Night Ledger

Record 231 · November 2024

Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) / All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) · United States

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ReportUnclassified

The report documents 757 UAP reports received, with the majority resolved as ordinary objects such as balloons, drones, birds, or aircraft. It notes ongoing work on a small number of cases requiring further analysis. In reference to interviewee claims, it discusses KONA BLUE, a proposed but unapproved Special Access Program that some claimed was intended to cover up retrieval and exploitation of 'non-human biologics.' AARO states the program was never approved and was unrelated to any actual recovery of off-world technology. The report reiterates that no evidence has been found for extraterrestrial technology or hidden reverse-engineering programs, while outlining improved reporting mechanisms, public website resources, and interagency coordination with NASA on scientific aspects of UAP.

Public file: ODNI / 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of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), releasing 41 additional files including historical documents from 1953 onward, videos of orbs and spheres, digital renderings, and investigative PDFs from FBI, DoD, and other agencies.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