been redacted, and the embedded timestamp (12/31/99 18:19:33) is acknowledged to be incorrect due to system clock misconfiguration.

FBI Photo B24

This document consists of a single still image captured by a U.S. military sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:19:40, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as a UAP report. The image shows a monochrome, grainy frame with a targeting reticle and a small, dark, irregular-shaped object visible just above the crosshair center. Extensive redactions obscure all contextual data fields in the image overlay, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B3

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 at 18:11:34, though the context note states the system date/time was not correctly set. The image shows a monochrome grainy frame with a central crosshair reticle and a small dark circular object slightly right of center, with an indistinct background suggesting terrain or clouds. All metadata fields and overlay text in the image corners are redacted, and no accompanying mission report was provided to AARO.

FBI Photo B4

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military optical/infrared sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:12:16 (noted as incorrect due to unconfigured system clock), submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025. The image shows a grainy monochrome sensor feed with a crosshair reticle overlaid, with a small dark circular object visible slightly right of center. Numerous metadata fields and telemetry overlays have been redacted with black rectangles. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B6

This document is a single still image frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image, timestamped 12/31/99 18:10:00 (noted as an incorrect date due to unconfigured system clock), shows a monochrome sensor view with a crosshair reticle, a dark structured object with an appendage near the top of the reticle, and a smaller dark circular object in the lower right quadrant. Extensive redactions obscure contextual data fields around the image border. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B7

This document is a single still image frame captured from a U.S. military sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:10:02, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image shows a grayscale scene with a central crosshair reticle and two dark objects: one in the upper right quadrant consistent in appearance with a helicopter, and a second smaller circular object below the reticle. The operator was unable to positively identify the UAP, and the stated timestamp is acknowledged as incorrect due to improper system clock settings.

FBI Photo B8

This document is a single still image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image, dated 12/31/99 18:10:18 (noted as incorrect due to uncalibrated system clock), shows a grainy monochrome frame with a central crosshair reticle and a small dark circular object slightly right of center. Heavy redactions obscure all metadata fields around the image border. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B9

This document is a single still image frame from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The grainy monochrome image displays a central crosshair reticle with a small dark circular object visible just below and left of center, against what appears to be an indistinct mountain range background. All contextual data fields in the image overlay have been heavily redacted, and no accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 3

This is a two-page FBI FD-302 interview report documenting a witness account of an unidentified aerial light observed in September 2023 near a test site. The witness, interviewed via FaceTime video in October 2023, described seeing a bright white stationary light over the horizon that moved to the right and disappeared within ten seconds. A witness in the document speculated the light may have been a meteor burning up in the atmosphere.

255_413270_UFO's_and_Defense_What_Should_we_Prepare_For

This file contains an independent report on UFOs written by the French association COMETA (previously published in the French magazine VDS in 1999), which details the results of a study by the Institute of Higher Studies for National Defence. The file also includes a letter from Carol Rosin in which she notes that she was spokesperson for von Braun during the last years of his life.

NASA-UAP-D2, Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972

This document is an excerpt from the Apollo 17 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (December 1972), capturing three distinct periods during which the crew reported observing anomalous optical phenomena: bright tumbling debris particles shortly after launch, a series of distant flashing rotating objects observed over a multi-hour period on day two, and a brief flash on the lunar surface observed from lunar orbit on day three. In each case, the astronauts offered mundane explanations (spacecraft debris, S-IVB stage, SLA panels, meteoroid impact) while also expressing uncertainty about the true source of some observations.

NASA-UAP-VM1, Apollo 12, 1969

This is an Apollo 12 (1969) archival lunar surface photograph that has been annotated with a yellow inset box highlighting a small luminous blue anomaly visible above the lunar horizon, slightly right of center frame. The foreground shows shadows of astronauts and lunar module landing gear struts cast across the lunar regolith. The image has been digitally enhanced to draw attention to the highlighted area of interest.

NASA-UAP-VM6, Apollo 17, 1972

This document consists of a NASA photograph from the Apollo 17 mission (December 1972) that has been flagged under the PURSUE program for UAP investigation. The image shows the lunar surface with hills in the background, and a yellow-highlighted inset magnifies a region of the lunar sky purportedly showing three light-colored dots in a roughly triangular formation. The accompanying context indicates the US government has obtained the original Apollo 17 film and that full NASA and DOW analysis is pending.

59_64634_711.5612[7-2852

This is a 6-page memorandum dated July 18, 1963, from Maxwell W. Hunter II, Member of the Professional Staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Council (Executive Office of the President), addressed to Robert F. Packard at the Office of International Scientific Affairs, Department of State. The memo presents Hunter's personal analytical thoughts on U.S. policy implications if an alien intelligence were discovered in space, covering scientific probability arguments, flying saucer claims, Martian life speculation, and interstellar travel scenarios. It contains no reports of actual UAP sightings or incidents.

State Department UAP Cable 5, Mexico, September 16, 2003

This is a U.S. Embassy Mexico weekly political blotter cable dated September 16, 2023, covering Mexican political developments from September 11-15, 2023. Among several domestic political topics, one section briefly reports on the Mexican Congress hearing testimony on UAP on September 12, 2023, including the presentation of alleged alien corpses and pilot encounter videos, as well as proposed UAP-related legislation. The UAP section is one of eight topics covered and is unclassified within the cable.

DOW-UAP-D6, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This is a military Mission Report (MISREP) documenting a UAP observation in the Arabian Gulf region in 2020. The only substantive unredacted content is a brief description noting that at 1246Z, an observer reported 1x probable UAP in the vicinity of grid coordinate 3SKT4255899519, with no mission impact and continued original tasking. The remaining six pages are almost entirely blacked out under the 1.4(a) exemption.

65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844

An FBI office memorandum dated April 17, 1958, from Special Agent Robert Ross Reynolds to the SAC Detroit office, documents a telephonic UFO report from a Detroit civilian named David Weaver. Weaver described observing a circular object with a crystal-type dome that reflected light, traveling northward over Detroit. The memo recommends forwarding the information to Air Force authorities.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_220

This FBI file (62-HQ-83894, Serial 220) contains a translated letter dated March 19, 1950, from Miguel Angel Garcia Macias of Veracruz, Mexico, addressed to the 'President of the Commission of Scientific Investigation of the United States,' along with associated drawings and a Mexican newspaper clipping. The letter presents pseudoscientific invention concepts and a theory that flying saucers are atomic-powered stratospheric aerostats. The file also includes a translated newspaper article describing what is claimed to be the first photographs of a flying saucer taken over Durango, Mexico, by engineering student German Horacio Robles Jr.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_449

This FBI file (62-HQ-83894, Serial 449) is an October 1966 memo from the SAC Los Angeles to the FBI Director, transmitting a copy of Issue No. 24 (July 1966) of 'Flying Saucers International,' the official journal of the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America (AFSCA). The file was opened because an IRS employee in Philadelphia flagged an article in the magazine as potentially expounding the Communist Party line. The bulk of the document is the actual magazine itself, containing convention announcements, contactee accounts, newspaper clippings about UFO sightings, and a channeled 'message' from an alleged extraterrestrial named Kalen-Li Retan of planet Korendor.

FBI Photo B19

This document consists of a single still image captured from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The image shows a grainy monochrome frame with a crosshair reticle and a small dark pixel cluster at center. Extensive redactions obscure contextual data fields around the image frame, and the embedded timestamp (12/31/99 18:18:53) is acknowledged as incorrect due to an unconfigured system clock.

FBI Photo B20

A single monochrome still image captured by a U.S. military sensor system, timestamped 12/31/99 18:18:58 (noted as incorrect due to unconfigured system clock), showing one or two small dark objects slightly above and to the right of a central crosshair reticle. The image was submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 with significant redactions applied to contextual data fields visible around the frame edges. No accompanying mission report was provided.

FBI Photo B5

This document is a single still-frame image derived from a U.S. military sensor system, submitted by the FBI to AARO in 2025 as part of a UAP report. The monochrome infrared/thermal-style image shows a grainy scene with a central crosshair reticle and what may be a mountain range or terrain feature at the bottom of the frame. All metadata fields and contextual overlay text have been heavily redacted with black bars. The date/time stamp visible (12/31/1999 18:12:20) is acknowledged to be incorrect due to an unsynchronized system clock.

NASA-UAP-D1, Apollo 12 Transcript, 1969

This document is an excerpt from the Apollo 12 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription from November 1969, covering two periods of crew observations during the mission's fifth and sixth days. Astronaut Alan Bean reported seeing particles and flashes of light appearing to 'escape the Moon' when viewed through the Alignment Optical Telescope, and Commander Pete Conrad discussed floating debris previously illuminated by the spacecraft's tracking light. Both observations were discussed in real-time with Houston Mission Control.

NASA-UAP-VM3, Apollo 12, 1969

This document is an annotated version of an Apollo 12 lunar surface photograph (1969) featuring a yellow-box highlight drawing attention to a small luminous point object visible above the lunar horizon near the right edge of the frame. The image shows the shadow of an astronaut in a spacesuit cast across the lunar regolith, with a dark sky above. The highlighted inset zooms in on a small bright point with apparent red and white coloration against the dark sky.

NASA-UAP-VM4, Apollo 12, 1969

This is an archival Apollo 12 (1969) lunar surface photograph, apparently sourced from NASA film records, showing the lunar terrain with an astronaut shadow visible in the foreground. The image has been annotated with a yellow inset box highlighting a small luminous point object visible above the lunar horizon in the dark sky, presented as an area of interest for UAP analysis purposes.

NASA-UAP-VM5, Apollo 12, 1969

This image is a processed version of an Apollo 12 lunar surface photograph (1969) in which five areas above the horizon have been digitally cropped and magnified to highlight small luminous anomalies visible in the lunar sky. The image has been editorially annotated with yellow boxes and labels (Area 1 through Area 5) to direct viewer attention to points of light or luminous objects above the lunar horizon. The document's provenance and analytical authority are explicitly disclaimed in the accompanying context blurb.

59_214434_SP 16 [7.18.1963]

A 6-page internal memorandum dated July 18, 1963, authored by Maxwell W. Hunter II of the National Aeronautics and Space Council's Professional Staff, addressed to Robert F. Packard at the State Department's Office of International Scientific Affairs. The document presents speculative policy analysis on what the U.S. government should do if an alien intelligence were discovered, covering scientific theories of planetary formation, the plausibility of Martian life, interstellar travel scenarios, and recommended diplomatic postures. It contains no reports of actual UAP sightings or encounters.

State Department UAP Cable 4, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004

This is a November 2004 diplomatic cable from the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, reporting on a meeting between embassy officials and the Union of UFOlogists (UOU) of Turkmenabat. The cable describes the UOU as a surprisingly effective NGO partner for USAID programs, having pivoted from UFO research to practical civil society work including business registration, humanitarian assistance distribution, and NGO capacity building. The UFO subject matter serves largely as organizational branding that enjoys broad public and official interest in Turkmenistan.

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_403

This FBI file serial (62-HQ-83894, Serial 403) contains the dust jacket and promotional material for the book 'They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers' by Gray Barker, published by University Books, Inc. The material describes the book's premise about flying saucer researchers being silenced by mysterious 'Men in Black' figures, and provides a biography of the author. No actual investigative content, incident reports, or UAP evidence is present in this serial.

NASA-UAP-VM2, Apollo 12, 1969

This image appears to be an annotated version of an Apollo 12 lunar surface photograph taken in 1969, with two highlighted regions labeled 'Area 1' and 'Area 2' pointing to small points of light visible above the lunar horizon in the dark sky. The base photograph shows the lunar surface with an astronaut's shadow visible on the right side. The yellow annotation boxes are editorial additions to the original photograph, intended to direct viewer attention to anomalous light points in the sky portion of the image.

NASA-UAP-D6, Apollo 17 Technical Crew Debriefing, 1973

This is an excerpt (page 24-4) from the Apollo 17 Technical Crew Debriefing conducted on January 4, 1973, prepared by NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center Training Office. The debriefing captures astronaut accounts of visual phenomena observed during the mission, including light flashes experienced throughout the flight and observations during reentry and recovery operations. The document was originally classified CONFIDENTIAL and has since been declassified.

State Department UAP Cable 3, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2001

This is a U.S. Embassy Moscow diplomatic cable dated October 30, 2001, reporting on meetings between Ambassador Vershbow and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mamedov and MFA Georgia Desk Chief Tereoken regarding alleged Russian airspace violations over Georgia's Kodori Gorge on October 28-29, 2001. The term 'UFO' appears only as a dismissive rhetorical device used by Russian MFA official Tereoken to cast doubt on Georgian claims of Russian aircraft activity — not as a reference to any anomalous aerial phenomenon. The cable's authors explicitly assess that Russian denials reflect a pattern of deception to conceal military operations.

NASA-UAP-D5, Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science, 1973

This document is an excerpt from the Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science, dated January 8, 1973, prepared by NASA's Science Requirements Branch. It records a presentation by Dick Henry, co-investigator on the ultraviolet experiment aboard Apollo 17, discussing preliminary findings from UV and related astronomical observations made during the mission. The content is entirely scientific in nature, covering topics such as UV background radiation, Lyman-alpha hydrogen, and the spectrum of the Earth as observed from space.

DOW-UAP-D48, Department of the Air Force Report, 1996

This is a 1996 unclassified technical report produced by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) for the U.S. Air Force 30th and 45th Space Wings. It details mathematical methodology for modeling unlikely space-booster failure modes (specifically 'Mode-5' failures) in launch-area risk calculations, and includes extensive historical launch failure narratives for Atlas, Delta, Titan, and Thor vehicles from program inception through August 1996. The document contains no UAP content whatsoever; it is a purely technical aerospace safety and risk analysis report.

DOW-UAP-D49, Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

This document is the official Vandenberg AFB Launch Summary compiled by the 30th Space Wing Office of History, covering all major launch operations from the first launch on 16 December 1958 through 2000. It contains chronological launch logs, annual summary tables by booster type and command, a launch facility guide with historical designations, and a launcher status and history section. The document records 1,790 total launches across a wide range of military, NASA, and commercial programs.

DOW-UAP-PR19, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D10, described the observation as a “possible missile” moving across the field-of-view. The report also described four other objects not depicted in the video as “possible birds.” Video Description: At the two second mark, the video depicts an area of contrast moving from left to right across the bottom third of the sensor field-of-view. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR21, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D14, described the UAP as a “probable SU-27/35." Video Description: The video depicts two areas of contrast moving together near the center of the field-of-view throughout the runtime. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. AARO Comment: SU-27 and SU-35 are designations for military aircraft operated by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

DOW-UAP-PR22, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, July 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 14 seconds of video footage from an infrared (left) and electro-optical (right) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D16, described the UAP as “moving from north to south.” Video Description: At the five second mark, the video depicts an object moving from right to left across the top right quarter of the sensor field-of-view. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR23, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D18, described the UAP as "flying west to east." Video Description: The video depicts an area of contrast moving from the bottom left to the top right of the sensor field-of-view. At approximately six seconds, the area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view near the top right corner of the frame. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR26, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from a U.S. military system in 2022. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by adding a red line encircling an area of interest before submitting it to AARO. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D12, described the UAP as moving from north to northeast. The operator reported that they were unable to positively identify the UAP. Image Description: The image contains an encircled, elongated area of contrast in the top left quarter. The area of contrast increases in intensity along its length from top left to bottom right. This image description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR27, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared (IR) sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission. Video Description: 00:00-01:55: No content. 01:56: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right side of the display. 02:04: The IR sensor pans to center on the area of contrast. 02:14: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:15-03:26: The area of contrast remains generally in the center of the sensor field-of-view. 03:27-04:57: The sensor motion causes the area of contrast to move erratically across the display. Due to this motion, the sensor system repeatedly loses and reacquires the area of contrast within the center area of the display. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR28, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, January 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and five seconds of video footage captured via multiple sensor modalities aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D7, described the UAP as “diamond-shaped” and moving at approximately 434 knots. The observer also reported that the UAP was only detectable via short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensor. Video Description: The screen is split into two viewing areas for the first ten seconds of the video, with the right side displaying electro-optical footage and the left side displaying SWIR footage. 00:04: An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background in the center of the right frame. 00:10: The display shifts to a full-screen view of the SWIR feed to better focus on the area of contrast. 00:55: The area of contrast remains generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view. The area of contrast visually resembles an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below. 00:56: The operator switches the sensor modality to visible spectrum, losing the subject against the background. 00:57-01:05: The operator switches the sensor modality to SWIR (Black-Hot) but does not reacquire the area of contrast. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR29, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, June 2024

The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 21 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D8, described the UAP as consisting of an object with a vertical pole or bar attached to the bottom of the object. The observer also reported that the UAP may instead be a reflection from an object in the water. Video Description: 00:00-00:21: An area of contrast visually resembling an inverted teardrop with a vertically linear trailing mass suspended below remains generally within the center of the sensor field-of-view throughout the video. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR31, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. Video Description: 00:00-00:01: An indistinctly shaped multi-colored area moves from right to left across the top edge of the sensor display within the first second of the video. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR32, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of six seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. Video Description: 00:02-00:04: An area of irregular color and brightness, mainly consisting of white and red highlights, appears near the center of the top edge of the sensor display. The area extends to a width of approximately one-third of the horizontal frame, with a vertical area comprising approximately one-sixth of the viewing area. Overall, its shape is best described as a horizontally-oriented half-oval bisected along its major axis. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR33, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. Video Description: 00:01-00:03: Two semi-transparent, irregularly shaped orange areas overlay the background imagery, persisting for less than two seconds each. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR34, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 57 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D33, described the UAP as flying near the surface of the ocean and making multiple “90-degree turns” at approximately 80 miles per hour. Video Description: 00:04: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen. 00:07-00:19: The area of contrast moves back and forth horizontally across the field-of-view as the sensor pans to track it. 00:20-01:00: The area of contrast remains generally centered within the sensor field-of-view. 01:00-02:01: The sensor designates the area of contrast with a blue reticle, synchronizing its motion with the area of contrast’s relative position. 02:02-02:21: The sensor engages a contrast filter to better differentiate the area of contrast from the background. 02:22: The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable against the background, and the reticle drops its lock. 02:27-02:57: After losing lock, the sensor rapidly cycles zoom levels and contrast thresholds. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR35, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 24 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D35, described the UAP as small and circular, flying near the surface of the ocean toward land. Video Description: 00:02: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on an area of contrast near the center of the screen. 00:03-00:19: The sensor tracks the area of contrast as it moves against the ocean background. 00:20: As the background scene transitions from being predominantly water to land, the area of contrast becomes indistinguishable. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR36, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. An accompanying Range Fouler report, DoW-UAP-D38, described the UAP as a solid white object making erratic movements above the water. Video Description: 00:05: An area of contrast briefly enters the sensor field-of-view from the left side of the screen. 00:06-00:18: The sensor pans away from the scene’s initial subject matter while cycling contrast settings and zoom levels. 00:19: The area of contrast re-enters the sensor field-of-view from near the center of the top edge of the screen. 00:20-01:15: The area of contrast remains generally within the sensor field-of-view. 01:16: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 01:56: The sensor further narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 02:10: A blue reticle briefly appears on screen but does not acquire a lock on the area of contrast. 02:15-02:17: The sensor switches to a different modality and loses track of the area of contrast. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR37, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:06-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom left quarter of the screen, follows a generally linear path from the bottom of the screen to the top, and exits from the top left quarter. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR38, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2013

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 46 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2013. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: This video depicts an area of contrast resembling an eight-pointed star with arms of alternating length. 00:10: The sensor field-of-view narrows to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:11-00:29: The area of contrast moves within the sensor field-of-view, followed by a visible trail. 00:30: The area of contrast leaves the sensor field-of-view at the bottom right of the screen. 00:35-01:44: Following an apparent cut, the area of contrast generally remains within the sensor field-of-view before exiting the frame from the top left quarter of the screen. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR39, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:03-00:05: A faint area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom half of the right edge of the screen, proceeds from right to left across the corner of the frame, and exits the scene from near the center of the bottom edge of the screen. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR40, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and three seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The original reporter digitally altered the imagery by pausing the video playback and adding a white line encircling an area of interest at timestamp 00:10, annotated with the phrase “U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE.” AARO did not edit the originally reported material, and this media is presented as received. Video Description: 00:00-00:09: An area of contrast brightens within the sensor field-of-view, becoming increasingly distinct against the background. 00:10-00:14: Playback pauses to display a white line encircling an area of interest, annotated with the phrase “U/I SMALL THERMAL SIGNATURE.” 00:15-01:03: Playback resumes, with the sensor panning to track the area of contrast against the background, generally maintaining the area of contrast’s position within the top third of the display area. During this period, the sensor cycles through several contrast and zoom settings. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR41, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 34 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:01: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom third of the left side of the screen. 00:02-01:34: The sensor pans from left to right, tracking the area of contrast and keeping it generally centered within the field-of-view. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR42, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 53 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-00:12: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom left corner of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the lower left quadrant of the frame. 00:13-00:40: The area of contrast intermittently loses distinctiveness against the background, seeming to disappear and reappear irregularly. 00:41: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:42-00:52: An area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view from the left half of the top of the frame, after which the sensor pans up and to the left. 00:53-02:09: The sensor pans erratically, with an area of contrast appearing in a relatively fixed position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. 02:09-02:29: The sensor switches imaging modalities, and the area of contrast appears to the right and slightly above the center of the frame. 02:30-04:53: The sensor switches imaging modalities again, and the area of contrast returns to its previous position to the left and slightly below the center of the frame. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR43, Unresolved UAP Report, Africa, 2025

The United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description:00:00-00:02: A small, barely distinguishable area of contrast moves from the left side of the sensor field-of-view to the right side, exiting the scene from the bottom right quarter of the screen. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. The video is looped for viewing purposes.

DOW-UAP-PR44, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five minutes and 11 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: This video features incidentally recorded audio, which does not relate to the visual content described below. 00:00-00:30: No content. 00:31-03:24: The sensor pans down and to the right to focus on an area of contrast. The sensor tracks the area of contrast against the background for approximately three minutes, panning to maintain its position generally within the center of the frame. The sensor cycles contrast and zoom levels several times throughout, appearing as brief, bright white flashes across the frame. 03:25-04:23: The sensor cycles through reticles of various sizes while continuing to track the area of contrast. Between 04:20 and 04:23, the area of contrast briefly leaves the center of the sensor field-of-view. 04:24-04:50: The sensor field-of-view widens to zoom out from the scene, continuing to track the area of contrast. 04:50-04:54: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, at which point it exits the frame from the top left quadrant of the screen. 04:55-05:11: No content. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR45, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020

The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 58 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast acquiring a reticle lock. 00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background. 00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness. 00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner of the screen. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. AARO Comment: The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection.

DOW-UAP-PR46, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2024

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-00:09: The sensor focuses on an area of contrast that resembles a football-shaped body with three radial projections: one oriented vertically, and two oriented downward at a 45-degree angle relative to the major axis of the main mass. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR47, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2023

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-01:59: The sensor tracks three distinct areas of contrast, maintaining their positions generally within the center of the frame. The areas of contrast appear to maintain a fixed position and orientation relative to one another. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR48, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2024

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 39 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-01:39: The sensor tracks an area of contrast, maintaining its position generally within the center of the frame. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

DOW-UAP-PR49, Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army, 2026

The Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2026. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation. Video Description: 00:00-00:08: The sensor tracks an initial area of interest. 00:09-00:16: The sensor disengages from its previous area of focus and pans from right to left to track two areas of contrast, narrowing the field-of-view to zoom in while panning to maintain the objects' positions generally within the center of the frame. 00:17-01:03: The sensor widens its field-of-view to zoom out, keeping the areas of contrast generally centered within the display. 01:04-01:08: The sensor field-of-view rapidly cycles between levels of zoom, causing the areas of contrast to appear to rapidly increase and decrease in size. 01:09-01:48: The sensor tracks the areas of contrast while maintaining a generally centered position, intermittently cycling between contrast settings. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.

NASA Audio 12/5/1965 Low Earth Orbit

This audio recording contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini VII mission. In this excerpted segment of audio, Astronaut Frank Borman reports to NASA mission control in Houston his sighting of an unidentified object, which he referred to as a "bogey." This sighting occurred on December 5, 1965. The dialogue includes Borman's initial report, as well as additional comments by Astronaut Jim Lovell, Borman's fellow crew member.