Department of WarPDFIndexUNCLASSIFIEDNo redactions0/10— noise or low qualityPURSUE Release 1
Incident date
2/3/00
Released
May 8, 2026
Official Description
This report summarizes the historical record of launches occurring at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1958 and 2000.
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
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.
Key Findings
→The document contains no UAP or UFO-related content; it is an administrative historical record of missile and space launch operations at Vandenberg AFB.
→The first Vandenberg launch occurred on 16 December 1958 using a Thor IRBM from facility 75-1-1 (later SLC-2E), designated operation 'TUNE UP.'
→A total of 1,790 launches are recorded across the 42-year period, conducted by multiple agencies including AFSC, SAC, Navy, NASA, RAF, AEC, and commercial operators.
→Launch vehicles catalogued include Thor, Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Peacekeeper, Scout, Delta II, Pegasus, Taurus, Athena, and Minotaur, among many others.
→The document was prepared by Jeffrey Geiger of the 30th Space Wing Office of History and distributed to 30+ military, government, and contractor organizations as of 3 February 2000.
Extracted Entities
People
Jeffrey Geiger
Agencies & Organizations
30th Space Wing, USAFAir Force Systems Command (AFSC)Strategic Air Command (SAC)Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)Air Combat Command (ACC)NASAUS NavyRoyal Air Force (RAF)Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)Aerospace Defense Command (ADC)USAF Cambridge Research Laboratories (CRL)Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
This document contains zero UAP-related content. It is a routine administrative historical registry of military and civilian rocket launches. Its inclusion in a UAP document release appears to be erroneous or contextually irrelevant to UAP research.
Lockheed Martin (LM)
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA)
American Rocket Company (AMROC)
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ITT Federal Services Corporation
TRW
Aerospace Corporation
Locations
Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaCape Canaveral, FloridaPoint Arguello, CaliforniaEdwards AFB, CaliforniaKennedy Space Center, FloridaOgden, Utah
16 December 1958 (first launch)3 February 2000 (document date)1958-2000 (full range covered)16 June 1961 (first space launch from SLC-2E)15 June 1971 (first Titan IIID launch)26 January 2000 (last listed launch, JAWSAT/Minotaur)