Department of War UAP Disclosure

May 2026 Department of War UAP disclosure, the public release of 60+ Mission Reports (MISREPs) and historical UAP records covering 2020-2025 operational sightings, AARO submissions, and the Pentagon's standardized UAP reporting structure.

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Primary documents · 220

VIDANG F-16C Shoots Down UAP Lake Huron 2023Department of War
PDFDoW UFO Incident Summaries, Cases 101-172Department of War
PDFDoW UFO Incident Summaries, Cases 1-100Department of War
VIDInverted Teardrop With Vertical Pole, 2024Department of War
VID106-Second 'Eight-Pointed Star' IR Clip, 2013Department of War
VIDTwo IR Contrast Areas Over North America, 2026Department of War
VIDFour-Object CENTCOM Infrared Formation August 2022Department of War
VIDSyria Region CENTCOM Infrared Object Exits Frame 2021Department of War
VIDDigitally Altered Four-Object CENTCOM Formation Eight MinutesDepartment of War
VIDUploader Titled Cigar Shaped CENTCOM Clip October 2022Department of War
VIDEUCOM Spherical Object Erratic Movement August 2022Department of War
VIDSpherical Object over Afghanistan into Clouds November 2020Department of War
VIDSpherical Object Pulsing over Water Military InfraredDepartment of War
VIDYellow Sea Spherical Infrared Clip January 2023Department of War
VIDINDOPACOM Ten-Minute Infrared Three Segments Shape ChangeDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM NAG Callsign Infrared Clip June 2020Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Spherical UAP April 2021 First VideoDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Spherical UAP April 2021 Second VideoDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Spherical UAP April 2021 Third VideoDepartment of War
VIDAFSOC Kabul 17-Second Infrared Clip July 2017Department of War
VIDCoast Guard HC-144 Infrared UAP Tyndall April 2024Department of War
VIDCoast Guard HC-144 Two UAP Contacts Tyndall 2024Department of War
VIDMultiple UAPs Transiting Water Near Submarine March 2022Department of War
VIDFifth-Generation Aircraft NORTHCOM Infrared UAP January 2023Department of War
VIDF/A-18 FLIR UAP NORTHCOM 2022Department of War
VIDEglin AFB Aircrew Infrared UAP February 13 2023Department of War
VIDKaraganda Airport Cell Phone UAP Digitally Altered 2022Department of War
VIDTwo UAP Contacts Columbus Ohio November 2022Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Infrared Multiple UAP Contacts June 2022Department of War
VIDNovember 2020 CENTCOM Two-Object Infrared Track Part OneDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Three Fast-Moving Objects October 2020Department of War
VIDEight Discrete Sensor Events CENTCOM October 2020Department of War
VIDAFRICOM Five-Second Transit Infrared October 2020Department of War
VIDAFRICOM One-Second Frame Transit October 2020Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Full-Motion Two-Second Contrast September 2020Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Full-Motion Sensor Pans and Zooms September 2020Department of War
VIDEast Coast NORTHCOM 34-Second Infrared December 2019Department of War
VIDAugust 31 CENTCOM Multi-Object Infrared Part OneDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Active from 01:15 August 2020Department of War
VIDPersian Gulf CENTCOM Infrared Track August 2020Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Infrared Track Dual Redacted Callsigns August 2020Department of War
VIDGulf of Arabia Four-Minute Dual UAP May 2020Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Hi-Res Redacted Callsign 25 Sep 2019 2135ZDepartment of War
VIDPersian Gulf Infrared Formation Track 17 Minutes 2019Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Hi-Res Redacted Callsign 25 Sep 2019 1715ZDepartment of War
VIDThree-Second Infrared Crossing, Western US 1996Department of War
PDFRange Fouler Debrief, Reflective Object 2020Department of War
PDFNavy Aviator Tracks Rectangular Bogey, 2019Department of War
PDFAtlantic Range Fouler: Maroon Balloon Contact 2020Department of War
VIDINDOPACOM Tracks Recurring Yellow Sea Object, 2023Department of War
VIDInfrared Contrast Line, South China Sea 2024Department of War
VID36-Second Infrared Track, East China SeaDepartment of War
VIDNORTHCOM Infrared Contact, Eastern U.S., 2020Department of War
VIDAltered Infrared Footage, Eastern U.S. 2015Department of War
VIDNORTHCOM Infrared Auto-Track, Eastern US 2020Department of War
VIDHigh-Speed Object Over Eastern US, Infrared Video 2019Department of War
VIDAC-130J Films Cold Orb Over OmanDepartment of War
VIDAC-130J Tracks Cold Orb Over OmanDepartment of War
VIDAC-130J Tracks Cold Orbs Over OmanDepartment of War
VIDAC-130J Films Cold Orbs Over OmanDepartment of War
VIDAC-130J Films Cold Orb Off OmanDepartment of War
VIDAC-130J Phone Capture Over OmanDepartment of War
VIDHandheld Infrared Screen Over PacificDepartment of War
VIDAltered IR Display Over Pacific OceanDepartment of War
VIDHandheld IR Screen Recording Over PacificDepartment of War
VIDAltered Pacific Lights, Handheld Navy VideoDepartment of War
VIDLow-Light Pacific Footage, Digitally AlteredDepartment of War
PDFISR Sortie Over Eastern Mediterranean, May 2022Department of War
PDF'Plasma' Light Anomalies Over Syria, October 2024Department of War
PDFINDOPACOM UAP Disclosure Email Chain, 2025Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR21, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR27, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR34, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023Department of War
PDFLaPaz Green Fireball Case Yields Cobalt SpheresDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Spherical UAP April 2021 Second ObjectDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Infrared Tracks 57 Seconds January 2021Department of War
VIDCENTCOM HD EO-IR Redacted Callsign Mission February 2020Department of War
VIDHH11 July 2018 Two Objects Resolve Into ThreeDepartment of War
PDFFiery Orb and Dual Kites, Western USDepartment of War
PDFFederal Agents' Orange Orbs and Transparent VehicleDepartment of War
PDFFederal Agent's Red Orbs, Western US, October 2023Department of War
PDFOrange Orb Expels Red Orbs, Federal WitnessDepartment of War
PDFRed Orb Release Over Western Ridge, October 2023Department of War
PDFCIA Scientific Advisory Panel Report on UFOs, 1953Department of War
PDFMuroc Officers and Portland Police Report Discs, 1947Department of War
PDFPowered Object Before Norcatur's Meteorite FallDepartment of War
VIDSix-Pointed Star Over Yellow Sea, 2025Department of War
VIDFlickering Infrared Track, Gulf of America 2019Department of War
PDFProject Ladybird: Classified Saucer Meets UFO ReportsDepartment of War
PDFProject SIGN’s 180-Case ProblemDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Sensor Tracks Moving ContrastDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Infrared Contact, Thirty SecondsDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Infrared Blip Crosses FrameDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Tracks Infrared Contrast in 2023Department of War
PDFVandenberg AFB Launch History, 1958-2000Department of War
PDF40-Knot Hover Plus 278-Knot Pair, 2020Department of War
PDFTriangular Metallic UAP Over AegeanDepartment of War
PDFTwo Round White-Hot UAPs at 240 KnotsDepartment of War
PDFUSCENTCOM Submits Annotated UAP Still, 2022Department of War
VIDSWIR-Only Diamond, Greece 2024 (PR-28)Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR36, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020Department of War
VIDFive-Second IR Clip, Arabian Gulf (No Statement)Department of War
VID94-Second Tracked IR Anomaly, Arabian GulfDepartment of War
VIDFive-Minute IR Clip Loses Contact, 2020Department of War
VIDTwo-Second AFRICOM IR Clip Near DjiboutiDepartment of War
VIDFive-Minute Tracked IR Anomaly, 2020Department of War
VID'Football With Three Spokes' IR Clip, 2024Department of War
VIDThree Fixed-Position IR Contacts Near JapanDepartment of War
VID99-Second IR Clip, INDOPACOM 2024Department of War
PDFDoD Establishment of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), AARO Congressional and Press Products.htmlU.S. Department of Defense / Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense
PDFNARA NRC UAP Records, Bulk DownloadNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
PDFNARA ODNI UAP Records, Bulk DownloadNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
PDFNARA OSD UAP Records, Bulk DownloadNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
VIDINDOPACOM Yellow Sea Duplicate Clip January 2023Department of War
VIDInfrared UAP East China Sea June 9 2021Department of War
VIDNovember 2020 CENTCOM Two-Object Infrared Track Part TwoDepartment of War
VIDCENTCOM Multi-Zoom Infrared Track October 2020Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Three Timed Transits September 2020Department of War
VIDAugust 31 CENTCOM Multi-Object Infrared Part TwoDepartment of War
VIDGulf of Arabia 30-Second Dual UAP May 2020Department of War
PDFFederal Agents Track Orange Orbs, October 2023Department of War
PDFTwo Hundred Ten Incidents: Domestic or SovietDepartment of War
PDFProject Sign Opens With 100 Sightings, 1948Department of War
VIDThermal Signature Fades, East China SeaDepartment of War
PDFSoviet Flying Wings Over Atomic Sites, 1948Department of War
VIDCENTCOM Platform Infrared Targeting, 2023Department of War
VIDTwo Heat Signatures Over Middle EastDepartment of War
VIDReticle-Locked Infrared Anomaly, East China Sea 2024Department of War
VIDRepeated Infrared Re-Entry, Eastern US 2020Department of War
VIDAuto-Tracked Infrared Object, Western U.S. 2020Department of War
VIDAuto-Tracked Infrared Object, Eastern US 2020Department of War
VIDReticle-Tracked Infrared Video, Atlantic Ocean 2016Department of War
VIDWind-Driven Atlantic Object, Infrared VideoDepartment of War
PDFDepartment of War Disc Intake, 1948Department of War
PDFDoW UFO Incident Summaries, Cases 173-233Department of War
PDFFive Sensor Targets Over Iraq, May 2022Department of War
PDFSingle UAP Over Iraq, May 2022Department of War
PDFSub-Minute UAP Over Syria, July 2022Department of War
PDFPossible UAP/UAV Over Baghdad, December 2022Department of War
PDFF-15Es vs Three IR-Hot Objects Over SyriaDepartment of War
PDFF-16s Track 10-20 Objects Above FL600Department of War
PDFTwo Cold-Signature UAPs Over Persian GulfDepartment of War
PDFDOW-UAP-D23, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023Department of War
PDF434-Knot SWIR-Only Diamond Over MediterraneanDepartment of War
PDFGlowing Sphere With Pole, Gulf of OmanDepartment of War
PDFObject Crossing Griffin Missile Path, IraqDepartment of War
PDFFour Sequential UAPs Over Arabian Gulf, 2020Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024Department of War
PDFCircular UAP, 90-Degree Turns Over AegeanDepartment of War
PDFLow-Altitude Circular UAP, Aegean SeaDepartment of War
PDFRound Object's Erratic Moves Over Persian GulfDepartment of War
PDF321-Knot UAP Acceleration, Arabian GulfDepartment of War
PDFThree Speed-Variant Contacts Over Arabian GulfDepartment of War
PDF73-Second Cold-IR Round Object, Gulf of AdenDepartment of War
PDFAir Force Mode-5 Launch Failure Statistics, 1996Department of War
PDFBlue Triangle Near Security Site, March 2023Department of War
PDFTwo-Hour Oval/Orb Track, October 2024Department of War
PDFP-8A Sea-Skimming UAP, 500 Knots, 2016Department of War
PDFThree Small Contacts Over North Arabian SeaDepartment of War
PDFEight-Minute Cold IR Track, Gulf of AdenDepartment of War
PDFTwo IR Contacts Vanish in 1/30 SecondDepartment of War
PDFProbable UAP, Arabian Gulf MISREP 2020Department of War
PDFCloudy Persian Gulf Transit Sighting, 2020Department of War
PDFTwo-Minute Formation Over Persian Gulf, 2020Department of War
PDFStrait of Hormuz UAP Sighting, September 2020Department of War
PDFStrait of Hormuz UAP Sighting, October 2020Department of War
PDFTwo FMV-Detected UAPs Over Arabian Gulf, 2020Department of War
PDFThree Persian Gulf UAPs in Five Hours, 2020Department of War
PDFWeapons-Lock on Balloon-Like UAP, Arabian GulfDepartment of War
PDF'Bouncy Ball' UAP at 424 Knots, SyriaDepartment of War
PDFUAP Outpaces ISR Over Gulf of AdenDepartment of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR19, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR22, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, July 2022Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR23, Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR26, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR31, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR32, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR33, Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024Department of War
PDFDOW-UAP-PR35, Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023Department of War
VIDNine-Second IR Clip, Arabian Gulf 2020Department of War
VID'U/I Small Thermal Signature' IR Clip, 2020Department of War
VID58-Second Air Force IR Sensor Clip, 2020Department of War
PDFArmy Evaluates 210 Flying Saucer Incidents, Clears RussiaDepartment of War
PDFFederal Agent Tracks Formations Over Western RidgeDepartment of War
PDFFifth Naval District Flying Discs Alert, 1948Department of War
PDFPentagon's Blue Book Facing Rigorous Scientific Review, 1966Department of War
PDFSenator Sparkman's Alabama Meteorite Referral to ATICDepartment of War
PDF1953 Film Lab Flags Utah And Montana ObjectsDepartment of War
PDFGhost Rockets Narrowed To V-1sDepartment of War
PDFAC-130 Tracks Cold Orbs Over OmanDepartment of War
PDFUSAF Flying Discs File 319.1, 1949-50Department of War
PDFODNI/AARO FY2023 Annual UAP ReportODNI / DoD (AARO)
PDFAir Materiel Command's Disc Files, 1946-47Department of War
PDFSoviet Trans-Caucasus Aircraft Sighting, 1955Department of War
PDFDoD Acknowledgment of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and Release of FLIR1 Video, DoD Press Release, Statement on the Release of Historical Navy Videos (Apr 27 2020, which officially ratified the Dec 2017 content).htmlU.S. Department of Defense
VIDPentagon's Official FLIR1 Release, April 2020U.S. Department of Defense / Naval Air Systems Command
VIDPentagon's Official GIMBAL Release, April 2020U.S. Department of Defense / Naval Air Systems Command
VIDPentagon's Official GoFast Release, April 2020U.S. Department of Defense / Naval Air Systems Command
PDFDoD Official Release of Three Unclassified Navy UAP Videos (FLIR1, GIMBAL, GOFAST), NAVAIR FOIA Documents Page.htmlU.S. Department of Defense / Naval Air Systems Command
PDFDoD Establishes AOIMSG, November 2021U.S. Department of Defense / Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense
VIDMt. Etna UAP Video, AARO Launch BatchAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), U.S. Department of Defense
PDFNARA FAA UAP Records, September 2024National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
PDFNARA Project Blue Book Motion PicturesNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
AUDSchirra Reports Lathe-Shaving Particles and Window FlashNASA
PDF415th Night Fighter 'Foofighters' File, 1944-45Department of War
PDFTop-Secret Air Force Report on Netherlands UFOs, 1948Department of War
PDFSeven Federal Agents, Four UAP Categories, 2023Department of War
VIDAl Taqaddum Jellyfish Video, AARO Launch BatchAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), U.S. Department of Defense
VIDMiddle East Metallic Orb, MQ-9 FootageAll-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), U.S. Department of Defense
PDFNARA Record Group 615, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection, NARA UAP Bulk Download Page.htmlNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
PDFAARO FY2024 Annual UAP Report, ODNI CopyDoD / All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
IMGApollo 17 Triangular Three-Dot Anomaly PhotoNASA
PDFAARO's First SASC Briefing, April 2023All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), U.S. Department of Defense
PDFP1556 PHENOMENA-MAWSON 1958, Antarctic Phenomena ReportsRoyal Australian Air Force / National Archives of Australia
PDFUnidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth, Written Testimony of Michael Shellenberger (Immaculate Constellation submission), November 13, 2024US House of Representatives
IMGOctober 2023 Western Sighting: FBI RenderingFBI
PDFGemini 5 Launch Debriefing, Cooper and ConradNASA
PDFStafford and Cernan Deny ATDA SparklesNASA
PDFDark Triangle Over Colorado SpringsFBI

Findings · 53

War.gov May 22nd 2026Lake Huron shoot-down video entered the UAP release.
War.gov August 7, 2026Sixteen seconds preserve the Gulf of Oman case at second hand.
War.gov August 7, 2026The next cellphone clip adds duration, not native sensor data.
War.gov July 10, 2026A 28-year aviator saw a small object fly the wrong way.
War.gov July 10, 2026The Navy sent AARO 20 seconds of infrared, without an explanation.
War.gov July 10, 2026A reflective contact crossed eastern U.S. military airspace.
War.gov July 10, 2026The Atlantic contact looked like a deformed maroon balloon.
War.gov July 10, 2026AARO received the 11-second infrared clip after digital alteration.
War.gov July 10, 2026Yellow Sea footage ran nearly five minutes, then lost coherence.
War.gov May 22nd 2026The PR099 title and record date disagree by two days.
War.gov May 22nd 2026PR095 spends nearly three minutes on blank footage.
War.gov May 22nd 2026A Coast Guard HC-144 logged a recent tic-tac-style contact.
War.gov May 22nd 2026The submarine-adjacent USO title outruns AARO's analysis.
War.gov May 22nd 2026The Coast Guard sensor lost both Tyndall contacts.
War.gov May 22nd 2026A fifth-generation platform tracked a NORTHCOM contrast object.
War.gov May 22nd 2026The Eglin object fades while the sensor is still tracking.
War.gov May 22nd 2026Kazakhstan phone footage was altered before classified upload.
War.gov August 7, 2026Project Sign studied 180 incidents while Washington prepared for press questions.
War.gov August 7, 2026CENTCOM released 99 seconds of contrast and careful caveats.
War.gov August 7, 2026Thirty infrared seconds show tracking, zoom, and no analytic verdict.
War.gov August 7, 2026A 51-second infrared track arrives without an identification.
War.gov July 10, 2026The Air Force built a saucer while studying everyone else's.
War.gov June 12, 2026The 1947 discs came with checkboxes.
War.gov June 12, 2026Kansas got a meteorite, a battery case, and a problem.
War.gov June 12, 2026A 20-foot orange circle is a poor hillside accessory.
War.gov June 12, 2026Vehicle mimicry failed the terrain test.
War.gov May 22nd 2026Sandia fireball investigators found copper particles and cobalt spheres.
War.gov May 22nd 2026One 2018 CENTCOM object resolves into three contacts.
War.gov July 10, 2026Project Sign began by tabulating 100 sightings.
War.gov July 10, 2026Air Force intelligence weighed 210 sightings and could not name the objects.
War.gov July 10, 2026The earlier 1948 study tracked reports near Oak Ridge and Hanford.
War.gov July 10, 2026The Atlantic infrared contact traveled with the wind.
War.gov June 12, 2026Six agents saw orbs. AARO solved sixty percent.
War.gov May 8th 2026The 30th Space Wing's chronological registry of every Vandenberg launch from 1958 to 2000, included in the UAP release for context, contains no UAP content.
War.gov August 7, 2026An AC-130 crew reported 25 cold orbs during live fire.
War.gov August 7, 2026The Navy photo lab found light sources, not an explanation.
War.gov August 7, 2026Intelligence reduced 1,000 Ghost Rocket reports to a stubborn handful.
War.gov July 10, 2026Carl Sagan joined the committee reviewing Project Blue Book.
War.gov June 12, 2026The Army checked saucers and found no Russian shortcut.
War.gov May 8th 2026A US P-8A's EO/IR caught a sea-skimming object at 500 knots threading between Russian vessel INGUL ARS and an unidentified ship.
War.gov May 8th 2026An AFSOC ISR crew filmed a glowing sphere with a vertical pole hanging beneath it, skimming 140 knots above the Gulf of Oman.
War.gov May 8th 2026An Air Force ISR crew over Syria tracked a solid object "shaped as a bouncy ball" at 424 knots for seven minutes.
War.gov May 8th 2026A civilian reported a large blue triangle hovering above a national security site, then "jerking" away in defiance of jet propulsion.
War.gov May 8th 2026A Navy aircrew on night DCA locked two IR contacts circling each other at 26,000 feet, both vanished in roughly 1/30 of a second.
War.gov May 8th 2026An Air Force ISR crew over the Mediterranean tracked a diamond-shaped object at 434 knots that was visible only on short-wave infrared, invisible to optical sensors.
War.gov May 8th 2026A two-ship F-16 flight watched 10 to 20 objects maneuver above 60,000 feet over Syria and tracked them on the targeting pod for twenty seconds before they dimmed out.
War.gov May 8th 2026Five discrete light events over Syria in 45 minutes, propulsion logged as UNKNOWN, physical-state logged as PLASMA.
War.gov May 8th 2026Air Force ISR over the Gulf of Aden tracked a UAP moving northwest faster than the observing aircraft until it outpaced pursuit.
War.gov May 22nd 2026Schirra reported particles and a window flash from orbit.
2020sThe November 2021 DepSecDef briefing card establishing AOIMSG, the bureaucratic ancestor of AARO, FOIA-released months later.
War.gov May 8th 2026Three independent two-person federal-agent teams logged orange orbs, fiery spheres and transparent kites across two evenings.
2020sAARO's FY2024 report: 757 new cases, 1,652 in the database, every closed case resolved, 21 still open, and Starlink keeps doing the heavy lifting.
2020sAARO director Sean Kirkpatrick's April 2023 SASC briefing, the first time the office laid out its full UAP mission to a Senate committee, with declassified Middle East orb video.

Scholarly research · 3

PAPERDown to Earth Limits on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in UkraineLoeb · 2022
PAPERLocalizing The First Interstellar Meteor With Seismometer DataSiraj et al. · 2023
PAPERFAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sighting Reports: A Preliminary SurveyJr. · 2023

Lore encounters · 10

United StatesMalmstrom Missile Shutdown
Latin AmericaLa Joya Intercept
Russia / USSRPetrozavodsk Jellyfish Object
United KingdomUK National Archives UFO Files
United StatesTravis Walton Case
United StatesJAL Flight 1628
United KingdomLakenheath-Bentwaters Radar Case
United StatesMantell Incident
United StatesAguadilla UAP Video
United StatesMaury Island Incident