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237UAP00600

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a report of a UFO/UAP sighting by XCEL JET 411 near Palm Springs, CA, on January 21, 2024. The aircraft reported a bright light that was stationary and turning, positioned significantly higher than the aircraft's altitude.
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AARO Historical Record Report

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The AARO Historical Record Report provides a comprehensive review of U.S. government involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) from 1945 to 2023. It concludes that there is no evidence supporting claims of extraterrestrial technology or reverse-engineering programs, attributing most UAP sightings to misidentifications of ordinary objects and ph…
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733667-001-008-0002

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…versation regarding UFO sightings by a cargo flight crew member near Formosa (Taiwan) and mainland China. The witness describes seeing a large 'mothership' and bright lights in the sky.
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05 AARO Historical Record Report

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
1 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Volume I February 2024 05 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Date: 02/05/2025 Released in Full:___X__; Released in Part: ______ Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at…
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733667-001-011-0017

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…nterview regarding UAP sightings by a pilot. The pilot describes seeing a 'mothership' during a cargo flight near Formosa and mentions a subsequent sighting of bright lights in the sky.
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733667-02-001-0027

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…, 1986, Japan Air Lines pilot Kenju Terauchi reported a close encounter with a UFO while flying over Alaska. The incident involved two cylindrical objects with bright lights that maneuvered in formation with his aircraft, leading to radar confirmations from Anchorage air traffic control and the U.S. Air Force.
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23857122-0985-434443-0042

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…s of fire flow off of it, Tt did not seam té vary in’speed. It mst have Seon vory high for _ there was no sound. ‘at all.) It mst have been large for it was so bright. “) The altitude: ‘pmst. have been between 50,000 to 150,900 altitude. Speed from us 4,000: to 8, 000. ‘MPH “Wastin Biere fe one minute. : AF434443 At 4 ‘e be 3 April 1952 2 AT APPROR: ‘87 45, …
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23857122-1213-481193-0002

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… NO. TR-2-63 Wing Intelligence, Moody AFB, Gae ATRE 4 Smears . mace 2 or 3 PAGES le On 28 January 1953 at avoroximately 2135 hours, SOURCE observed a unusually bright light northwest of Albany, Georgiae At the time of first sighting, object was circular in shape and SOURCE first thought it was ane other aircraft or a unusually bright star. Object was white i…
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23857122-1213-481193-0006

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…(Agency) REPORT NO. Wing Intelligence, Moody AFB, Ga. Ao oe ea aa Cu PAGE 2 OF 3 le On 28 January 1953 at approximately 2135 hours, SOURCE observed a unusually bright light northwest of Albany, Georgia. At the time of first sighting, object was circular in shape and SOURCE first thought it was an- other aircraft or a unusually bright star, Object was white i…
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23857122-1266-487902-0003

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…GE OF PAGES 1. At O195Z, 2) July 1952, Mr. Robert A, Reidel, Jr., Broadview, Illinois, upon leaving his place of employment observed three (3) large, intensely bright, self-illuminated lights in the skye Mr. Reidel states that the objects were fly- ing in a loose, widely spaced "V" formation at a point due west of his position at the time and moving toward t…
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23857122-1266-487902-0007

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…I FLYOBRP® 3-52 | PAGE p OF PAGES 1s At 01352, 2 July 1952, ur. & Broadview, Illinois, upon leaving his place of employment observed three (3) large, intensely bright, seif-illuminated lights in the skys Mr. Said states that the objects were fly~ ing in a loose, widely spaced "V" formation at a point due west of his position at the time and moving toward the…
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23857122-1381-512021-0001

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…eling from east to west be- tween Borger and Amarillo. The object appeared to accelerate in a slight climbing turn to the northwest. The object appeared like a bright light followed by an ex- haust trail or contrail. The object disappeared to the west. The object was report- edly seen from the control tower at Amarillo, Texas. Although attempts to obtain fac…
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237UAP00283

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…tailing multiple sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) near Jacksonville, FL, on August 4, 2023. The report indicates that several aircraft observed bright white lights performing rapid maneuvers at high altitudes.
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733667-001-003-0004

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…eferencing a case involving a senior airline captain who mistook Jupiter for a UFO. It highlights the potential for even seasoned professionals to be misled by bright planets or other prosaic objects, supported by the analysis of Dr. J. Allen Hynek and the National Transportation Safety Board's findings.
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23857122-1315-497716-0006

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… night of 1) August 1952, at approximately 220 hours, A/2C Clyde Vierra and I were standing behind Barracks 37, near the sea wall talking when Vierra noticed a bright object and brought my attention to it. It seemed to come from the general direction of the Radar Station, which was west of our location. At that time it was at a fairly reason- ably low altitu…
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23857122-1403-531545-0001

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…ile on duty in the operations building, observed an aerial phenomenon as he stood outside the rear entrance door to the building. The object appeared as a very bright reddish-white object approximately ten miles west of the radar site. The object passed behind a hill and reappeared apparently heading in a northerly direction at a very slow speed (est 10-15 M…
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23857122-1403-531545-0016

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RESTRICTED Tell in a few words the following things about the object. a. Sound __No sound. b. Color__Very bright, being a reddish white then changed to a very dull white. 17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especiall…
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23857122-0457-180373-0004

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…r seen before," aircraft, nor that they were banana shaped, He says he did not think of flying "saucers", but thought © they were only perpendicular streaks of light until after the film was developed, (3) ",.., they were moving fast and they (S) was reluctant to estimate appeared to i six or seven miles away. the Shee vil the objects and did not He describe…
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UAP D005 FD 1057 04 Northeastern US 2024

Fbi Memo Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… an interview conducted by the FBI regarding multiple UAP sightings reported by a witness in the Northeastern US. The witness describes various encounters with lights in the sky, their characteristics, and attempts to analyze them using ADSB data.