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237UAP00466

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 12, 2023, a pilot reported observing a UAP while flying over Burlington, VT. The UAP exhibited erratic behavior and formed a triangular shape with other lights.
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237UAP00509

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On April 25, 2023, a Cessna C172 pilot reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon near Pensacola, Florida, describing it as two basketball-sized balloons with wires. No evasive action was taken, and subsequent aircraft did not observe the UAP.
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237UAP00518

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document details a report from the FAA regarding a UFO sighting by a pilot of a Mooney M20P aircraft near Nashville, TN, on June 25, 2023. The pilot reported observing a large brown object at an altitude of 2,000 feet, but did not take evasive action.
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237UAP00585

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details a report of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observed by a pilot flying from Nashville, TN to Mobile, AL on December 14, 2023. The pilot reported seeing two objects appearing as lights moving side to side at high altitudes.
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237UAP00612

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On February 19, 2024, a pilot reported multiple lights moving and circling at high altitude near Chicago-Rockford, IL. The UAP was not detected on ATC radar.
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733667-001-001-0005

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is an order form for records related to the JAL Flight 1628 unidentified traffic sighting that occurred on November 17, 1986. It lists various available records, including FAA forms, interview notes, and drawings by the flight crew.
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576UAP0003

Congressional Testimony Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This preliminary assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) evaluates the threat posed by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) based on reports from U.S. military and intelligence sources. It highlights the challenges in data collection and analysis, the potential safety and national security implications of UAP, and the need for…
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733667-001-009-0012

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 65% Original ↗
…tified aerial phenomenon observed near Fairbanks. The dialogue includes references to the horizon and the visibility of an object during a 360-degree turn by a pilot.
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576UAP0026

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), detailing 757 UAP reports received from May 1, 2023, to June 1, 2024. The report indicates that 118 cases were resolved, all attributed to prosaic objects, with no evidence of extraterrest…
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733667-001-009-0013

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript of an interview regarding a UFO sighting involving a Captain and a pilot. The pilot describes their inability to clearly see the object due to obstructions and mentions that the object was quite large and different from typical aircraft.
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2023 Annual Report

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The 2023 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) provides an overview of UAP incidents reported from August 31, 2022, to April 30, 2023, highlighting trends, safety concerns, and the ongoing efforts of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) to analyze and address UAP sightings.
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733667-001-011-0017

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document contains a transcript of an interview 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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2024 Annual Report

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The 2024 Annual Report from the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) details UAP incidents and findings from May 1, 2023, to June 1, 2024. A total of 757 UAP reports were received, with 485 incidents occurring during the reporting period. Most cases were resolved to prosaic objects, and no evidence of extraterrestrial activity was found. The report em…
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733667-001-011-0061

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 65% Original ↗
This document appears to be a transcript or notes from a conversation regarding an unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting, likely involving a pilot's account of observing an object near the horizon.
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Go Fast

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The 'Go Fast' case involves a U.S. Navy F/A-18F pilot recording an unidentified object over the Atlantic Ocean in January 2015. Analysis by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) concluded that the object did not exhibit anomalous performance characteristics, with assessed speeds ranging from 5 mph to 92 mph at an altitude of approximately 13,000 fe…
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733667-001-011-0086

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…JL1628 near Fairbanks, Alaska, on November 18, 1986. Keller reports that he analyzed radar data and found no indications of other traffic in the area where the pilot reported seeing something unusual.
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733667-001-011-0103

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document outlines the available records related to the unidentified traffic sighting involving JAL Flight 1628 on November 18, 1986. It includes various FAA forms and transcripts from interviews with the flight crew, detailing their experiences and observations during the incident.
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[09/27/1995 - 11/25/1998] — Page 2023

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
SUBJECT/TITLE DALE RESTRICTION 001. email 03/20/1998P6/b(6) 002. email 11/25/1998P6/b(6) Presidential Records Act -144 U.S.C. 2204(a)] DOCUMENT NO. AND TYPE FOLDER TITLE: [09/27/1995 - 11/25/1998] Pl National Security Classified Information 1(a)(1) of the I’RA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office 1(a)(2) of the PRA] P3 Release would violate a Fe…
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733667-001-018-0003

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ement from Samuel J. Rich, an Air Traffic Control Specialist at the Anchorage ARTCC, detailing an incident involving aircraft JL 1628 on November 18, 1986. The pilot reported seeing an unidentified large aircraft with yellow and white lights, which was not confirmed by radar.
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576UAP0003

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena 25 June 2021 UNCLASSIFIED 2 UNCLASSIFIED SCOPE AND ASSUMPTIONS Scope This preliminary report is provided by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in response to the provision in Senate Report 116-233, accompanyi…