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237UAP00376

Radar Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
A commercial aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 40,000 feet near Wilmington, NC. The UAP was described as a white/metallic cylindrical object and was not detected on radar.
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23857122-0457-180273-0367

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ediate in-~ crease Of ionization along its path. Following the passage of the phenomenon, ionization will decay by recombination. Nearby Air or Other Craft All metallic aircraft which are struck by true light- ning generully have scorch marks, pits, or holes burned through the skin. The holes rarely exceed one inch in diameter. (See N.A.C.A. Technical Note 1…
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333336223

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
P AF FORM 112 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 on" Uatted tutep | eas | Ce SOS BOF AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Objects a AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Hishway 91 between Wolf Creek & Pia POR Nahe 29th Air Division (Defense) DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 7 January 1959 —s|_@a/ozoo & Jan a ae PREPARED BY (Officer) ~~ | SOURCE e…
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Parallax Paper PDF

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses the effects of forced perspective and parallax on UAP observations, explaining how these optical phenomena can lead to misinterpretations of size and speed in reports. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these effects for accurate UAP analysis.
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Puerto Rico UAP CR

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document details the assessment of a UAP incident in Puerto Rico on April 26, 2013, involving two objects captured by an infrared sensor. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) concluded that the objects were likely sky lanterns and did not exhibit anomalous behavior.
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016 Parallax Paper

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) An AARO Information Paper Effect of Forced Perspective and Parallax View on UAP Observations May 2024 Introduction While no single explanation or method of analysis can account for all unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) cases received by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the effects of forced per…
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333336061

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…43rd Bomb Wing, Medium, Davis—Monthan Air Force Base and his wife Mrs Dorothy Helmer, of 4351 Eastland Street, Tucson, Arizona, observed an unidentified flying object traveling in a general Southwest direction. The object was traveling at a high rate of speed and appeared to trail a rocket-type exhaust. (See diagram). The object appeared round, brilliant whi…
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23857122-1654-565338-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…order to observe it. They both agreed on the following points: That the object was round and flat resembling the shape of a meniscus lens, It Was bright sliver metallic in color and reflected the rays of the sun brilliantly at times, It seemed to turn on its own axis while remaining fn one spot, at times showing just the side view and again showing a top or …
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ufo5

Fbi Memo Confidential Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
…lying discs, particularly focusing on incidents from August 1947, including the crash of a B-25 aircraft and various eyewitness accounts of unidentified flying objects.
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237UAP00634

Military Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On July 27, 2024, a Cessna C68A operating under NetJets reported a sighting of a white and metallic UAP while flying southwest at 40,000 feet near Wilmington, NC. No evasive action was taken, and law enforcement notification was deemed unnecessary.
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733667-001-003

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The document discusses the analysis of the Japan Air Lines (JAL) Flight 1628 UFO incident that occurred on November 17, 1986. The pilot, Captain Kenju Terauchi, reported seeing a UFO while flying over Alaska, which was later attributed to misidentification of celestial bodies, particularly the planet Jupiter. The analysis includes insights from FAA data and …
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ufo8

Other Unknown Released — Credibility 20% Original ↗
The document appears to be a fragmented and corrupted report related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sightings and investigations, primarily from the 1950s. It includes references to radar detections, military communications, and possible sightings of flying saucers, but the text is largely unintelligible due to formatting issues.
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333336565

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ntence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part I I.) On 23 June 1953, an investigation was made of a reported flying object. The source, Mrs. F. K. Long, 11920 West 51st Street, Shawnee, Kansas, gave the report as it appears in Part II and attachments. Mrs. Long seemed to be thoroughly sincere in her report. She had…
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23857122-1223-482227-0001

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… II.) At 1630 hours (local time), 16 March 1953, Mr Ernest Hawk and Mr Charles A. Stern were watching an AF B-4’7 when their attention was drawn to a noisless, metallic ob- ject executing maneuvers at an altitude about two-thirds the altitude of the B—47. These maneuvers were being performed in and around a few scattered clouds. The speed of the object was e…
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333336476

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
< = _AF FORM 112—PART a APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 oF COUNTRY ~ U.S.As SUBJECT FLYOBRPT , ass of Unidentified Flying Objects_ AREA REPORTED ON FROM. (Agency) Lake Huron and Northeast Michigan _1/5k4th AC&W Squadron, Port Austin, Michigan DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 February 1953 17 February 1953 _ . L-5 Bes ag era Ae ty she St PREPARED BY (Off…
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333336655

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…e in final one-sentence paragraph, List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 118a.) The attached report is in reference to an unidentified object seen in the sky at about 2235 EDST, 16 Aug 1953, by seven airmen, at approximately 260 degrees. It has been described as diamond shaped or as a pie section with the piont downward, also as layi…
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23857122-1478-539830-0006

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…tion after thig ' Length of time, he fired his pistol straight up at the "saucer" at a distance of about 75 feet, "I heard the bullet hit the object. It made a metallic seund and bounced off. A bare instamt after the bullet hit, the object began makine’ considers aon eee dike a large electric motor and tock off at a high rate of &peed at abou ree ane ; kept …
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333335856

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
…ROVED 1 JUNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) United States of America IR - 2 + 50 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 4 4 3uHY 3 Sighting of Unidentified Object AREA REPORTED ON ——_———_— aainnaemenanend —_ SUBJECT FROM (AsencY Ds wegtorate of Intelligence, Ninth Texas | Air Force (Adv), Fort Hood, Texas DATE OF saccades DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 9…
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333336233

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… report, Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) Report of unidentified object in flight as observed by Lewis L. Chandler (CIV). Lt ae INCLS. Statement from Lewis L. Chandler (CIV) sae —-_—_—_—_——————— — See Ea ——— Sn DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR THRU: Commanding General, F…
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ufo1

Fbi Memo Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
This document appears to be a collection of fragmented and disorganized notes regarding various reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or flying discs, primarily from the late 1940s. The text includes references to sightings, investigations, and public reactions to these phenomena, as well as mentions of military and governmental responses.