CASE 001 FEATURED 01 1996 Low-Earth Orbit
STS-80 unidentified-object imagery, 1996 During STS-80, between November 19 and December 7, 1996, astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Columbia captured a series of three images of an unidentified object in low-Earth orbit. In the first photograph, the object is visible near the center of the frame, to the right of the limb of the Earth.
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 002 FEATURED 02 2025 Yellow Sea
DOW-UAP-PR104, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2025 The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 18 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. Video Description: 00:01-00:15: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast resembling a six-pointed star, keeping it generally centered within the center of…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 003 FEATURED 03 2025 East China Sea
DOW-UAP-PR105, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2025 The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 5 minutes of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. Video Description: 00:01-00:14: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the center of the frame. 00:15-00:19: The…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 004 FEATURED 04 1996 Western United States
DOW-UAP-PR113, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 1996 The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. The video contains 2 minutes and 57 seconds of footage likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 1996. Video Description: No formal data handling practices for UAP-related records existed at the time this media was reported to…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 005 FEATURED 05 MAR 22, 1949 New Mexico
DOE-UAP-D004, Los Alamos Conference on Aerial Phenomena, 1949 This document is a transcript of a 1949 conference held at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (now Los Alamos National Laboratory), Los Alamos, New Mexico. Attendees included several eminent scientists and physicists, many of whom had contributed to the development of the first nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project. The purpose of the conference was to discuss and gather hypotheses to account for the nature…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 006 FEATURED 06 APR 28, 1949 Virginia
DOW-UAP-D094, Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States, 1949 This file contains a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Intelligence Division study, “Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States,” Study No. 203, dated 04/28/1949. The analysis includes an assessment of various reported unidentified flying object (UFO) incidents and theories to account for their nature and origin. Overall, the study assesses that “it appears that some object has been seen; however, the…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 007 FEATURED 07 MAY 06, 2022 Iraq
DOW-UAP-PR019, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022 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,…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 008 FEATURED 08 DEC 05, 1965 Low Earth Orbit
NASA-UAP-D003A, Gemini 7 Audio Excerpt, 1965 This audio recording contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini 7 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…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 009 FEATURED 09 DATE WITHHELD LOCATION WITHHELD
FBI 62-HQ-83894 case-file package 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…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 010 FEATURED 10 2022 CENTCOM
DOW-UAP-PR050, "4 UAP Formation Iran 26 Aug 2022 over water [CALLSIGN]" On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video,…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 011 FEATURED 11 2023 Yellow Sea
DOW-UAP-PR057a, "Spherical UAP in clouds" On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video,…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 012 FEATURED 12 2025 Western United States
ODNI-UAP-D001, USPER Narrative, Senior USIC Official This document is a first-hand account written by a currently serving (May 2026) senior U.S. intelligence official. The official was part of a team investigating reports of unusual noises and sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena in and near a sensitive U.S. military facility in late 2025. From the official’s vantage point as a helicopter passenger, the official recounts encountering unidentified “glowing…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 013 FEATURED 13 2023 Western United States
Western United States Event, 2023 This memorandum summarizes the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’s (AARO) ongoing analysis of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in 2023. As of June 2026, the case remains unresolved.
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 014 FEATURED 14 2022 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs UAP incident, 2022 This document is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) FD-302, a form the FBI uses to record interviews. This FD-302 contains a summary of an interview with a U.S. military service member in March 2025 regarding a February 2022 incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). The individual described the phenomenon as being “bean shaped,” “matte white” or “off-white” in color, with a…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 015 FEATURED 15 1972 LOCATION WITHHELD
Apollo 16 scientific debriefing excerpts This debriefing includes presentations from principal investigators of various Apollo experiments. The principal investigators describe preliminary results of their work to educate the Apollo crews about what they’ve obtained from Apollo 16 to help prepare for Apollo 17. They also describe anomalies, such as a “flash” that was observed that had not yet been reported. The flash is mentioned beginning at 25:15.
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 016 JULY 1952-1960 Washington State, United States
FBI-UAP-D013, Washington State ‘UFO’ Investigation, 1952-1960 This file details an investigation of various sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in Washington state between July 1952 and August 1960. This file includes memoranda and correspondence between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Air Force regarding UFO sightings.
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 017 AUGUST 1952-1967 New Jersey, United States
FBI-UAP-D012, Newark Field Office, 1952-1967 This file details a special inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Newark Field Office of various reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in and near New Jersey between August 1952 and January 1967. These files include memoranda and correspondence between the FBI and the U.S. Air Force regarding UFO sightings, as well as public correspondence concerning various UFO-focused groups.
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 018 MAR 23, 2026 Pacific Time Zone
DOW-UAP-D051, Email Correspondence, Pacific Time Zone, March 2023 This document is email correspondence describing the content of a mission report and requesting clarification on its content. 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…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 019 2026 Northeastern United States
FBI-UAP-D009, FD-302-67, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026 This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records a February 2026 interview with a U.S. person, in which they described incidents potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena. The subject matter described in files FBI-UAP-D009 and FBI-UAP-D010 and depicted in the video footage FBI-UAP-PR004 corresponds to reports originating from…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 020 2026 Northeastern United States
FBI-UAP-D010, FD-302-71, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026 This document is an FBI FD-302, a form the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to record interviews. This FD-302 records an interview with a U.S. person regarding their first-hand account of an incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena. The subject matter described in files FBI-UAP-D009 and FBI-UAP-D010 and depicted in the video footage FBI-UAP-PR004 corresponds to reports originating from…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 021 JUL 01, 2025 Northeastern United States
FBI-UAP-PR004, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2025 In July 2025, at approximately 2100 local time in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness observed an intense bright light in their backyard as they parked their car upon returning home from work. The light was hovering approximately 25 feet off the ground, below a tree line near the center of their backyard, at an estimated distance of 90 feet. The eyewitness exited their vehicle briefly before retrieving…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 022 2025-04-10/2025-04-11 LOCATION WITHHELD
DOW-UAP-D050, Email Correspondence, INDOPACOM, April 2025 This document is email correspondence describing the content of a mission report and requesting clarification on its content. 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…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 023 2025 North America
DOW-UAP-PR049, 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.…
OPEN CASE FILE CASE 024 2025 LOCATION WITHHELD
FBI Photo A002 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 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. government system. The date and location of the event have not been provided. The original imagery was altered with redactions before being submitted to AARO. An accompanying mission report was not provided.…
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