Night Ledger

Record 195 · March 2024

Historical Record Report, Volume I

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States

Ledger illustration of the record — not a scan of the original paper. — Night Ledger illustration of the file

ReportUnclassified

The report states that AARO reviewed classified and unclassified archives, conducted interviews, and partnered with IC and DoD offices. It concludes that no U.S. government investigation, academic research, or review panel has confirmed any UAP sighting as extraterrestrial technology. AARO found no empirical evidence that the USG or private companies have recovered or reverse-engineered off-world spacecraft or biologics. Claims of hidden programs, including those involving specific people, locations, and alleged non-human biologics, were investigated; many programs named by interviewees either do not exist, were misidentified national security programs unrelated to extraterrestrials, or were disestablished without such involvement. It specifically addresses and denies the establishment of a program called KONA BLUE, proposed but never approved or funded to handle alleged non-human biologics. A sample alleged to be from an off-world craft was examined and determined to be a terrestrial manufactured alloy.

Public file: U.S. Department of Defense

Related paper

FOIA / archiveUnclassified

2023–2025

Records from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, October 1, 2023–2025

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) / Office of the Secretary of Defense · United States

This Record Group 615 collection at the National Archives aggregates declassified and unclassified U.S. government records on UAP, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence (explicitly excluding ordinary non-attributed objects), produced in response to the 2024 NDAA.

FOIA / archiveDeclassified

August 2026

PURSUE Release 05: Declassified UAP Files (August 2026 tranche)

Department of Defense / Department of War · United States

Fifth tranche of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), releasing 41 additional files including historical documents from 1953 onward, videos of orbs and spheres, digital renderings, and investigative PDFs from FBI, DoD, and other agencies. Materials cover global sightings and analyses but attribute most to explainable phenomena or unresolved due to limited da

FOIA / archiveDeclassified

August 2026

PURSUE Release 05 (August 2026 UAP Files)

Department of Defense · United States

This tranche of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) releases additional historical and modern UAP-related documents, imagery, and sensor data from multiple agencies as part of a rolling declassification effort. Materials include reports of orb-like phenomena, sensor data from military platforms, and archival records. Consistent with other PURSUE releases and