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.
37 of 212 records
| Date | Title / location | Agency | Shape | Behaviour | Status | Legibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~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 | |
| ~2025 | Multi-encounter UAP sequence — orange orbs, radar contacts, FLIR, and fighter jet interaction over mountain test range Unspecified mountain test range, United States (exact location withheld) | ODNI | orb, ellipsoid | responsive | Unresolved | |
| ~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 | |
| ~2025 | Swarm of lights and sequential orb formations observed from helicopter — 2025 Undisclosed site and mountain range, United States (all coordinates redacted) | Other | orb, ellipsoid | interactive | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Mar 7, 1977 | Mirage IV encounter with unidentified aerial object — Dijon/Luxeuil, France Dijon/Luxeuil area, France | Other | orb | interactive | Unresolved | |
| Mar 3, 1976 | T-33 near-collision with phosphorescent sphere — Rennes-Nantes-Poitiers route, France Rennes-Nantes-Poitiers flight route, France | Other | orb | transit | Unresolved | |
| ~1973 | Green circular mass expanding into concentric rings — Sary Shagan, USSR Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range, Site 7, Kazakhstan, USSR | CIA | orb | maneuver | Unresolved | |
| Feb 25, 1959 | Three bright objects accompanying airliner — Pennsylvania to Ohio, February 25, 1959 Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania to Cleveland, Ohio (airborne) | FBI | orb | interactive | Unresolved | |
| Sep 5, 1954 | Luminous object ascending from lunar surface — Rockford, Illinois, telescope observation, September 1954 Rockford, Illinois | FBI | orb | maneuver | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Apr 8, 1949 | Luminous object over Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Alaska Kodiak Naval Operating Base, Alaska | Dept. of Defense | orb | 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| ~Oct 1948 | L. E. Gorman aerial dogfight with luminous object — Fargo, North Dakota, October 1948 Fargo, North Dakota | FBI | orb | responsive | Unknown | |
| ~Sep 23, 1948 | Spherical dirty-gray objects — Pablo/Pinole, California, September 1948 Pablo and Pinole, California | Dept. of Defense | orb | maneuver | Unresolved | |
| May 8, 1948 | Flying disc sighted over Hobson, Ohio — railroad personnel witnesses Hobson, Ohio | Dept. of Defense | orb | transit | Unresolved | |
| Jul 9, 1947 | White light from ground with fused sand and trace radioactivity — Midland, Michigan, July 9, 1947 Midland, Michigan (Dow Chemical area) | FBI | orb | hover | Explained | |
| 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 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 1947 | Orange fireballs circling — Palestine, Texas, July 1947 Palestine, Texas | FBI | orb | maneuver | Unresolved | |
| Jun 30, 1947 | Grand Canyon, Arizona — F-80 pilot observes round objects at inconceivable speed — June 1947 Grand Canyon, Arizona | FBI | orb | transit | Unknown | |
| ~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 | Orange orbs launching red orbs — Western US, dusk, multi-team observation Western United States (general; specific location not provided) | Other | orb | maneuver | Unresolved | |
| Date unknown | Large fiery orange orb hovering near rock pinnacle — Western US, dusk Western United States, near rock pinnacle (specific location not provided) | Other | orb, ellipsoid | hover | Unresolved |