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333335963

Foia Release Unknown Released — Credibility 1% Original ↗
… JUNE 1948 FROM (Agency) REPORT NOL Headquarters, 3200th AU Wing IR=-1-93 Maxwell ArB, Alabama ~ oom - —-- —_ At 1705C, 11 January 1953, an unidentified flying object was sighted by approximately twenty(20) citizens of Gadsden, Alabama. Among the sighters wefe the and the ay ieee, 3% interviewee, sighted the object wnile er Opservations. The object was sight…
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333336175

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… 4 * )” "REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) | United States AFXOI FLYOBRPT 8-52 a : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT _ Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) 1G -—~ Michigan Director of Intelligence, Hg Tenth AF DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 19 aug 52 18 Aug 52 0-3 PREPARED BY (Officer) Bp. ALFES G. SM…
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333336409

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…INFORMATION | COUNTRY | REPORT NO. ue (LEAVE B a ame a n MLZ FESO Blue Book AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ‘SUBJECT Reman rm Report of Unidentified Flying Object AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Horry County, South Carolina Commanding Officer, Pope AFB, N. C. DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 5 Man 59.) 2), ~ 25 Feb 53 F-6 _ PREPARED BY (Offic…
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333336431

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xy AF FORM Savane’ | APPROVED 1 J COUNTRY -— - REPORT NO. ate SAL EC _ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION - —— ‘SUBJECT FPLYOBRPT | Uy Rea AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Parker Dam Area Se J DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Captain Roderick D, Thompson REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) AFI-2…
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333336610

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… | ES eterve bp APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY Ie *, REPORT NO. IR-1-53 At Sb op ke Hf / AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Object Report AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Ryukyus Island D/T, Hy 20th Air Force, APO 239 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 June 1953 24 June 1953 Ca3 oi teat x! Capt. Lawrence E. Ran…
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t 7585721 20060476F 001 006 2013

Foia Release Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…OIA release concerning the investigation into the Roswell incident of 1947, detailing the search for government records related to the crash of an unidentified object, which was initially reported as a 'flying disc' but later attributed to a weather balloon. The report outlines the findings of the General Accounting Office (GAO) regarding the lack of compreh…
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23857122-0457-180273-0326

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 70% Original ↗
An observer reported seeing a small object traveling at high speed, accompanied by a throbbing noise. The object was described as black with a silver stripe and was observed from a mountain at a high altitude.
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paperclipcia

Cia Document Confidential Released — Credibility 80% Original ↗
This document appears to be a classified communication from the Department of the Army regarding the Paperclip project, which involved the recruitment of German scientists after World War II. It discusses the logistics of returning specialists and their families to Germany, the prioritization of military needs, and the coordination between various military b…
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733667-001-007

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document is a personal statement by Captain Kenju Terauchi regarding the sighting of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The flight encountered two spaceships and a mother ship while flying over Alaska, leading to a series of unusual observations and communications with air traffic control.
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23857122-1638-561241-0002

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… Northwest direction by & observers at Nahe and toward the West-Southwest by one ebserver at Kadena, 3- Although the first sighting of unidentified object was around 19001 hours, 21 June 1953, this Headquarters was not notified of sighting wmtil 23 June 1953, Upen notification this. Headquarters immediately interrogeted the nine observers of the unidentified…
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DGI Briefing

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…ghlights 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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237UAP00048

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A Skywatch Incident Report detailing a UFO sighting by a pilot of a commercial aircraft on April 19, 2021. The object was described as a red orb with black markings, observed at a close distance while flying at 25,000 feet.
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237UAP00541

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ted that Spirit Airlines flight NKS797 encountered an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying at 37,000 feet near Picayune, MS. The object was described as black and white and the size of a small aircraft. No evasive action was taken and no law enforcement was notified.
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23857122-1221-481980-0017

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HEADQUARTERS 6541ST MISSILE TEST WING PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE FLORIDA MIFPW 9 January 1953 SUBJECT: The Testimony of Mr. V. L. Black Regarding Unidentified Citing: QUESTION; Mr, Black, would you please briefly describe the object with regard to its shape, size, and color, ANSWER : The object was diamond in shape, elongated from wing tip to wing tip, similar t…
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733667-001-024

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
This document details the FAA's investigation into the reported UFO sighting by Japan Airlines flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The investigation included interviews with the flight crew and analysis of radar data, which suggested that the sighting was likely a split radar return rather than an unidentified aircraft.
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23857122-0457-180273-0383

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…es an hour, The other half of the judgments varied from 500 miles an hour all the way to “terrifie", “tremendous”, "inomceivable®™ and "blue blazes". ¢ 5e Background against which viewed. The great majority of observers saw the object against a clear day or night sky. 6. Time of day sighted, About twoethirds as many observations were reported at night as in …
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733667-001-011-0044

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
…ified aerial phenomenon observed during Japan Airlines Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The captain describes visual sightings and radar detection of a large, round object that was not visible on ground radar.
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AARO Presentation for NASA

Other Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
The AARO presentation for NASA outlines the UAP mission and reporting trends from 1996 to 2023, detailing UAP characteristics, performance signatures, and recommendations for collaboration between AARO and NASA in UAP detection and analysis.
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11 AARO Presentation for NASA

Foia Release Unclassified Released Jun 15, 2026 Credibility 70% Original ↗
ALL- DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE US Department ofDefense The US Department of Defense & the UAP Mission Seán Kirkpatrick, Ph.D. Director, AARO UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 011 All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Date: 02/06/2025 Released in Full: ____X___; Released in Part ______ Ca…
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733667-001-029

Pilot Report Unclassified Released — Credibility 90% Original ↗
On January 11, 1987, Japan Airlines Flight 628 reported seeing unusual lights while flying over Alaska. The lights appeared at various positions relative to the aircraft and were initially thought to be a UFO. Air traffic controllers confirmed no other traffic in the area, and the phenomenon was later attributed to village lights obscured by atmospheric cond…