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237UAP00557

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… 980 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while en route from Chicago to Dublin, Ireland, at 35,000 feet over Boston, MA. The phenomenon was described as bright lights orbiting at a high altitude near the Big Dipper constellation.
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237UAP00558

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details a report of UFO/UAP activity involving United Airlines flight 2710, which observed three bright white lights during its flight from San Francisco to Chicago on September 27, 2023.
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237UAP00559

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ed Airlines flight UAL476 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while cruising at FL350 near Scottsbluff, NE. The phenomenon consisted of three stationary bright white lights that blinked alternately. No evasive action was taken by the flight crew.
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237UAP00560

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… 4, 2023, Delta Flight 2279 reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at FL390 near Scottsbluff, NE. The phenomenon consisted of three stationary bright white lights that blinked left to right and right to left. No evasive action was taken by the flight crew.
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237UAP00562

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…his document provides preliminary information regarding a UFO/UAP sighting near Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 12, 2023. Multiple aircraft reported seeing bright lights through smoke rings, which were initially thought to be related to a potential SpaceX mission failure. However, Space Operations confirmed the mission was successful.
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237UAP00567

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On October 28, 2023, American Airlines flight AAL2928 reported a UAP sighting while flying at FL350 near Lynchburg, VA. The aircraft observed three bright lights without taking evasive action. FedEx flight 1402 also reported a similar UAP sighting.
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237UAP00572

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a report of a UFO/UAP sighting by Omni Air flight 1169 near Los Angeles, California, on November 18, 2023. The flight reported a bright white unidentified aerial phenomenon while cruising at 39,000 feet.
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237UAP00611

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 18, 2024, a Gulfstream GLF4 aircraft (N151SD) reported observing three bright lights exhibiting rapid and dramatic movements at high altitude near Lamar, Colorado. The lights were also seen by another aircraft, American 2514, but were not detected on TCAS, although they appeared on ATC facility radar.
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237UAP00616

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…eport of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) observed by a commercial flight near Presque Isle, Maine, on February 25, 2024. The UAP was described as multiple bright white lights at high altitude, exhibiting rapid movement and directional changes.
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237UAP00617

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 25, 2024, Air Transat flight TSC661 reported multiple bright white lights at high altitude near Presque Isle, Maine, indicating potential UAP activity.
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237UAP00618

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
… unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) observed by multiple aircraft near McCook, Nebraska, on March 2, 2024. The phenomenon consisted of rapidly moving dim and bright lights, which were not detected by ATC radar systems.
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237UAP00637

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…t from Southwest Airlines flight 986 regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Los Angeles, CA, on October 1, 2024. The object was described as bright lights that appeared to be orbiting or stationary at an altitude of 60,000 feet.
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237UAP00638

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… a report of unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) observed by a commercial flight near Akron, Ohio, on October 2, 2024. The aircraft, PSA 5656, reported seeing bright white lights orbiting stationary at an altitude of 60,000 feet.
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DGI Briefing

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
… outlines the organization's mission to investigate Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and improve detection and analysis methods using data and AI. It highlights the challenges in UAP reporting, the importance of data quality, and recent findings related to UAP encounters, including a specific case involving an object observed near Mt. Etna.
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REL 2-4-1, UFOs, (1965) — Page 1

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
HEADQUARTERS AREA CODE 303 AIR DEFENSE COMMAND TEL: 635-8911 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE EXT: 6894 ENT AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO 80912 REPLY TO ATIN OF; ANDCIO-C SUBJECT: Memorandum for the Record SHIELD OF FREEDOM 8 Sep 65 To: ADCIO—{ ADOIN 1. Confirming telecon, 1145 a.m., 3 Sep, from ADCIO-C to ADOIN, following is essence of a UFOB report received Wis, Telecom…
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311003081

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
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40027753-001-0029

Scientific Study Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document discusses extensive nighttime astronomical sky surveys conducted by trained observers, particularly focusing on the Harvard Meteor Project and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Prairie Network. Despite numerous reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during the observed periods, no unexplained objects were detected.
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026 DGI Briefing

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE (AARO) UNCLASSIFIED ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE Leveraging Data, Analysis, and AI to Identify UAP Presentation to the Defense Space, Geospatial & Intelligence Leadership Conference UNCLASSIFIED Mr. Tim Phillips Deputy Director, AARO All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Authority: FY24 NDAA, n…
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333335833

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… shape, approximately twenty feet high, asicted eet long and.not over two inches thick. It appeared to be made of muslin and was aroam colored... ‘The: sun was bright,.but.there-was no reflection from the object. It. did not seen: to. have any Se eect at all. habe, . « -* "te > of “inn Se’ “ty ea eae 4e- E = 4 . ¢ a, < “Deeiau, af... o- 47" Le fhe: pies ‘pea…
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333335409

Military Report Confidential Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 10, 1950, while flying at 9000 feet altitude northeast of Atka Island, two USAF officers reported sighting a red and white object resembling a flare that burst and fell free, illuminating their aircraft momentarily before disappearing into the undercast.