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- PDFDepartment of War10p
'Bouncy Ball' UAP at 424 Knots, Syria
DOW-UAP-D74, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023
A U.S. Air Force ISR crew operating over Syria under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE reported a solid, spherical UAP traveling at approximately 424 knots for at least seven minutes on November 9, 2023.
- spherical
- bouncy ball shape
- FMV platform
- VIDDepartment of War0:01
'Football With Three Spokes' IR Clip, 2024
DOW-UAP-PR46, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2024
A 9-second infrared sensor clip submitted by INDOPACOM to AARO in 2024 showing an unidentified football-shaped object with three radial projections over the East China Sea; case remains unresolved.
- football-shaped
- tri-radial projections
- infrared
- PDFDepartment of War10p
'Plasma' Light Anomalies Over Syria, October 2024
DOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024
A USCENTCOM/AFSOC mission report documenting a series of anomalous light events observed on Full-Motion Video during a 20-hour ISR sortie over Syria on October 20, 2024, under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.
- white light orb
- plasma
- halo effect
- VIDDepartment of War0:03
'U/I Small Thermal Signature' IR Clip, 2020
DOW-UAP-PR40, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
A 2020 CENTCOM infrared video from the Arabian Gulf showing an unidentified small thermal signature, submitted to AARO with a source-added annotation and released unedited as an unresolved UAP case.
- infrared sensor
- small thermal signature
- Arabian Gulf
- VIDDepartment of War0:04
106-Second 'Eight-Pointed Star' IR Clip, 2013
DOW-UAP-PR38, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2013
DOW-UAP-PR38 is a CENTCOM-submitted AARO report of 106 seconds of 2013 airborne infrared footage depicting an unidentified eight-pointed star-shaped contrast anomaly over the Middle East, with no analytical conclusion reached.
- eight-pointed star
- alternating-arm morphology
- visible trail
- PDFDepartment of War5p
321-Knot UAP Acceleration, Arabian Gulf
DOW-UAP-D4, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
A U.S. military Mission Report documenting a brief airborne observation of a possible UAP in the Arabian Gulf at 1258Z in 2020, during which the object was clocked at an estimated 321 knots before accelerating and turning east.
- UAP
- Arabian Gulf
- 2020
- PDFDepartment of War6p
40-Knot Hover Plus 278-Knot Pair, 2020
DOW-UAP-D5, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020
A two-event military MISREP logging a single UAP at constant 40 knots between FL160–170 and, nearly nine hours later, two possible UAPs at an estimated 278 knots that accelerated and turned south, both observed in 2020 over an operationally redacted location.
- multiple UAP
- constant velocity
- speed increase
- PDFDepartment of War17p
415th Night Fighter 'Foofighters' File, 1944-45
331_120752_Numeric_Files_1944–1945_37153_German_Armament_Equipment_Documents
A SHAEF file grouping wartime messages and memorandums documenting Allied aircrew observations of 'foofighters,' unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights over Germany in 1944–1945, with repeated reference to the 415th Night Fighter Squadron.
- foofighters
- night phenomena
- cylindrical object
- PDFDepartment of War7p
434-Knot SWIR-Only Diamond Over Mediterranean
DOW-UAP-D25, Mission Report, Greece, January 2024
A USCENTCOM MISREP documenting a two-minute SWIR-only observation of a diamond-shaped UAP traveling at approximately 434 knots at FL200 over the Mediterranean Sea on January 25, 2024.
- diamond-shaped
- SWIR-only
- non-maneuvering probe
- VIDDepartment of War0:02
58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020
DOW-UAP-PR45, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
A 58-second Department of the Air Force infrared sensor recording of an unidentified area of contrast submitted to AARO in 2020, with no reporter description and no analytic conclusion reached.
- infrared
- area of contrast
- reticle lock
- PDFDepartment of War1p
73-Second Cold-IR Round Object, Gulf of Aden
DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020
A U.S. Navy O-2 aircrew member filed a Range Fouler Reporting Form documenting a roughly 73-second TFLIR encounter with a round, IR-cold object over the Gulf of Aden on October 15, 2020, that made abrupt directional changes at low speed.
- round
- IR-cold
- Gulf of Aden
- VIDDepartment of War0:04
94-Second Tracked IR Anomaly, Arabian Gulf
DOW-UAP-PR41, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
A 94-second infrared video submitted by U.S. Central Command to AARO documenting an unidentified area of contrast tracked over the Arabian Gulf in 2020, with no witness description of any kind.
- infrared
- area of contrast
- Arabian Gulf
- VIDDepartment of War0:04
99-Second IR Clip, INDOPACOM 2024
DOW-UAP-PR48, Unresolved UAP Report, INDOPACOM, 2024
A 99-second infrared video submitted by INDOPACOM to AARO in 2024, with no accompanying observer description, showing an uncharacterized area of contrast held at frame center.
- infrared
- area-of-contrast
- Indo-PACOM
- PDFDepartment of War181p
Air Force Mode-5 Launch Failure Statistics, 1996
DOW-UAP-D48, Department of the Air Force Report, 1996
A 1996 unclassified Air Force contract report developing a statistical methodology to model rare 'Mode-5' launch vehicle failures, sustained off-course turns, within the risk-analysis program DAMP, drawing on 1,186 historical Atlas, Delta, Titan, and Thor launches.
- Mode-5 failure
- launch vehicle
- risk modeling
- PDFDepartment of War28p
Air Materiel Command's Disc Files, 1946-47
18_100754_ General 1946-7_Vol_2
A December 1947 Department of War file compiling internal memorandums and correspondence on flying disc and saucer sightings, treating them as a formal concern for the Air Materiel Command.
- flying disc
- flying saucer
- Air Materiel Command
- PDFNASA11p
Aldrin's Three Apollo 11 Anomalies, Debriefing
NASA-UAP-D4, Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing, 1969
An excerpt from the Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing (July 31, 1969) in which Buzz Aldrin describes three separate unexplained observations: an unidentified object near the Moon, interior cabin light flashes, and a bright light on the return trip.
- unidentified object
- lunar transit
- cabin light flashes
- IMGNASA2.5M
Apollo 12 Lunar Photo, Five Annotated Areas
NASA-UAP-VM5, Apollo 12, 1969
An archival Apollo 12 lunar-surface photograph, declassified by NASA, with five labeled areas of interest above the horizon where unidentified phenomena are visible.
- lunar surface
- above horizon
- five labeled areas
- IMGNASA2.3M
Apollo 12 Lunar Photo, Left-of-Center Annotation
NASA-UAP-VM4, Apollo 12, 1969
A modified archival NASA photograph from the Apollo 12 lunar landing site (1969) shows an unidentified phenomenon visible above the horizon, released as part of the September 2025 US Department of War UAP disclosure.
- lunar surface
- above horizon
- unidentified aerial phenomenon
- IMGNASA2.4M
Apollo 12 Lunar Photo, Right-Edge Annotation
NASA-UAP-VM3, Apollo 12, 1969
A modified archival Apollo 12 lunar-surface photograph, released in the 2026 DOW UAP disclosure, showing an annotated area of interest near the right edge of the frame above the lunar horizon.
- lunar surface
- photographic
- Apollo 12
- IMGNASA2.5M
Apollo 12 Lunar Photo, Two Annotated Areas
NASA-UAP-VM2, Apollo 12, 1969
A modified NASA archival photograph from the Apollo 12 lunar surface landing site, released under the September 2025 DoW UAP disclosure, identifying two highlighted areas of unidentified phenomena above the lunar horizon.
- Apollo 12
- lunar surface
- 1969
- IMGNASA2.4M
Apollo 12 Lunar-Surface Photo, Annotated
NASA-UAP-VM1, Apollo 12, 1969
An archival Apollo 12 surface photograph, released by NASA under the September 2025 DoW UAP disclosure, showing an annotated area of interest above the lunar horizon.
- photograph
- lunar surface
- above horizon
- PDFNASA4p
Apollo 12 Tracking-Light Disagreement, Lunar Orbit
NASA-UAP-D1, Apollo 12 Transcript, 1969
Excerpt from the Apollo 12 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (November 1969) documenting two crew-reported anomalies in lunar orbit: unidentified light particles observed through the Alignment Optical Telescope on Day 5, and floating debris illuminated by a tracking light whose operational status was contradicted by ground telemetry on Day 6.
- light particles
- lunar orbit
- AOT observation
- PDFNASA16p
Apollo 17 Three-Day Anomaly Transcript
NASA-UAP-D2, Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972
A declassified excerpt of the Apollo 17 air-to-ground voice transcript documenting three mission-day intervals in which crew members reported unexplained luminous phenomena: a tumbling fragment field at spacecraft separation, a rhythmically flashing distant rotating object in cislunar space, and a brief surface flash north of Grimaldi crater on the Moon.
- luminous tumbling fragments
- rotating dual-flash object
- cislunar space
- IMGNASA1.7M
Apollo 17 Triangular Three-Dot Anomaly Photo
NASA-UAP-VM6, Apollo 17, 1972
A DOW case record opening a formal investigation into a triangular three-dot anomaly visible in a previously public Apollo 17 lunar photograph from December 1972, with preliminary government analysis suggesting a physical object and the original mission film now in custody for full analysis.
- triangular formation
- three dots
- lunar sky
- PDFNASA3p
Apollo 17 UV Hot-Star Spectrum Anomaly
NASA-UAP-D5, Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science, 1973
An excerpt from the January 8, 1973 Apollo 17 Crew Debriefing for Science in which UV experiment co-investigator Dick Henry reports detecting an unexplained ultraviolet spectrum at high galactic latitudes that matches a hot star, despite the confirmed absence of hot stars in the field of view.
- UV background radiation
- galactic pole survey
- hot star spectrum without source
- PDFDepartment of War6p
Blue Triangle Near Security Site, March 2023
DOW-UAP-D51, Email Correspondence, Pacific Time Zone, March 2023
An email chain between a Defense intelligence analyst and an OSI classification officer approving downgrade of a SECRET//NOFORN Intelligence Information Report (IIR) summary to UNCLASSIFIED, covering a civilian's nighttime sighting of a large blue triangular UAP near a national security facility in the Pacific Time Zone in March 2023.
- triangular
- blue
- featureless
- VIDNASA0:29
Borman's 'Bogey,' Gemini 7 Audio 1965
NASA-UAP-D3A, Gemini 7 Audio Excerpt, 1965
A declassified NASA audio excerpt from the Gemini 7 mission in which Astronaut Frank Borman reports an unidentified object, a 'bogey', to Houston mission control from low Earth orbit on December 5, 1965.
- bogey
- Low Earth Orbit
- 1965
- PDFNASA4p
Borman's 'Bogey,' Gemini 7 Transcript 1965
NASA-UAP-D3, Gemini 7 Transcript, 1965
A 1965 ground-to-crew transcript from the Gemini 7 mission in which astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell report an unidentified 'bogey' and an associated field of hundreds of luminous particles at an estimated four-mile distance in low Earth orbit.
- particle-swarm
- discrete-bogey
- low-earth-orbit
- PDFDepartment of War6p
Brief UAP/UAV Sighting, Baghdad December 2022
DOW-UAP-PR23, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022
A USCENTCOM mission report from the 482nd Attack Squadron documenting a brief, uncharacterized observation of a single UAP/UAV flying west-to-east near Baghdad at FL180 during a December 2022 ISR mission under Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.
- UAP/UAV
- infrared/FMV
- Iraq
- PDFDepartment of War7p
Circular UAP, 90-Degree Turns Above Aegean
DOW-UAP-PR34, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023
A USCENTCOM/AFSOC mission report documenting an airborne infrared and FMV sensor observation of an unidentified, apparently circular object executing multiple 90-degree turns at ~80 MPH just above the ocean surface near Greece on 27 October 2023.
- circular UAP
- FMV sensor
- infrared sensor
- PDFDepartment of War7p
Circular UAP, 90-Degree Turns Over Aegean
DOW-UAP-D33, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023
MISREP 9329374 is a USCENTCOM ISR mission report documenting a three-minute crew observation of a seemingly circular UAP executing sharp 90-degree turns at approximately 80 mph just above the Aegean Sea surface on October 27, 2023.
- circular
- FMV
- Aegean Sea
- PDFDepartment of War6p
Cloudy Persian Gulf Transit Sighting, 2020
DOW-UAP-D60, Mission Report, Persian Gulf, August 2020
A U.S. military operator filed a standardized Mission Report documenting a single transiting UAP over the Persian Gulf on August 8, 2020, with no mission impact and degraded full-motion video collection due to cloud cover.
- transiting
- Persian Gulf
- 2020
- PDFDepartment of War28p
Department of War Disc Intake, 1948
18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1
A 1948 Department of War file containing memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting and investigation of flying disc sightings.
- flying disc
- 1948
- administrative collection
- PDFFBI1p
Detroit Dome UFO, FBI Memo 1958
65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844
A 1958 FBI memo documents a Detroit man's report of a circular, dome-topped UAP and recommends routing the account to Air Force authorities.
- circular
- dome
- Detroit
- PDFDepartment of War209p
DoW UFO Incident Summaries, Cases 1-100
38_143685_box7_Incident_Summaries_1-100
A compiled set of the first 100 UAP incident summaries from Box 7, each anchored by a standardized 'Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects' form and, in many cases, supplemented by witness statements and narrative reports.
- incident summaries
- check-list forms
- witness statements
- PDFDepartment of War178p
DoW UFO Incident Summaries, Cases 101-172
38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172
A box of 72 UAP incident summaries (cases 101–172) from the Department of War, each built around a standardized 'Check-List – Unidentified Flying Objects' form, with many supplemented by witness lists, statements, and narrative reports.
- UAP
- incident-summaries
- checklist-form
- PDFDepartment of War144p
DoW UFO Incident Summaries, Cases 173-233
38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233
A compiled batch of UFO incident summaries (cases 173–233) produced by the Department of War, each built around a standardized 'Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects' form and supplemented in many instances by witness statements and narrative descriptions.
- incident-summary-series
- checklist-form
- witness-statements
- PDFDepartment of War9p
Eastern Mediterranean Recon, May 2022
DOW-UAP-PR21, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022
A May 2022 USCENTCOM Mission Report covering a 20.5-hour ISR sortie over the Eastern Mediterranean in which a sensor screener observed one small UAP flying north-northeast at 0117Z that could not be positively identified, amid dense Russian and Syrian military activity near Latakia.
- UAP unidentified
- FMV/infrared sensor
- Eastern Mediterranean
- PDFDepartment of War1p
Eight-Minute Cold IR Track, Gulf of Aden
DOW-UAP-D57, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, September 2020
A U.S. Navy O-3 crew member filed this standardized Range Fouler Reporting Form documenting an eight-minute ATFLIR track of a round, cold, maneuvering UAP over the Gulf of Aden on the night of September 4, 2020.
- round shape
- cold IR signature
- black-hot IR
- PDFDepartment of War10p
F-15Es vs Three IR-Hot Objects Over Syria
DOW-UAP-D19, Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 2023
A U.S. Air Force MISREP documenting two UAP sightings, three unidentified objects and one possible balloon, by F-15E crews IVO Shaddadi, Syria, on February 21, 2023, during Operation Inherent Resolve.
- UAP
- possible balloon
- no radar return
- PDFDepartment of War6p
F-16s Track 10-20 Objects Above FL600
DOW-UAP-D20, Mission Report, Southern United States, 2020
A 2-ship F-16CM flight conducting defensive counter-air over Iraq under Operation Inherent Resolve observed 10-20 bright objects above FL600 moving west to east-northeast; a SNIPER LDP targeting pod tracked them for approximately 20 seconds before they dimmed and vanished.
- bright objects
- rapid maneuver
- FL600+
- PDFFBI2p
FBI 302 Interview: Bronze Metallic Object, 2023
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 3
FBI FD-302 interview recording a US civilian's first-hand account of a UAP encounter at an undisclosed US test site in September 2023.
- metallic bronze
- US test site
- 2023
- PDFFBI2p
FBI 302 Interview: Metallic-Gray Object, 2023
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 4
FBI 302 interview with a US citizen who provided a first-hand account of a UAP encounter at a US test site on September 1, 2023, describing the object as metallic/gray in color.
- metallic/gray
- test site
- 2023
- PDFFBI2p
FBI 302 Interview: Test-Site Light, 2023
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 5
An FBI FD-302 documenting a September 2023 eyewitness account of a stationary bright UAP observed by multiple individuals at a US test site during a restricted-airspace drone exercise.
- bright light
- stationary
- horizon
- PDFFBI126p
FBI 62-HQ-83894, Serial 130
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 is a 21-year investigative record (1947–1968) of flying disc and UAP reports, including eyewitness testimonies, photographic evidence from Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals on propulsion, now released in more complete form than the redacted version on FBI Vault.
- flying disc
- UAP
- photographic evidence
- PDFFBI137p
FBI 62-HQ-83894, Serial 164
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_164
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894, Serial 164, is a longitudinal investigative record spanning June 1947 to July 1968 that consolidates eyewitness testimonies, photographic evidence, public reports, and technical proposals related to unidentified flying objects and flying discs.
- flying disc
- photographic evidence
- Oak Ridge TN
- PDFFBI15p
FBI 62-HQ-83894, Serial 220
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_220
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 is a 21-year span of bureau records on UFOs and flying discs, running from the first wave of 1947 saucer reports through mid-1968, released here in more complete form than the version on the FBI Vault.
- flying disc
- UAP
- photographic evidence
- PDFFBI3p
FBI 62-HQ-83894, Serial 403
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_403
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 is a 21-year investigative record (1947–1968) spanning eyewitness reports, photographic evidence, and technical analysis related to unidentified flying objects and flying discs.
- flying disc
- UAP
- Oak Ridge TN
- PDFFBI40p
FBI 62-HQ-83894, Serial 438
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_438
FBI headquarters case file 62-HQ-83894 is a 21-year investigative record spanning June 1947 to July 1968 that aggregates eyewitness accounts, public reports, photographic evidence, and technical proposals related to unidentified flying objects and flying discs.
- flying disc
- UAP
- photographic evidence
- PDFFBI124p
FBI 62-HQ-83894, Sub-A
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A
FBI headquarters case file 62-HQ-83894 compiles investigative records, witness accounts, photographic evidence, and media coverage of UFO and flying disc reports spanning June 1947 through July 1968, with this release including newly declassified pages not available on the FBI Vault.
- flying disc
- UAP
- photographic evidence
- PDFFBI1p
FBI Lab Composite, Bronze Ellipsoid, 2023
FBI September 2023 Sighting - Composite Sketch
An FBI Lab composite sketch overlaid on an actual site photograph documents corroborating eyewitness accounts from September 1, 2023, of an ellipsoid bronze metallic object estimated at 130–195 feet in length that materialized from a bright aerial light and disappeared instantaneously.
- ellipsoid
- bronze metallic
- materialization
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A1, Crosshair-Tracked Object
FBI Photo A1
A redacted still image from an unidentified U.S. government system, submitted by the FBI to AARO, showing a small dark irregular object near a crosshair reticle; no location, date, or mission report was provided.
- dark irregular object
- monochrome still image
- crosshair reticle
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A2, Dark Circle in Crosshair
FBI Photo A2
An FBI-submitted still image from a redacted U.S. government system shows a dark circular object centered on a crosshair reticle; no location, no mission report, and no identification were provided.
- circular object
- monochrome optical
- crosshair reticle
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A3, Centered Dark Circle
FBI Photo A3
FBI-submitted single monochrome still image of a dark, circular UAP centered on a crosshair reticle, derived from a redacted U.S. government system with no accompanying mission report or location data.
- circular object
- monochrome imagery
- crosshair reticle
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A4, Dark Circle Below Reticle
FBI Photo A4
An FBI-submitted monochrome still image of a dark, circular UAP captured by a redacted U.S. government system in late 2025, transmitted to AARO with date, location, and mission context fully withheld.
- circular
- monochrome imagery
- crosshair reticle
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A5, Dark Circle Lower Right
FBI Photo A5
An FBI-submitted, redacted still image of an unidentified circular object captured by a U.S. government system in late 2025, forwarded to AARO without location, mission report, or positive identification.
- circular
- monochrome optical
- crosshair reticle
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A6, Dark Circle in Reticle
FBI Photo A6
The FBI submitted a single redacted monochrome still image to AARO depicting a dark circular object centered in a crosshair reticle, with date, location, and mission report all withheld.
- circular
- dark object
- monochrome image
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A7, Light Circle With Bright Speck
FBI Photo A7
An FBI-submitted still image from a redacted U.S. government sensor showing a circular, light-colored object below a crosshair reticle, forwarded to AARO with no location, date, or mission report.
- circular
- monochrome image
- specular highlight
- IMGFBI0.1M
FBI Photo A8, Small Irregular Object
FBI Photo A8
A redacted FBI-submitted still image of a small, dark, irregular object captured by a U.S. government sensor system, forwarded to AARO without mission context, location, or date.
- irregular object
- monochrome imagery
- crosshair reticle
- PDFFBI1p
FBI Photo B1, Object Above Mountain Range
FBI Photo B1
An FBI-submitted single still image of an unidentified circular object captured by a U.S. military sensor over the western United States in late 2025, forwarded to AARO with redactions and no accompanying mission report.
- circular object
- monochrome optical
- western United States