Incident records
212 structured records · tranches 1–2Every 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.
24 of 212 records
| Date | Title / location | Agency | Shape | Behaviour | Status | Legibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~2025 | Orb observed under FLIR, splits into two, pursues helicopter at extreme speed — 2025 Undisclosed mountain range near redacted site, United States (all coordinates redacted) | Other | orb | interactive | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 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 | |
| ~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 | |
| 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 |