UAP Task Force / AARO
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82 records tagged program
Incidents
35 incidents
USS Nimitz Tic Tac EncounterEvidence rated DocumentedMultiple U.S. Navy personnel from Carrier Strike Group Eleven tracked and visually encountered a white, wingless, Tic Tac-shaped craft exhibiting extraordinary flight characteristics off the coast of Southern California — producing the most consequential military UAP case of the 21st century.GIMBAL & GO FAST EncountersEvidence rated ContestedTwo 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 released by the Pentagon in April 2020 and central to the modern UAP disclosure movement.2013 Aguadilla UFO IncidentEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft captured infrared video of an anomalous object displaying unusual thermal properties and physics-defying maneuvers over Puerto Rico.National Press Club UFO-Nukes Disclosure ConferenceEvidence rated DocumentedSeven former U.S. Air Force officers publicly testified at the National Press Club about UFO incursions at nuclear weapons facilities, with declassified documents.2021 Intelligence Community Preliminary Assessment on Unidentified Aerial PhenomenaEvidence rated DocumentedOfficial U.S. government assessment of 144 unidentified aerial phenomena from 2004–2021, establishing UAPs as legitimate national security concern.2024 Congressional UAP Hearing: Exposing the TruthEvidence rated DocumentedHouse Oversight Committee joint hearing featuring testimonies from retired naval officers and government insiders affirming UAP reality and advanced technology monitoring of U.S. military installations.PURSUE UAP Disclosure Initiative (2026)Evidence rated DocumentedGovernment-authorized mass declassification of 162 UAP/UFO files spanning 1944–2025 through the PURSUE program, initiated by presidential directive.Capitol Press Conference: UAP Disclosure Demands (June 2026)Evidence rated DocumentedBipartisan Congressional press conference led by David Grusch and lawmakers demanding full government disclosure on UAPs and non-human intelligence.Military Test Range Orange Orb EncounterEvidence rated DocumentedA senior U.S. intelligence officer and helicopter crew witnessed sustained, multi-witness encounters with dozens of orange orbs on a restricted military test range, including objects approaching within feet of their aircraft and outrunning fighter jet intercepts.Lake Huron F-16 ShootdownEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Air National Guard F-16C shot down an unidentified octagonal object over Lake Huron; footage declassified in 2026 under PURSUE Act.Cheyenne Mountain Potato-Shaped UAPEvidence rated ContestedFive U.S. Army military intelligence personnel observed an exotic potato-shaped, articulating-panel UAP over Cheyenne Mountain for roughly two minutes before it vanished instantaneously; the sighting stayed classified for four years until its 2026 release.Texas Nuclear Facility UAP Sighting - July 2026Evidence rated DocumentedMultiple security personnel at a Texas nuclear weapons facility observed a metallic disc-shaped object with anomalous flight characteristics near restricted airspace, confirmed by radar tracking and investigated by AARO.Harvard UAP Science Advisory Council EstablishedEvidence rated DocumentedHarvard professor Avi Loeb establishes the first official White House-sanctioned scientific advisory council on unidentified anomalous phenomena following Trump administration directive on UAP transparency.Pentagon July 2026 UAP Files ReleaseEvidence rated DocumentedPentagon releases fourth batch of declassified UAP files including military pilot account of an object exhibiting impossible flight characteristics.PURSUE Third Batch Declassified ReleaseEvidence rated DocumentedOn June 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of War released the third tranche of declassified UAP files under the PURSUE program, containing 72 files spanning 1940s–2026 with video evidence of glowing plasma orbs, historical incidents, and Dr. Jon Kosloski's analysis showing 40% of phenomena remain unresolved.Trump Executive Order on NDA Waivers for UAP WhistleblowersEvidence rated DocumentedPresident Trump directs federal agencies to waive nondisclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors willing to share classified UAP information through official government channels.Pentagon Declassified UAP Files Release (May 2026)Evidence rated DocumentedThe U.S. Pentagon released 162 declassified UAP files on May 8, 2026, as part of a Trump administration transparency initiative, making decades of government records on unidentified aerial phenomena publicly accessible.DOW-UAP-PR49 Army Infrared EncounterEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Army infrared sensor captured nearly two minutes of video tracking two distinct unidentified objects over North America in early 2026, released publicly via PURSUE program.Eastern U.S. Military Aviator SightingEvidence rated DocumentedExperienced 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.ODNI-UAP-D001 Orange Orbs Helicopter EncounterEvidence rated DocumentedLate October 2025: A senior U.S. intelligence official on helicopter investigating reports of loud thuds and multiple glowing orbs encounters five orange orbs at close range near a military test facility; objects demonstrate controlled flight, formation behavior, and acceleration exceeding helicopter and fighter jet speeds.Pentagon Western U.S. Thermal Infrared UAP IncidentEvidence rated DocumentedTwo FBI Special Agents documented thermal infrared evidence of slow-moving unidentified objects in the western United States, released by the Pentagon on August 7, 2026, as part of the PURSUE UAP disclosure program.Pentagon UAP File Release - Fifth BatchEvidence rated DocumentedThe Pentagon released the fifth batch of declassified UAP files under the PURSUE program on August 7, 2026, containing 41 newly declassified documents, videos, and images of UAP incidents.NSA TOP SECRET UMBRA UAP Records ReleaseEvidence rated DocumentedThe NSA forced to declassify ~334 pages of TOP SECRET UMBRA UAP records following a 45-year FOIA appeal, exposing systematic intelligence classification of aerial phenomena.Congressional UAP Transparency and Disclosure Act (H.R. 1187)Evidence rated DocumentedHistoric Congressional legislation establishing legal framework for systematic government accountability and public disclosure of UAP records, marking formal legislative recognition of the need to confront secrecy surrounding unidentified anomalous phenomena.PURSUE Fifth Batch UAP ReleaseEvidence rated DocumentedPentagon releases 41 declassified UAP files as the fifth tranche under PURSUE, featuring thermal imagery and sensor data spanning 1950-2026.Congressional Briefing on UAP Science & Species — May 2025Evidence rated DocumentedDr. Eric Davis testified before Congress that the U.S. has recovered four distinct non-human species from crashed UFOs, identifying them as Greys, Nordics, Insectoids, and Reptilians.Gallaudet Transmedium UAP Disclosure 2026Evidence rated DocumentedRear Admiral Gallaudet's 2026 Congressional briefings and disclosure forums elevate transmedium UAP activity in US waters to national security priority, describing objects entering ocean at extreme speeds.July 2025 Northeastern Orb SightingEvidence rated ContestedA married couple in the northeastern US watched two luminous red orbs with white plasma cores hover, move in tandem, and appear to merge before vanishing — a case the FBI deemed credible and the Pentagon later released as part of its 2026 UAP disclosure program.Virginia Coast UAP SwarmEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Navy assets in Virginia Capes operating area detected approximately 100 airborne UAP and two likely uncrewed surface systems in July 2026, documented in Pentagon FY2025 report and actively under AARO investigation.Western US Red Orb Sightings with Time AnomalyEvidence rated DocumentedTwo US federal agents observed multiple red/orange orbs over several hours, with one agent's mechanical watch recording 25 minutes ahead of other timekeeping devices.Pentagon Humanoid UAP (NAG UAP 1)Evidence rated DocumentedPentagon-released infrared video of humanoid-shaped UAP exhibiting extreme acceleration and hovering behavior captured over Florida in 2020.Sky Canada Project: Canada's Federal UAP Reporting InitiativeEvidence rated DocumentedCanada'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.University at Albany Scientific UAP Analysis InitiativeEvidence rated DocumentedA team of physicists at SUNY Albany published the first mainstream peer-reviewed systematic scientific methodology for UAP investigation, developing an AI-assisted analysis protocol and multi-instrument field approach.Immaculate Constellation Program DisclosureEvidence rated ContestedPublic disclosure of Immaculate Constellation, an alleged unacknowledged Special Access Program managing UAP reconnaissance and crash-retrieval intelligence since 2017.USS Russell pyramid-shaped UAP footage (2019)Evidence rated ContestedNavy 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 publicly explained what the objects were.
Personalities
47 people
Shelley WrightEvidence rated DocumentedUC San Diego astrophysicist and adaptive optics pioneer bridging SETI research with scientific inquiry into unexplained aerial phenomena.Jon SpauldingEvidence rated DocumentedCareer DoD official who served as acting director of the Pentagon's UAP investigation office (AARO) during critical 2024 period.Aaron LukasEvidence rated DocumentedPrincipal Deputy Director of National Intelligence; orchestrator of 2026 UAP disclosure initiative that made government transparency mandatory.Robert JacobsEvidence rated ContestedUSAF lieutenant who claimed to have filmed a UFO disabling a live ICBM warhead over the Pacific in 1964, breaking decades of official silence.Peter SturrockEvidence rated DocumentedStanford solar physicist and founder of the Society for Scientific Exploration who applied rigorous scientific standards to the study of anomalous phenomena and UFO reports.John PodestaEvidence rated DocumentedSenior White House aide who became the most prominent insider voice calling for UAP disclosure, famously calling it his 'biggest failure' that government UFO files remained secret.Kash PatelEvidence rated DocumentedFBI Director overseeing 2026 government UAP disclosure under PURSUETim GallaudetEvidence rated DocumentedRetired Navy Rear Admiral and oceanographer whose Congressional testimony reframed UAP discussion to include oceanic dimensions and transmedium phenomenaKirsten GillibrandEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Senator championing official UAP/NHI disclosure and declassification through bipartisan legislation.John RamirezEvidence rated ContestedRetired CIA officer disclosing classified UAP databases, extraterrestrial DNA research, and predicting 2027 disclosureRon WydenEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Senator and Intelligence Committee chair advocating for government transparency and UAP disclosure.Sarah GammEvidence rated ContestedUAPTF intelligence analyst who publicly claimed to have witnessed 'non-terrestrial' UAP videos and that AARO rejected UAPTF data.Dr. Travis Shane TaylorEvidence rated DocumentedAstrophysicist and Chief Scientist of the Pentagon's UAP Task Force (2019–2022), now prominent public figure investigating anomalous phenomena.Joni ErnstEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Senator and former Army officer who raised UAP transparency concerns in congressional hearingsTimothy A. PhillipsEvidence rated DocumentedCareer intelligence official and Acting Director of AARO during critical 2024 disclosure period.Mike GallagherEvidence rated DocumentedRepublican congressman and intelligence officer who authored landmark whistleblower protections for UAP disclosure.Marik von RennenkampffEvidence rated DocumentedPentagon analyst turned investigative journalist advocating for UAP disclosure and accountabilityEric BurlisonEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Congressman and leading legislative voice for UAP transparency and declassificationMichael GoldEvidence rated DocumentedSpace policy lawyer and former NASA Associate Administrator who chaired federal UAP transparency initiativeAvril HainesEvidence rated DocumentedFirst woman Director of National Intelligence; oversaw 2021 UFO assessment and publicly acknowledged possibility of extraterrestrial origins for unexplained phenomena.Timothy PhillipsEvidence rated ContestedFormer AARO Deputy Director who disputed UAP crash-retrieval claims before abrupt terminationSuhas SubramanyamEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Representative from Virginia with technology policy expertise and key figure in 2026 UAP disclosure advocacy.Dr. Daniel EvansEvidence rated DocumentedNASA's Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator overseeing federal unidentified anomalous phenomena researchGeneral Walter Bedell SmithEvidence rated DocumentedEisenhower's Chief of Staff and CIA Director who oversaw early U.S. response to classified UFO phenomena during the Cold War.Tom CottonEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Senator and Intelligence Committee Chair overseeing classified UAP research during disclosure era.Douglas Dean JohnsonEvidence rated DocumentedIndependent FOIA journalist investigating Pentagon UAP policy transparency and government secrecy.Jay StrattonEvidence rated DocumentedFormer director of the Pentagon's UAP Task Force, the highest-ranking U.S. government official to lead a UAP investigation.Mike RoundsEvidence rated DocumentedU.S. Senator from South Dakota and principal architect of the UAP Disclosure Act, leading the charge for government transparency on unidentified anomalous phenomena.Jim HimesEvidence rated DocumentedConnecticut congressman and top House Intelligence Committee Democrat who has pressed the Pentagon on UAP reporting while publicly rejecting extraterrestrial explanations.Senator Martin HeinrichEvidence rated DocumentedUS Senator and key architect of modern UAP disclosure legislation and institutional oversight.Christopher Karl MellonEvidence rated DocumentedPentagon intelligence official and architect of modern UAP disclosure who leaked classified Navy videos to the New York Times in 2017.Ron MoultrieEvidence rated DocumentedPentagon official who institutionalized UAP investigation as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (2021–2024) and chair of AARO.Allen Welsh DullesEvidence rated DocumentedCIA Director who architected Cold War UFO coverup through the Robertson Panel.Dr. Devesh NandalEvidence rated DocumentedAstrophysicist appointed to White House UAP Science Advisory Council to apply computational modeling to unidentified aerial phenomenaI. Charles McCullough IIIEvidence rated DocumentedFirst Inspector General of the Intelligence Community and legal representative of UAP whistleblower David Grusch.Eric SwalwellEvidence rated DocumentedCalifornia congressman and Congressional UAP Caucus member who championed Pentagon transparency on classified UAP programs and whistleblower protections.Ro KhannaEvidence rated DocumentedSilicon Valley congressman leveraging Oversight Committee to advance UAP transparency and whistleblower protection since 2023.Tom DeLongeEvidence rated DocumentedRock musician and disclosure advocate who founded To The Stars Academy and introduced declassified Pentagon UAP videos to mainstream media in 2017.Dr. Jon T. KosloskiEvidence rated DocumentedNSA quantum optics researcher turned AARO director overseeing historic UAP declassifications.Dr. Anna Brady-EstevezEvidence rated DocumentedNSF official and venture capitalist bridging government UAP research with commercial deep-tech innovation and UAP technology commercializationMichael ShellenbergerEvidence rated ContestedEnvironmental-policy-writer-turned-independent-journalist whose 2024 congressional testimony and 'Immaculate Constellation' reporting made him one of the most prominent — and most contested — voices in the disclosure-era UAP press corps.Congressman Tim BurchettEvidence rated DocumentedTennessee Republican congressman leading legislative UAP disclosure push in the 2020s.Alejandro RojasEvidence rated DocumentedUFO journalist, MUFON spokesman, and scientific UAP researcher bridging mainstream media and credible investigation.Carol ClelandEvidence rated DocumentedPhilosophy professor and astrobiology researcher appointed to White House UAP Science Advisory Council to lead anomaly identification methodology.Karl E. NellEvidence rated DocumentedRetired Army Colonel and Pentagon UAP official who publicly affirmed non-human intelligence exists and is interacting with humanity.Christopher Karl MellonEvidence rated DocumentedFormer Pentagon official and leading advocate for UAP transparency who catalyzed modern disclosure.David GruschEvidence rated ContestedFormer Pentagon intelligence officer who testified to Congress in 2023 about classified UAP crash-retrieval programs.