Independent UAP Analysis

Incident records

212 structured records · tranches 1–2

Every row is one extracted incident. Titles, shapes, and behaviour are our normalized analysis; each links to a record page showing the verbatim claim and the source document. The legibility bars measure how cleanly the fields could be extracted from the source — not the credibility of the sighting; low bars are noisy mid-century scans and heavily-redacted compilations.

103 of 212 records

Date	Title / location	Agency	Shape	Behaviour	Status
Oct 17, 2025	USCENTCOM batch release cover — MDR 25-0094 through 25-0099, Oct 2025	Dept. of Defense	—	—	Redacted
Apr 11, 2025	Possible UAP observed for 23 seconds by US aircraft — INDOPACOM, 11 April 2025 INDOPACOM area of responsibility (specific location redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Apr 10, 2025	Possible UAP observed for 12 seconds by US aircraft — INDOPACOM, 10 April 2025 INDOPACOM area of responsibility (specific location redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
~2025	Two round white-hot UAPs moving south at 240 NM/hr — Djibouti theater, 1653Z 2025 Djibouti / Gulf of Aden area (MGRS 35SQT34 23 69 29 57)	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Oct 31, 2024	Oval/orb UAP observed by U.S. aircraft for over 2 hours — location redacted, October 2024	Dept. of Defense	orb, ellipsoid	hover	Unresolved
Oct 20, 2024	Misshapen ball of white light flashing across FMV feed — Syria theater, October 2024 Syria theater (MGRS 37SFU36 approx), Operation INHERENT RESOLVE	Dept. of Defense	irregular	maneuver	Unresolved
Sep 20, 2024	UAP flew through aircraft sensor field of view during weapons employment — Iraq (Ayn al-Asad area), 20 September 2024 Ayn al-Asad ROZ Raindrop, Iraq (MGRS 38SKC55, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Jul 14, 2024	UAP faster than friendly aircraft — Gulf of Aden area, 0517Z 14 Jul 2024 Gulf of Aden / Red Sea theater (MGRS 38PMT53 17, exact sub-grid estimated)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Jun 7, 2024	Glowing spherical UAP with cylindrical pole flying at 140 knots just over water — UAE/Arabian Gulf, 7 June 2024 Arabian Gulf / UAE area (MGRS 40RFM60, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	orb, cylinder	transit	Unresolved
Jan 25, 2024	Diamond-shaped UAP with non-maneuvering probe — Greece/Eastern Mediterranean, 25 January 2024 Eastern Mediterranean / Greece area (MGRS 35SQT67, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	irregular	transit	Unresolved
Nov 9, 2023	Bouncy-ball-shaped UAP at ~424 kn — Syria theater, 2153Z 9 Nov 2023 Syria / northern Levant theater (MGRS 37DST69, exact sub-grid redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Oct 29, 2023	Circular UAP flying above ocean surface toward land — Greece/Eastern Mediterranean, October 2023 Eastern Mediterranean / Greece theater (MGRS 35SMV approx), RTB to LGLR	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Oct 27, 2023	Circular UAP executing 90-degree turns over ocean surface — Greece/Eastern Mediterranean, October 2023 Eastern Mediterranean / Greece theater (MGRS 35SKD approx), departure from LGLR	Dept. of Defense	orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Oct 24, 2023	UAP observed at 320 MPH — UAE/Arabian Gulf area, 24 October 2023 (first event) UAE/Arabian Gulf area (MGRS 39RYJ9, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Oct 24, 2023	UAP observed at 440 MPH — UAE/Arabian Gulf area, 24 October 2023 (second event) UAE/Arabian Gulf area (MGRS 39RXK6, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Mar 31, 2023	10–20 bright maneuvering objects observed from targeting pod — Syria/ESSA area, 31 March 2023 ESSA killbox, NE of RLZ, Syria/Iraq area (MGRS 37SGA1, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Unresolved
~Mar 2023	Large blue featureless triangular object hovering near national security facility — Pacific Time Zone, March 2023 Pacific Time Zone, near a national security facility (specific location not stated)	Dept. of Defense	triangular	hover	Unresolved
Feb 21, 2023	3 possible UAP observed — Shaddadi area, Syria, 21 February 2023 Shaddadi area, Syria (ESSA killbox)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Feb 21, 2023	1 possible balloon observed — Shaddadi area, Syria, 21 February 2023 Shaddadi area, Syria (ESSA killbox)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Explained
Dec 1, 2022	Single UAP/UAV observed flying west to east — Baghdad area, Iraq, 1 December 2022 Baghdad area, Iraq (MGRS 38SMB4, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Jul 31, 2022	Single UAP observed moving north to south — Syria/Iraq border area, 31 July 2022 Syria/Iraq theater (MGRS 37SFU27, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
May 30, 2022	Single UAP observed flying north-northeast during USEUCOM ISR mission — Eastern Mediterranean, 30 May 2022 Eastern Mediterranean / Syria-Lebanon region (MGRS 36SXD9, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
May 20, 2022	Single UAP observed flying north-northeast — Iraq, 20 May 2022 Iraq (MGRS 38SMC85, redacted theater)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
May 6, 2022	5 UAP observed during ISR mission — Middle East, May 2022 Middle East (MGRS 38SMC53, redacted theater)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Nov 2, 2020	UAP 1 observed via FMV — Arabian Gulf, 2 November 2020 at 21:43Z Arabian Gulf, IVO MGRS 39RWK (partial, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
Nov 2, 2020	UAP 2 observed via FMV traveling NW — Arabian Gulf, 2 November 2020 at 21:48Z Arabian Gulf, IVO MGRS 39RWK (partial, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Oct 27, 2020	Two IR-significant contacts with one orbiting the other in 1/30th of a second, noise jamming received — DCA mission, 27 October 2020	Dept. of Defense	unknown	responsive	Unresolved
Oct 15, 2020	Round cold IR object with abrupt directional changes — Gulf of Aden, October 2020 Gulf of Aden (estimated lat/long redacted, MGRS 400 8D approx)	Dept. of Defense	orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Oct 2, 2020	1x UAP observed via FMV during NAVCENT ISR mission — Arabian Gulf, 2 October 2020 Arabian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area (precise location redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
Sep 16, 2020	UAP observed via FMV — Strait of Hormuz/Persian Gulf area, 16 September 2020 Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area, IVO MGRS 39RVM5 (partial, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
Sep 4, 2020	Round cold IR object making abrupt directional changes at 277 mph — Gulf of Aden, 4 September 2020 Gulf of Aden	Dept. of Defense	orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Aug 31, 2020	Multiple objects of same size/shape observed in mutual proximity — Japan theater, August 2020 Japan theater, MGRS 39RWL approx (dusk, ISR mission)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Unresolved
Aug 27, 2020	Formation of unknown flying objects tracked for ~2 minutes before lost in cloud cover — Arabian Gulf coast, 27 August 2020 Arabian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area, IVO MGRS 39RVM8 (partial, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Aug 24, 2020	3 small unidentified air contacts on westerly heading — North Arabian Sea, 24 August 2020 North Arabian Sea	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Aug 8, 2020	1x UAP observed via FMV during NAVCENT ISR mission — Arabian Gulf/Strait of Hormuz, 8 August 2020 Arabian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz area, IVO MGRS 39RWL (partial, redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
Jul 16, 2020	UAP sighting 1 — Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf area, 1830Z 16 Jul 2020 Arabian Gulf / Persian Gulf (MGRS 39RVM, redacted grid)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
Jul 16, 2020	UAP sighting 2 — Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf area, 1920Z 16 Jul 2020 Arabian Gulf (MGRS 39RUN, redacted grid)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
Jul 16, 2020	UAP sighting 3 — Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf area, 2345Z 16 Jul 2020 Arabian Gulf (MGRS 39RUN, redacted grid)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	—	Unresolved
May 14, 2020	Solid white object with erratic movements observed over water — Middle East, May 2020 Middle East theater (MGRS 28314N 49524E approx), night ISR mission	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Unresolved
~2020	Possible UAP with speed increase and direction change — Arabian Gulf theater, 2020 Arabian Gulf theater (MGRS 34SDG approx)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Redacted
~2020	1x probable UAP observed via FMV — Arabian Gulf, date redacted (2020) Arabian Gulf	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
~2020	Balloon-like UAP observed via TFLIR — Arabian Gulf, 0645Z (date redacted) 2020 Arabian Gulf (IVO 323, exact grid redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Nov 18, 2016	Possible low-flying missile/UAP at ~500 KTS observed by P-8A — 55 NM NW of Latakia, Syria ~55 NM northwest of Latakia, Syria, Eastern Mediterranean	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Sep 18, 1976	Tehran F-4 intercept — sub-objects launched, systems disabled Tehran, Iran	Dept. of Defense	ellipsoid	responsive	Unresolved
~Nov 1957	Egg-shaped object with heat-wave radiation, 10 autos stalled — Alamogordo, New Mexico, November 1957 White Sands/Alamogordo area, New Mexico (desert highway)	Dept. of Defense	ellipsoid	maneuver	Unresolved
Jul 17, 1957	RB-47 intercept by unidentified object — South-central United States South-central United States (Mississippi to Texas)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	interactive	Unresolved
~Jan 1957	Rear Admiral Fahrney on high-speed objects entering atmosphere — January 1957 (press reference)	Dept. of Defense	—	—	Unknown
Aug 13, 1956	Lakenheath-Bentwaters UFO — UK, multiple radar and visual contacts Lakenheath and Bentwaters, Suffolk, UK	Dept. of Defense	unknown	responsive	Unresolved
Jul 28, 1952	USAF assessment: flying saucers remain a 'complete enigma' — July 28, 1952	Dept. of Defense	—	—	Unknown
Feb 24, 1950	Stationary then erratic spherical object — Los Alamos (Feb 24 1950, Sighting 179) Los Alamos, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Feb 24, 1950	Photographed round luminous object — Datil, New Mexico (Feb 24–25 1950, Sighting 175) Datil, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
~Jan 1950	Round object with cup-ball shape — Corona, NM (Jan 1950, Sighting 161) Corona, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Dec 13, 1949	Stationary white-amber circular object, then accelerated — Alamogordo (Dec 13 1949, Sighting 159) Alamogordo, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	disc	maneuver	Unresolved
Aug 6, 1949	Round greenish object, 500-watt bulb intensity — Albuquerque (Aug 6 1949, Sighting 91) Albuquerque, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Jul 24, 1949	Green fireball campaign — Socorro / New Mexico area (Jul 24 1949) Socorro, New Mexico (and surrounding region)	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
~Jul 20, 1949	Unidentified flying objects over Spokane, Washington — formation sighting Spokane, Washington	Dept. of Defense	disc	transit	Unresolved
Jun 8, 1949	High-speed white substance observed by RB-29 crew — estimated 4,200 mph, Pacific Pacific Ocean, 12°25'N, 140°20'E	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
May 2, 1949	Radar interference of unknown origin near Guam — 514th Reconnaissance Squadron Guam area, Pacific Ocean	Dept. of Defense	—	—	Unresolved
Apr 8, 1949	Luminous object over Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Alaska Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Alaska	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Mar 18, 1949	Unidentified object sighted near Fort Chimo, Quebec — red light, aircraft-like Fort Chimo (Kuujjuaq), Quebec, Canada	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Mar 8, 1949	Elliptical aluminum-like object, billowy flame — Los Alamos (Mar 8 1949) Los Alamos, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	ellipsoid	transit	Unresolved
Mar 6, 1949	Multiple blinking and moving lights — Camp Hood Q-Area (Mar 6–8 and Mar 17 1949) Camp Hood (Killeen), Texas — 'Q' Area (AFSWP atomic weapons site)	Dept. of Defense	orb, ellipsoid	maneuver	Unresolved
Feb 17, 1949	Yellow-orange cigar-shaped light — Sandia vicinity (Feb 17 1949) Sandia Base vicinity, Albuquerque, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	cylinder	hover	Unknown
Feb 6, 1949	Flying disc sighting near San Andres Islands, Caribbean San Andres Islands, Caribbean Sea	Dept. of Defense	orb, disc	transit	Unresolved
Jan 30, 1949	Large green fireball — multiple witnesses, Socorro area (Jan 30 1949) New Mexico and West Texas; fireball path from ~34°N 102°W to ~32°48'N 102°22'W	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Jan 6, 1949	Diamond-shaped fast-moving object, silent — Sandia Base landing strip (Jan 6 1949) Sandia Base landing strip, Albuquerque, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	irregular	transit	Unresolved
Jan 6, 1949	Unusual light observed by Pfc Everitt — Sandia Base (Jun 6 1949) Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unknown
Jan 4, 1949	Flying disc sighted near Hickam Field, Hawaii — oscillating white disc Hickam Field, Territory of Hawaii	Dept. of Defense	disc	maneuver	Explained
Dec 20, 1948	Green-white fireball with descending branch, no sound — Los Alamos area (Dec 20 1948) Los Alamos area, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Dec 12, 1948	Green fireball, horizontal trajectory — Los Alamos / Starvation Peak (Dec 12 1948) Between Bernal / Starvation Peak and Los Alamos, New Mexico	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Dec 3, 1948	Illuminated object over Fairfield-Suisun AFB — near-vertical climb Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, California	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Unresolved
Nov 8, 1948	Flat oval soundless object moving slowly — APO 906 area (Pacific theater?), November 8, 1948 APO 906 area (Pacific theater, exact location not recoverable)	Dept. of Defense	ellipsoid	hover	Unresolved
~Nov 1948	Flying saucer hovering over Neubiberg Air Base — Sweden-sourced extraterrestrial hypothesis Neubiberg Air Base, Germany	Dept. of Defense	disc	hover	Unresolved
Oct 17, 1948	Silver bullet-shaped object at high speed — Crescent City, California, October 17, 1948 Crescent City, California	Dept. of Defense	cylinder	maneuver	Unresolved
Oct 16, 1948	Football-shaped object — Sterling, Utah, October 16, 1948 (duplicate entry) 1 mile SE of Sterling, Utah	Dept. of Defense	football	transit	Unresolved
Oct 1, 1948	Silver circular-elliptical object — Honolulu, Hawaii, October 1, 1948 Honolulu, Hawaii	Dept. of Defense	ellipsoid	transit	Unresolved
Sep 25, 1948	Unidentified jet aircraft — extraordinary acceleration, off Dutch coast West coast of Holland, North Sea	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Unresolved
~Sep 23, 1948	Spherical dirty-gray objects — Pablo/Pinole, California, September 1948 Pablo and Pinole, California	Dept. of Defense	orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Sep 9, 1948	Soil sample from flying saucer depression — Wright-Patterson AFB (Project SIGN), September 1948 Location of soil sample not specified (submitted by Wright-Patterson AFB)	Dept. of Defense	disc	maneuver	Unknown
Sep 9, 1948	Project SIGN soil sample analysis — Wright-Patterson / FBI Lab, September-October 1948 Location of original depression not specified (FBI Lab analysis, Washington D.C.)	Dept. of Defense	disc	—	Unknown
Jul 9, 1948	Pale yellowish-white light at 500-600 mph — Osborn, Ohio, July 9, 1948 Osborn, Ohio	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Jul 8, 1948	Two silver cigar-shaped objects bobbing — Columbus, Ohio, July 8, 1948 Columbus, Ohio	Dept. of Defense	cylinder	maneuver	Explained
~Jul 1948	Golden saucer with silver rim — Gahanna, Ohio, July 1948 Gahanna, Ohio	Dept. of Defense	disc	transit	Unresolved
May 8, 1948	Flying disc sighted over Hobson, Ohio — railroad personnel witnesses Hobson, Ohio	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
~Apr 1948	Silver half-moon disc with 90-degree turn — Philippines, April 1948 Philippines area (observer at Clark AB/Philippines area)	Dept. of Defense	disc	maneuver	Unresolved
Mar 5, 1948	Two objects falling to earth near Bakersfield, California Bakersfield, California / Buena Vista Lake	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Unresolved
Jul 8, 1947	Two silver disc/spherical objects over Muroc AAF — multiple witnesses (Incident #1) Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, California	Dept. of Defense	disc, orb	maneuver	Unresolved
Jul 8, 1947	Unconventional object oscillating near Muroc AAF — aluminum surface, slow movement (Incident #2) Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, California	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Unresolved
Jul 8, 1947	Silvery ovular object descending at Rogers Dry Lake — Muroc AAF (Incident #4) Area #3, Rogers Dry Lake, Muroc, California	Dept. of Defense	ellipsoid	transit	Unresolved
Jul 7, 1947	Yellowish-white sphere oscillating and heading east — Muroc AAF (Incident #3) Muroc Army Air Field, Muroc, California	Dept. of Defense	orb	transit	Unresolved
Jul 4, 1947	Five round discs over Portland, Oregon — police officer multiple witnesses (Incident #5) Portland, Oregon	Dept. of Defense	disc	transit	Unresolved
Jul 4, 1947	Aluminum disc at ~30,000 ft performing 90-degree turns — Portland, Oregon (Incident #7) Portland, Oregon	Dept. of Defense	disc	maneuver	Unresolved
Jul 4, 1947	Three white discs in formation over Portland/Milwaukee, Oregon (Incidents #6 and #8a) Portland / Milwaukee, Oregon	Dept. of Defense	disc	transit	Unresolved
~Jul 1947	United Air Lines pilot observes 5-9 disc objects in loose formation — Boise, Idaho (Incident #10) Near Boise, Idaho	Dept. of Defense	disc	transit	Unresolved
~1947	AMC/USAF Flying Disc policy and intelligence assessment — 1947 United States (multiple locations)	Dept. of Defense	disc, ellipsoid	transit	Unresolved
Feb 18, 1946	Multi-colored fireball at 20,000 ft — Central US, Feb 1946 Approx. 39°N 100°W, southeast of Limon, Colorado	Dept. of Defense	irregular	transit	Unresolved
~Mar 1, 1945	Cylindrical aluminum object floating at 9,000 ft — F-5710 area, Western Europe Vicinity grid F-5710, Western Europe	Dept. of Defense	cylinder	hover	Unresolved
~Dec 1944	415th Night Fighter Squadron 'Foo Fighter' encounters — Rhine Valley, December 1944–January 1945 Rhine Valley, Western Europe (Germany/France border region)	Dept. of Defense	orb	interactive	Unresolved
Date unknown	Unconventional aircraft sighted in Czechoslovakia / Prague area — eyewitness account Czechoslovakia / Prague area	Dept. of Defense	disc	maneuver	Unresolved
Date unknown	Perfectly circular 50-ft object descending to land — Los Angeles, CA, ca. 1948 Los Angeles, California (descending for landing)	Dept. of Defense	disc	—	Unresolved
Date unknown	4 UAP observed beneath ISR aircraft — Arabian Gulf / East China Sea area, 2024 (date redacted) Unknown (all location data redacted)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	transit	Redacted
Date unknown	Two possible UAPs with speed increase toward south — Arabian Gulf theater, date unknown Arabian Gulf theater (MGRS 34SCE approx / MGRS 35TQK approx)	Dept. of Defense	unknown	maneuver	Redacted
Date unknown	Triangular metallic UAP observed during RTB — Eastern Mediterranean, altitude 24,989 ft Eastern Mediterranean Sea	Dept. of Defense	triangular	transit	Unresolved