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New in the library The PURSUE files The Department of War's UAP release, mirrored in full: the videos, recordings and images, each beside its case file.Documents2,872 records · page 27
This Central Intelligence Agency FOIA case log, approved for release on 23 August 2022, covers requests handled in calendar years 2001 to 2003. It lists case numbers, request subjects and outcomes such as granted in full, granted in part, denied, referred or no records located. Most subjects involve intelligence, foreign policy and individuals. A few concern UFOs, including correspondence with Dr. Steven Greer, Majestic 12, the 1976 Tehran UFO incident, Area 51 and S-4, and German intelligence activities in Roswell.
This is a U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP) for an Operation Inherent Resolve ISR flight in the USCENTCOM area on 6 May 2022. USCENTCOM declassified it on 7 October 2025 and approved it for release to AARO. The report says that between 1514Z and 1934Z the aircraft's full motion video recorded five UAP crossing the field of view. The first looked like a possible missile, and the other four more closely fit the profile of birds. Dust hindered most of the ground collection.
This Central Intelligence Agency FOIA case-processing record is dated 9 May 2022 and was approved for release in January 2023. It tracks task 5458710 under case EOM-2019-00295, a request from John Greenewald about a UFO research document from the CREST database. The task was sent to IMS Search on 1 February 2019 with instructions to find a clean copy and review it. Senior management review was completed and the action closed on 15 October 2019. Much of the text is redacted under exemptions (b)(3), (b)(5) and (b)(6).
This declassified U.S. mission report (MISREP) documents a reconnaissance flight in Iraq on 20 May 2022, flown under Operation Inherent Resolve by the 196th Attack Squadron from OKAS. The aircraft collected signals intelligence and full motion video in support of an operation. At 2043Z, flying at 18,000 feet, the crew saw one UAP heading north to northeast and tracked it as long as possible, but the screener could not positively identify it. USCENTCOM declassified the report in October 2025 and released it to AARO.
This declassified U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP) from the 50th Attack Squadron covers an ISR flight from Sigonella Air Base over the eastern Mediterranean on 29 to 30 May 2022. It records imagery collection on Syrian naval and coastal defense sites and Russian warships, and a reaction by possible Russian SU-30 aircraft. At 0117Z the crew observed one possible small UAP flying north to northeast, which could not be positively identified. USCENTCOM declassified it on 8 October 2025 for release to AARO.
This is a declassified U.S. mission report (MISREP) from the 89th Attack Squadron covering an armed reconnaissance flight over Syria on 30 and 31 July 2022, flown under Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircraft took off from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base and flew imagery and signals collection in support of Task Force Chosin. It tracked vehicles, people and a possible shooting range. At 0239Z on 31 July, the crew reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon that lasted less than a minute and moved from north to south. USCENTCOM declassified the report in October 2025 and approved it for release to AARO.
This letter from the Department of the Navy's DON FOIA/PA Program Office, dated September 6, 2022, responds to John Greenewald of The Black Vault regarding his FOIA request for all "Range Fouler" debrief forms filed with the U.S. Navy since January 1, 2017. The office says it contacted the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force and will release the forms on a rolling basis in the DON FOIA Reading Room. It also waives processing fees and explains dispute resolution options.
This is the Central Intelligence Agency's log of Freedom of Information Act cases for fiscal year 2020, approved for release on 15 November 2022. Across 79 pages it lists each request opened between late 2019 and September 2020 with its date, case number and subject. The subjects cover MKULTRA, whistleblower complaints, historical figures and foreign affairs. Several requests ask about UFO sightings, Project Blue Book, NICAP, extraterrestrial evidence and Dr. Ronald Pandolfi's emails that mention unidentified aerial phenomena.
This U.S. Air Force mission report (MISREP), filed by the 482nd Attack Squadron under Operation Inherent Resolve, covers an ISR flight that took off from OKAS on 1 December 2022 and landed on 2 December 2022. During the flight the aircraft collected SIGINT and supported a task force near Baghdad, Iraq. At 1620Z the crew observed one possible UAP or UAV flying west to east, did not follow it, and continued the mission. USCENTCOM declassified the report in October 2025 and approved it for release to AARO.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAPs on 23SEP19 at 1715Z,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Central Command area of responsibility in 2019. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in November 2019. Video Duration: 00:04:51 Video Description: 00:00-00:44: No Content. 00:45-00:46: An area of contrast enters the field-of-view on the left side of the frame and exits the bottom of the frame in the lower left corner. 00:47-01:07: No Content. 01:08-01:25: An area of contrast appears from the left side of the frame. The sensor pans to hold the object in the center of its field-of-view. 01:26-01:45: The sensor changes visual settings and continues to track the area of contrast. 01:46-01:47: Another area of contrast enters the scene from the bottom of the frame. 01:47-01:55: The screen flashes black before the sensor continues tracking the areas of contrast. Multiple areas of contrast enter and exit the field-of-view during this period. The sensor pans to track them. 04:00-04:51: The screen flashes black for before continuing to track an area of contrast. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “IIR 1 655 S0301 23/Eglin AFB Aircrew Observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) on 13 Feb 23,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in March 2023. Video Duration: 00:00:30 Video Description: A sensor pans to keep an area of contrast in the center of its field-of-view, cycling contrast modes multiple times. At the 22 second mark, the area of contrast loses distinctiveness against the background. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “IIR 1 666 S0151 23/Video Footage of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) captured by fifth generation aircraft on 20 Jan 23,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in July 2023. Video Duration: 00:01:03 Video Description: 00:00-00:31: A sensor tracks an area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the field-of-view. 00:32-01:03: The area of contrast briefly moves in and out of the field-of-view from the top of the frame as the sensor pans to track it. 00:48: A second area of contrast becomes visible in the upper right quarter of the screen. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Spherical UAP in clouds,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. Video Duration: 1:10 Video Description: 00:00-00:06: No content. 00:07-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from left and exits near the center of the right side of the frame. 00:09-00:20: The sensor pans and cycles zoom levels multiple times. 00:21-00:31: An area of contrast enters the frame from the left side of the screen. The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable against the background. 00:32-00:34: The sensor zooms in. An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background near the center of the frame. 00:35-00:52: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast from left to right. 00:53-00:56: The sensor zooms in. An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from left to right in the bottom third of the frame. 00:57-01:10: No content. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. AARO Comment: This media is a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57b, alternately titled, “[Platform] observes UAP in East China Sea 05 JAN 2023 INDOPACOM.” This discrepancy exists because two uploaders titled the underlying material differently on a classified network.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “USAF ANG F-16C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility in 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in February 2023. Video Duration: 00:00:46 Video Description: At the 11 second mark, the sensor focuses on an area of contrast in the center of its field-of-view. At the 20 second mark, the footage appears to depict a kinetic interaction between two distinct areas of contrast, with the initial subject of the footage fragmenting in a radial displacement pattern that suggests a high-energy event. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network. Many of these materials lack a substantiated chain-of-custody. AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is, “Spherical UAP in clouds,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating above the Yellow Sea in January 2023. A user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. Video Duration: 1:10 Video Description: 00:00-00:06: No content. 00:07-00:08: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from left and exits near the center of the right side of the frame. 00:09-00:20: The sensor pans and cycles zoom levels multiple times. 00:21-00:31: An area of contrast enters the frame from the left side of the screen. The area of contrast becomes indistinguishable against the background. 00:32-00:34: The sensor zooms in. An area of contrast becomes distinguishable against the background near the center of the frame. 00:35-00:52: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast from left to right. 00:53-00:56: The sensor zooms in. An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view from left to right in the bottom third of the frame. 00:57-01:10: No content. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. AARO Comment: This media is a duplicate of DOW-UAP-PR57a, alternately titled, “Spherical UAP in clouds.” This discrepancy exists because two uploaders titled the underlying material differently on a classified network.
This memorandum for record, dated 5 June 2026, comes from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in the Office of the Under Secretary of War. It is an update on AARO's analysis of an October 2023 incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States. Over two days, six federal agents reported orange "mother orbs" releasing smaller red orbs. AARO attributes about 60 percent of the activity to military aircraft dispensing flares, and the remaining 40 percent is still unresolved.
This video is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This digital recreation is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D081. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital recreation at the request of the Department of War in 2026
This video is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This digital recreation is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D081. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital recreation at the request of the Department of War in 2026
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D079. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D079. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent, as described in DOW-UAP-D080. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering at the request of the Department of War in 2026.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) near Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2023. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a U.S. Person, as described in FBI-UAP-D030. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared this digital rendering in 2026 as a visual aid in support of the PURSUE initiative.
This is a biography of Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), which the Office of the Secretary of Defense released under FOIA 23-F-0922 in 2023. It says USD(I&S) asked him to stand up and lead AARO in early 2022. It covers his physics PhD from the University of Georgia and his career at the Naval Research Laboratory, AFRL, NRO, CIA, DIA and USSPACECOM. It also lists his awards and patents.
This Office of the Secretary of Defense FOIA release (23-F-1486) is a set of May 2023 emails to Dr. Sean M. Kirkpatrick, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. They arrange an inaugural Five Eyes (FVEY) UAP Caucus, held at the Pentagon on 24 May 2023 with AARO, ODNI, FAA, NASA, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The agenda covers partner updates, sharing UAP reports across networks, shared databases, collection planning and future meetings.
This is a May 2023 Joint Staff J3 GENADMIN message from the J36 Homeland Defense Division, released by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under FOIA 23-F-1423. It directs Combatant Commands and Services to report UAP incidents, incursions and engagements worldwide to AARO using standard templates, and to notify counterintelligence elements within 24 hours. It also covers transferring UAP data and material to AARO within 30 days. The message defines UAP categories and sets reporting deadlines and security classification rules.
This Federal Bureau of Investigation FD-302 interview record, dated January 2026, documents a witness's account of an October 2023 sighting from their back porch in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The witness described a low, silent, translucent triangle about the size of a large SUV, surrounded by a haze or distortion, with a silverish blue band of light on its trailing edge. The witness, who said they were familiar with USAF aircraft, reported that the object crossed the sky in about four seconds and matched nothing they had seen before.
This Federal Bureau of Investigation FD-302 interview report, drafted in October 2025, records a witness's account of an October 2023 evening sighting near Colorado Springs. The witness described a solid black equilateral triangle with a red light at each corner emerging from a stationary, pixelated dark-gray cloud. It then accelerated almost instantly to possibly Mach 1 or 2 and banked abruptly without sound. The witness's wife said his voice sounded robotic on a phone call made shortly afterward.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023 as file 237UAP00003, logs a pilot report from 31 August 2007. It was filed by the Indianapolis center (ZID), and its status is closed. The pilot of RUF442, a Mitsubishi MU2 flying from BKL with Cincinnati (CVG) as the new destination, was at 13,000 feet about 45 nautical miles south-southwest of the Dryer VOR. The pilot said a bright white light above the aircraft was not moving but was following the flight. The information was forwarded to the National UFO Center.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, dated 2023, covering an event on October 19, 2007. Denver Center (ZDV) passed on a report from the pilot of BKA626, a Gates Learjet 35 flying from CVG to APA. While the pilot was looking at Ursa Major, a white unidentified object with no navigation lights passed above in the opposite direction. ZDV had no IFR or VFR traffic and no weather returns in the area, and the report is closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated December 11, 2007, filed through the NCRCC with Salt Lake Center (ZLC) listed as the reporting facility. The pilot of a Beech Super King Air 350, N933CL, flying from Reno to Colorado Springs, reported a UFO 30 miles southeast of Ely. The pilot described a bright light that moved rapidly, stopped, and then moved rapidly again. A crew on American Airlines flight AAL197 later reported the same bright light and said it was probably a planet. The report is closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, released in 2023, covers a pilot's report from August 23, 2008. The pilot of a Beech 35 Bonanza, N809T, was flying at 9,000 feet over BWI and reported that a red unmanned aircraft passed underneath at 8,000 feet going the opposite direction. EADS found no Defense Department activity in the area that could explain it. In a later interview, the pilot described an aircraft-like object with structure that was not a balloon, and the incident was closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released by the Department of Transportation in 2023, logs a UAP report from April 23, 2009 at 00:45. The Houston facility (ZHU) filed the report on N97DK, a Canadair Challenger 604. The remarks state that the aircraft was 5 miles north of IAH at FL250 when it encountered a UFO resembling a very large kite. No further details are given, and the report is marked closed.
This Federal Aviation Administration record, released in 2023 as part of a Department of Transportation UAP file, logs an event dated 10 September 2009 and reported by the Kansas City center (ZKC). The remarks describe several reports of unidentified lights above FL400 between St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri. NORAD and CONR said there were no reports of any space debris reentry. The entry was not paged and is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report dated October 16, 2009, filed by Denver Center (ZDV). It records a father reporting that his six-year-old son had been carried off in a homemade helium balloon made to look like a UFO. The balloon flew about 30 miles and climbed to nearly 13,000 feet before landing softly in a clearing. The report closes by noting that CNN said the boy was found safe at home and had never been aboard.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration record, 237UAP00011, released in 2023. The entry is dated 07:12 on 09/07/2010, lists CHS as the reporting facility and DEN as the POD, and is marked closed. It says CHS passed on a report from a Mr. Rogers of a possible UFO 25 miles east of CHS. Staff tried to call the number listed for him, but the mailbox was full and they could not leave a message.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report dated November 17, 2010. It was filed through the Jacksonville center (ZJX) and has been closed. It says two aircraft, LN30LJ and N27JH, saw two fast-moving targets near AMG with a very bright light, too bright to be a satellite. EADS and NORAD reported no military activity nearby and no other reports came in. The report suggested that ZJX interview the pilots and give them UFO forms if they chose to file.
This Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report, released in 2023, records a 24 December 2010 UFO report relayed by Fort Worth Center (ZFW). The pilot of SkyWest 4525, a CRJ9, said an object with alternating red, white and green lights had matched his speed, direction and altitude at FL360 for 15 to 20 minutes about 40 miles west of the WINK VOR. A BE40 crew reported the same object at FL410. Neither radar nor CONR, NORAD or AMOC detected anything, and the object faded.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch incident report, part of a 2023 Department of Transportation release. It records a January 26, 2011 event reported through Cleveland Center. The pilot of EGF3892, a CRJ7 flying from Chicago O'Hare to Philadelphia, reported small, bright luminous objects above the aircraft at FL340, about 50 miles east of Fort Wayne, at the two o'clock position. Other aircraft in the area, at FL310 and FL410, were asked and saw nothing. The report is marked closed.
This is a Federal Aviation Administration Skywatch Incident Report released in 2023. It records an event on January 13, 2012. Washington Center (ZDC) reported that two aircraft at flight level 400, flight FIV546 (a Cessna Citation flying from Palm Beach to White Plains) and WJA2668, saw a UFO about ten miles south of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, while both were flying south. No radar tracks or other known aircraft were seen in the area. Patuxent (PXT) Approach and Giant Killer reported no aircraft leaving the warning area, and the report is marked closed.