Military encounter Iran Four UAP Formation Over Persian Gulf waters, vicinity of Iran 2022 evidence Contested A U.S. military infrared sensor recorded four unidentified objects flying in coordinated formation over water near Iran on August 26, 2022, footage that stayed classified for nearly four years before Congress forced its…
Open the book A U.S. military infrared sensor recorded four unidentified objects flying in coordinated formation over water near Iran on August 26, 2022,…
Other Sky Canada Project: Canada's Federal UAP Reporting Initiative Canada (National) 2022 evidence Documented Canada's first coordinated federal initiative to standardize UAP reporting across government departments, led by Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer, releasing landmark recommendations in 2025 for a national UAP office.
Open the book Canada's first coordinated federal initiative to standardize UAP reporting across government departments, led by Chief Science Advisor Mona…
Radar and visual Clayton UAP / American Airlines Flight Near Clayton, New Mexico, USA 2021 evidence Documented A commercial airline pilot reported a long cylindrical object passing directly overhead at 37,000 feet near Clayton, New Mexico, with no radar signature despite FAA and ATC involvement.
Open the book A commercial airline pilot reported a long cylindrical object passing directly overhead at 37,000 feet near Clayton, New Mexico, with no…
Military encounter Gulf of Oman Cold Orbs Encounter Gulf of Oman, International waters / Middle East region 2021 evidence Documented US Special Operations Forces aboard an AC-130J gunship observed approximately 25 instances of small metallic orbs exhibiting reactive behavior and extreme speeds during a live fire exercise over the Gulf of Oman.
Open the book US Special Operations Forces aboard an AC-130J gunship observed approximately 25 instances of small metallic orbs exhibiting reactive…
Military encounter Gulf of Oman AC-130J Cold Orbs Incident Gulf of Oman, International Waters 2021 evidence Contested U.S. Special Operations AC-130J gunship crew observed approximately 25 thermal anomalies described as cold orbs that maneuvered aggressively and appeared to react to cannon fire during a live fire exercise.
Open the book U.S. Special Operations AC-130J gunship crew observed approximately 25 thermal anomalies described as cold orbs that maneuvered…
Other 2021 Intelligence Community Preliminary Assessment on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Washington, D.C., USA 2021 evidence Documented Official U.S. government assessment of 144 unidentified aerial phenomena from 2004–2021, establishing UAPs as legitimate national security concern.
Open the book Official U.S. government assessment of 144 unidentified aerial phenomena from 2004–2021, establishing UAPs as legitimate national security…
Military encounter Unidentified Aircraft Intercepted Off Bolinao, Philippines Philippine Air Defense Identification Zone, ~120 nmi northwest of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines 2021 evidence Documented On September 2, 2021, Philippine air defense radar tracked an unidentified aircraft at 21,000 ft approaching national airspace; two FA-50 jets intercepted it, it ignored radio calls, then accelerated away and was never…
Open the book On September 2, 2021, Philippine air defense radar tracked an unidentified aircraft at 21,000 ft approaching national airspace; two FA-50…
Radar and visual Syrian UAP Instant Acceleration Airspace over southern Syria, near the Jordanian-Syrian border 2021 evidence Contested Infrared footage from a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone over southern Syria shows an object or objects executing an apparent instantaneous acceleration beyond known aircraft performance, declassified in May 2026 as…
Open the book Infrared footage from a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone over southern Syria shows an object or objects executing an apparent instantaneous…
Radar and visual Atlantic Ocean 'Floating Brain' / 'Jellyfish' UAP Sighting Atlantic Ocean, USA 2020 evidence Documented A 32-second infrared video captured by U.S. military over the Atlantic Ocean on January 1, 2020, shows a blob-shaped object with appendages that viral audiences later dubbed the 'floating brain' or 'jellyfish' UAP.
Open the book A 32-second infrared video captured by U.S. military over the Atlantic Ocean on January 1, 2020, shows a blob-shaped object with appendages…
Military encounter Pentagon Humanoid UAP Florida (US military airspace), USA 2020 evidence Documented Pentagon-released infrared video of humanoid-shaped UAP exhibiting extreme acceleration and hovering behavior captured over Florida in 2020.
Open the book Pentagon-released infrared video of humanoid-shaped UAP exhibiting extreme acceleration and hovering behavior captured over Florida in 2020.
Military encounter Eastern U.S. Military Aviator Sighting Eastern United States (in-flight military aircraft), USA 2019 evidence Documented Experienced military aviator with 28 years of service and four additional personnel observed a high-speed object with anomalous flight characteristics traveling opposite their aircraft direction.
Open the book Experienced military aviator with 28 years of service and four additional personnel observed a high-speed object with anomalous flight…
Military encounter USS Omaha Underwater UAP Encounter Off San Diego, USA 2019 evidence Documented On July 15, 2019, the USS Omaha (LCS-12) encountered 14+ unidentified objects displaying radar, thermal, and transmedium capabilities off San Diego; one spherical craft descended underwater with no subsequent wreckage…
Open the book On July 15, 2019, the USS Omaha (LCS-12) encountered 14+ unidentified objects displaying radar, thermal, and transmedium capabilities off…
Military encounter USS Russell pyramid-shaped UAP footage Off the Southern California coast (San Diego area), Pacific Ocean, USA 2019 evidence Contested Navy personnel aboard the destroyer USS Russell filmed three pyramid-shaped objects with flashing lights during a July 2019 deployment; the Pentagon later confirmed the footage was taken by Navy personnel but has not…
Open the book Navy personnel aboard the destroyer USS Russell filmed three pyramid-shaped objects with flashing lights during a July 2019 deployment; the…
Mass sighting Chile Airliner Sighting Northern Chile, near Antofagasta (Livor control point area) 2018 evidence Contested Pilots of six commercial airliners over northern Chile reported bright, moving lights, some described as triangular, and the national civil aviation committee confirmed the reports without identifying the objects.
Open the book Pilots of six commercial airliners over northern Chile reported bright, moving lights, some described as triangular, and the national civil…
Military encounter Iraq Jellyfish UAP US Military Base, Anbar Province, Iraq 2018 evidence Documented Multiple Marines at a US base in Iraq observed and recorded a jellyfish-like object with dangling appendages for 17 minutes from surveillance equipment, with recent re-sighting in 2025.
Open the book Multiple Marines at a US base in Iraq observed and recorded a jellyfish-like object with dangling appendages for 17 minutes from…
Radar and visual Irish Coast Airline Pilot Sightings Off the southwest coast of Ireland (County Kerry and Atlantic approaches) 2018 evidence Contested On 9 November 2018, several airline crews over southwest Ireland reported bright, very fast lights to air traffic control; Shannon radar showed nothing, and the Irish Aviation Authority opened a confidential review.
Open the book On 9 November 2018, several airline crews over southwest Ireland reported bright, very fast lights to air traffic control; Shannon radar…
Radar and visual Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Radar-Visual Case Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Bay of Fundy approaches), Canada 2018 evidence Contested A late-2018 sighting near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in which a witness at sea and a witness on shore reported lights moving oddly in the sky, which the researcher Chris Rutkowski says coincided with three primary radar…
Open the book A late-2018 sighting near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in which a witness at sea and a witness on shore reported lights moving oddly in the sky,…
Radar and visual Oregon White Aircraft Northern California–Oregon airspace (Oakland Center sector), USA 2017 evidence Documented On October 25, 2017, an unidentified white aircraft with no transponder was tracked on FAA radar at about 37,000 feet over Northern California and Oregon, seen visually by airline crews, and chased by F-15Cs from…
Open the book On October 25, 2017, an unidentified white aircraft with no transponder was tracked on FAA radar at about 37,000 feet over Northern…
Other 'Oumuamua Solar System, International 2017 evidence Contested First confirmed interstellar object detected entering the solar system, with anomalous properties sparking scientific debate about possible artificial origin.
Open the book First confirmed interstellar object detected entering the solar system, with anomalous properties sparking scientific debate about possible…
Military encounter Mosul Orb Mosul, Iraq 2016 evidence Contested A single still frame from a roughly four-second US reconnaissance clip of Mosul, Iraq (16 April 2016) shows a bright metallic-looking sphere; released by Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp in January 2023, it remains…
Open the book A single still frame from a roughly four-second US reconnaissance clip of Mosul, Iraq (16 April 2016) shows a bright metallic-looking…
Military encounter Mosul Orb Mosul, Iraq 2016 evidence Documented Metallic sphere filmed by US intelligence aircraft over Mosul, Iraq, classified for years and later included in Pentagon UAP briefings to Congress.
Open the book Metallic sphere filmed by US intelligence aircraft over Mosul, Iraq, classified for years and later included in Pentagon UAP briefings to…
Radar and visual Gimbal Off the eastern seaboard, Atlantic Ocean, USA 2015 evidence Documented Navy F/A-18 pilots filmed an infrared video of an oval-shaped UAP performing gimbal rotation off the U.S. East Coast, later declassified by Pentagon.
Open the book Navy F/A-18 pilots filmed an infrared video of an oval-shaped UAP performing gimbal rotation off the U.S. East Coast, later declassified by…
Military encounter GIMBAL & GO FAST Encounters Atlantic Ocean, off eastern seaboard (Virginia / Florida coasts), USA 2015 evidence Contested Two declassified U.S. Navy FLIR videos — GIMBAL and GO FAST — captured by F/A-18 Super Hornet crews from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in January 2015, showing objects with anomalous flight characteristics; formally…
Open the book Two declassified U.S. Navy FLIR videos — GIMBAL and GO FAST — captured by F/A-18 Super Hornet crews from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in…
Mass sighting Lima Airport UFO Sightings Jorge Chávez International Airport, Peru 2015 evidence Documented Multiple unidentified objects halted air traffic at Lima's international airport for three hours in February 2015, confirmed by radar and commercial pilots.
Open the book Multiple unidentified objects halted air traffic at Lima's international airport for three hours in February 2015, confirmed by radar and…
Military encounter Pantex Facility UAP Incident Pantex Plant, USA 2015 evidence Documented Silent diamond-shaped object tracked by ground surveillance radar and security personnel at U.S. nuclear weapons facility near Amarillo, Texas.
Open the book Silent diamond-shaped object tracked by ground surveillance radar and security personnel at U.S. nuclear weapons facility near Amarillo,…
Photograph or film Roswell Slides Mexico City (reveal); photographed object from Mesa Verde, Colorado 2015 evidence Debunked A set of 1940s-era Kodachrome slides, presented in Mexico City in May 2015 as photographs of an alien body from the 1947 Roswell crash, was identified within days as a photo of a mummified child displayed in a Mesa…
Open the book A set of 1940s-era Kodachrome slides, presented in Mexico City in May 2015 as photographs of an alien body from the 1947 Roswell crash, was…
Military encounter Chilean Navy Helicopter UFO Encounter Coastal Chile between San Antonio and Quinteros 2014 evidence Documented Chilean Navy helicopter equipped with military FLIR camera records unidentified object with thermal discharge capability; officially investigated by government committee with no conventional explanation.
Open the book Chilean Navy helicopter equipped with military FLIR camera records unidentified object with thermal discharge capability; officially…
Painted illustration 2013 Aguadilla UFO Incident Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA 2013 evidence Documented U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft captured infrared video of an anomalous object displaying unusual thermal properties and physics-defying maneuvers over Puerto Rico.
Open the book U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft captured infrared video of an anomalous object displaying unusual thermal properties and…
Other Chelyabinsk Meteor Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia 2013 evidence Debunked On February 15, 2013, a roughly 15-metre asteroid exploded in the atmosphere over the southern Urals, injuring well over 1,000 people with flying glass — the largest such fireball since Tunguska. It was a natural…
Open the book On February 15, 2013, a roughly 15-metre asteroid exploded in the atmosphere over the southern Urals, injuring well over 1,000 people with…
Mass sighting Collahuasi Copper Mine UFO Sighting Collahuasi copper mine, Tarapacá Region, Chile 2013 evidence Documented Over 200 workers at Chile's largest copper mine witnessed a disc-shaped UFO hover silently for approximately one hour in April 2013, officially investigated and recognized by Chile's aviation authority.
Open the book Over 200 workers at Chile's largest copper mine witnessed a disc-shaped UFO hover silently for approximately one hour in April 2013,…
