Occupant reports · alleged entities
What people said they met.
Close-encounter reports of beings, and the public paper that names non-human intelligence. Filed as claims. Not a verdict that they were alien. A light in the sky lives in the archive; this desk is for the occupant file.
85 reports · 60 papers
Reports
Close encounters
Witness accounts of figures, occupants, or alleged non-human contact. The written record is what was said, not what was proven.
May 19, 1967, afternoon
Falcon Lake / Stefan Michalak Encounter
Falcon Lake, Manitoba · Canada
Unidentified
Prospector Stefan Michalak approached a landed disc-shaped craft that emitted hot exhaust, causing severe burns to his chest in a grid pattern. The incident produced documented physical evidence, medical records, and was investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Forces, and other agencies.
1977–1978
Colares UFO Flap (Operation Prato)
Colares Island, Pará · Brazil
Unidentified
Hundreds of residents reported being attacked by beams from low-flying luminous objects, causing burns, paralysis, and puncture wounds. The Brazilian Air Force's Operation Prato documented over 200 sightings, many by military personnel, with photos and films.
17 April 1897
Aurora, Texas airship crash
Aurora, Texas · United States
Unidentified
A small-town newspaper reported that an airship struck a windmill and that a non-human pilot was buried in the local cemetery.
12 September 1952
Flatwoods, Braxton County
Flatwoods, West Virginia · United States
Unidentified
A glowing object appeared to land on a hill. A party of children and a mother walked up and reported a tall figure in the mist.
September 10, 1954, ~10:30 PM
Marius Dewilde Encounter at Quarouble
Quarouble, Nord · France
Unidentified
Railway worker Marius Dewilde observed a dark mass on the railroad tracks near his home and two small beings in diving suits. A bright light from the object paralyzed him as they boarded. Police and air force investigators found physical traces on the tracks consistent with a heavy object.
September 10, 1954
Quarouble Railway Encounter
Quarouble, Nord · France
Unidentified
Railway worker Marius Dewilde reported seeing a dark object on the tracks near his home and two small humanoid figures in diving suits and helmets. A bright beam from the object paralyzed him as the beings returned to the craft, which then departed rapidly.
10 September 1954
Marius Dewilde, Quarouble
Quarouble · France
Unidentified
A railwayman said two small figures in light suits stood by a dark craft on the cinder path beside the tracks. Police found crushed vegetation.
September 26, 1954
Chabeuil Humanoid Encounter
Chabeuil, Drôme · France
Unidentified
Mme. Lucette Leboeuf encountered a small humanoid being in a translucent diving-suit-like outfit near a landed disc-shaped craft while gathering mushrooms. The being approached her before the craft departed.
1 November 1954
Rosa Lotti, Cennina
Cennina, Tuscany · Italy
Unidentified
A woman walking to church said two small figures in one-piece suits stood by a spindle-shaped craft in a clearing. Police took a statement the same day.
21–22 August 1955
Kelly–Hopkinsville night
Kelly, Kentucky · United States
Unidentified
A farm family said small luminous beings surrounded their house for hours. Police found spent shells and frightened people. No bodies.
July 17, 1957
RB-47 Electronic Reconnaissance Encounter
Mississippi to Oklahoma (airborne) · United States
Unidentified
A six-man USAF RB-47 crew was shadowed for over an hour by an unidentified object detected simultaneously on visual, airborne radar/ELINT, and ground radar. The object performed maneuvers impossible for conventional aircraft and disappeared from all sensors simultaneously.
15–16 October 1957
Antônio Villas Boas
São Francisco de Sales, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Unidentified
A farmer described being taken aboard an egg-shaped craft and meeting small figures. The account was taken down by a doctor years later; it is contested.
June 26-27, 1959
Boianai UFO Contact
Boianai · Papua New Guinea
Unidentified
Anglican priest Father William Gill and 37 other witnesses, including teachers and medical assistants, observed a hovering disc with humanoid figures on deck for several hours over two nights. Witnesses signed statements.
June 26–28, 1959
Boianai / Father Gill CE3
Boianai Mission, Goodenough Bay · Papua New Guinea
Unidentified
Anglican priest Rev. William Booth Gill and up to 38 named Papuan witnesses (teachers, medical assistants) observed a hovering platform-like object with four human-like figures on its deck over two evenings. Witnesses waved and received responses; documented in signed statements and missionary reports.
26–27 June 1959
Father Gill, Boianai
Boianai, Papua · Papua New Guinea
Unidentified
An Anglican missionary and dozens of mission people watched a disk with humanoid figures. The figures appeared to wave back.
April 18, 1961
Eagle River Pancake Encounter
Eagle River, Wisconsin · United States
Unidentified
Chicken farmer Joe Simonton observed a disc-shaped craft land near his home and interacted with three human-like occupants, one of whom gave him pancakes after he provided water.
April 18, 1961
Joe Simonton and the Pancakes
Eagle River · United States
Unidentified
Chicken farmer Joe Simonton observed a silvery disc land in his yard and three short humanoid beings inside. One appeared to be cooking; Simonton provided water and received four pancakes in return. The craft departed. The pancakes were analyzed by the U.S. Air Force and NICAP. Investigated by Project Blue Book and J. Allen Hynek; Simonton's character vouched for by local officials and neighbors.
18 April 1961
Joe Simonton and the pancakes
Eagle River, Wisconsin · United States
Unidentified
A chicken farmer said a silvery disc landed in his yard and three short figures handed him pancakes. The cakes were real; what they were is not settled.
19–20 September 1961
Betty and Barney Hill
White Mountains, New Hampshire · United States
Unidentified
A couple driving south from Canada reported a craft, missing time, and — under hypnosis — an examination. The first widely published abduction file.
April 24, 1964
Socorro Landing
Socorro, New Mexico · United States
Unidentified
Police officer Lonnie Zamora observed an egg-shaped object on the ground with two small humanoid figures nearby. The craft emitted a roar and flame, lifted off, and departed as he approached. Physical traces including landing impressions, burned vegetation, and scorched soil were documented by multiple investigators.
24 April 1964
Lonnie Zamora, Socorro
Socorro, New Mexico · United States
Unidentified
A police officer chasing a speeder came over a hill and saw a landed oval craft with two small figures. Four imprints and burned brush were photographed.
September 4, 1964
Cisco Grove Robot Encounter
Cisco Grove, Placer County, California · United States
Unidentified
Bow hunter Donald Shrum became separated from his companions and was approached in a tree by a large glowing object and three entities: two silver-suited humanoids and one robot-like figure that emitted a paralyzing gas.
July 1, 1965
Valensole Close Encounter
Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · France
Unidentified
Farmer Maurice Masse observed a landed egg-shaped craft and two small humanoid beings in his lavender field. He was paralyzed by a device they pointed at him; the beings examined plants before departing. A star-shaped ground trace remained.
July 1, 1965
Valensole Encounter
Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · France
Unidentified
Farmer Maurice Masse observed a rugby-ball-shaped object on the ground with two small humanoid entities nearby in his lavender field. The entities appeared to examine plants before returning to the craft, which took off with a whistling sound, leaving physical traces including a star-shaped imprint and hardened soil.
July 1, 1965
Valensole Landing
Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · France
Unidentified
Farmer Maurice Masse observed a landed egg-shaped object and two small humanoid entities in a lavender field; the craft departed rapidly after paralyzing him temporarily. Gendarmes documented physical traces including a central hole and star-shaped marks.
1 July 1965
Maurice Masse, Valensole
Valensole · France
Unidentified
A lavender farmer said a landed craft and two small figures stood in his field at dawn. Gendarmes found a hard landing mark.
October 23, 1965, ~7:15 PM
Long Prairie Rocket and Creatures
Long Prairie, Minnesota · United States
Unidentified
Radio announcer James F. Townsend encountered a 30-40 foot tall rocket-shaped object blocking the road. His car engine, lights, and radio died. Three small brownish-black creatures with tripod legs emerged, stood under a bright light, and stared at him before re-entering the object, which then departed vertically. The car restarted spontaneously afterward. Reported to authorities and investigated.
April 11, 1967
Carroll Watts Series - Occupant Interaction
Wellington, Texas · United States
Unidentified
Farmer Carroll Watts reported multiple encounters, including direct interaction with 4-5 foot tall humanoids with wrap-around eyes that did not move when speaking. On one occasion a craft landed and an occupant exited. Watts provided photographs and a detailed written account later published; the events were investigated and documented in UFO literature.
August 29, 1967, ~10:30 AM
Cussac Children Encounter
Cussac, Cantal · France
Unidentified
13-year-old François Delpeuch and 9-year-old Anne-Marie Delpeuch, while tending cows, saw a bright spherical object and four small black humanoid figures. One appeared to collect something from the ground with a mirror-like object. The beings floated into the sphere, which departed with a whistling sound and sulfur smell. Gendarmes investigated the same day and noted traces and odor.
August 29, 1967
Cussac Close Encounter
Cussac, Cantal · France
Unidentified
Two children reported seeing four small black humanoid figures near a landed spherical craft in a field while watching cows. The beings appeared to float upward into the object, which then departed, leaving a sulfur-like odor and dried grass.
August 29, 1967, ~10:30 a.m.
Cussac Children Entity Encounter
Cussac, Cantal · France
Unidentified
Two children tending cows observed a bright spherical object on the ground and four small black humanoid figures nearby. The beings levitated into the object, which emitted a whistling sound, sulfur odor, and left physical traces on the grass. Investigated by local gendarmerie and later by official French GEPAN/CN ES team.
August 29, 1967, ~10:30 a.m.
Cussac Entity Encounter
Cussac, Cantal · France
Unidentified
Two children observed four small black humanoid entities near a spherical object hovering above a field. The entities levitated into the craft, which emitted a high-pitched whistle, rose rapidly, and left a sulfur smell and scorched grass. Investigated the same day by gendarmerie and later by GEPAN, which classified it unexplained.
August 29, 1967
Cussac Humanoid Encounter
Cussac, Cantal · France
Unidentified
Two children, François and Anne-Marie Delpeuch, observed four small black humanoid figures near a bright spherical object while tending cows. The beings entered the object, which departed with a whistling sound and sulfur smell. Investigated by GEPA and later GEPAN.
29 August 1967
Cussac, France
Cussac, Cantal · France
Unidentified
Two children watching cows reported a sphere and small figures that rose and left a sulfur smell. Gendarmerie took the statement the same day.
November 2, 1967
Ririe Highway Domed Craft Encounter
Ririe, Idaho · United States
Unidentified
Two young men driving at night had their car stop after a blinding flash. A small domed object with flashing lights hovered ahead; a transparent dome revealed two occupants. One 3.5-foot humanoid with pitted face, large ears, and a backpack-like device floated down, entered the car briefly, then both returned to the craft which departed in a zigzag.
December 3, 1967
Patrolman Herbert Schirmer Encounter
Ashland · United States
Unidentified
Ashland Police Officer Herbert Schirmer, while on night patrol, observed a glowing oval object with portholes hovering above the road. He experienced missing time and later recalled under hypnosis being taken aboard by humanoid beings who communicated telepathically. Physical effects included a red welt on his neck and radio interference. Reported in his official log; investigated by the Condon Co
July 31, 1968
Luce Fontaine Michelin Man Sighting
Réunion Island · France
Unidentified
Farmer Luce Fontaine encountered a hovering oval cabin-like object 25 meters away while gathering grass. Through a transparent section he saw two small (90cm) figures in bulky white Michelin-man style suits. The object emitted a brilliant flash and heat, then vanished.
7 August 1968
Buff Ledge camp, Lake Champlain
Colchester, Vermont · United States
Unidentified
Two camp counselors described a craft over Lake Champlain with figures in a transparent dome. Years later both told similar stories under hypnosis.
May 3-9, 1969
Jose Antonio da Silva Abduction
Bebedouro, Matozinhos · Brazil
Unidentified
Brazilian soldier Jose Antonio da Silva claimed he was paralyzed by a beam, taken aboard a craft by small beings, and returned days later far from home; he was interviewed by ufologists and military police.
7 January 1970
Imjärvi, Finland
Imjärvi · Finland
Unidentified
Two men on skis said a disc hovered in the forest and a thin figure appeared in a beam of light. Finnish investigators took statements.
February 5, 1971
Kinnula Forestry Worker and the Small Entity
Kinnula (Kangaskylä) · Finland
Unidentified
Forestry workers Petter Aliranta and Esko Juhani Sneck observed a metallic UFO land and a small humanoid emerge. Aliranta attempted to seize the entity, sustaining burns to his hand. Physical traces were left in the snow. Investigated with physical evidence documented.
October 28, 1972
Isla de Lobos Lighthouse Encounter
Isla de Lobos · Uruguay
Unidentified
Uruguayan Navy Corporal Juan Fuentes Figueroa observed a landed domed craft and three humanoid figures on the lighthouse roof during a routine patrol. He was prevented from firing his weapon and the craft departed at high speed.
October 28, 1972
Isla de Lobos Lighthouse Encounter
Isla de Lobos · Uruguay
Unidentified
Uruguayan Navy Corporal Juan Fuentes observed a landed metallic object on the lighthouse roof with three small humanoid figures nearby. He drew his weapon but the beings re-entered the object which departed vertically. Investigated by the Uruguayan Air Force.
11 October 1973
Pascagoula river
Pascagoula, Mississippi · United States
Unidentified
Two shipyard workers fishing off a pier said a craft took them aboard. They were held overnight, polygraphed, and never recanted.
October 17, 1973, ~10:00 PM
Falkville Metal Man Sighting
Falkville, Alabama · United States
Unidentified
Police Chief Jeff Greenhaw responded to a call about a landed UFO and encountered a tall humanoid figure in a shiny metallic suit with an antenna on its head. He took four Polaroid photographs before the being moved away rapidly in a jerky manner. Greenhaw pursued it in his patrol car but could not keep up. The case received widespread press coverage during the 1973 UFO wave.
October 19, 1973
Draguignan Tall Beings Encounter
Le Malmont near Draguignan · France
Unidentified
Four young men investigating an earlier orange sphere sighting encountered multiple tall humanoid beings (over 2-3 meters) with red waist lights and square heads near their cars on a mountain road. They experienced physical effects.
October 19, 1973
Draguignan Tall Beings
Le Malmont, near Draguignan · France
Unidentified
Four young men investigating an earlier orange sphere sighting encountered multiple 3-meter-tall beings with square helmets, rectangular eye openings, and waist-level red lights in a threatening pose near their cars. One witness described a being crouching with a trailing red light.
November 2, 1973
Lyndia Morel Humanoid Encounter
Manchester / Goffstown, New Hampshire · United States
Unidentified
Lyndia Morel, driving home late at night, encountered a glowing orange-gold globular object with a honeycomb pattern and an oval window. She observed a humanoid figure inside with a wrinkled gray face, large dark eyes, and slit mouth. The object appeared to exert control over her vehicle until she escaped to a nearby house.
November 2, 1973, ~3:00 a.m.
Lyndia Morel Occupant Encounter
Manchester / Goffstown, New Hampshire · United States
Unidentified
While driving home from work, masseuse Lyndia Morel observed a glowing orange-gold honeycomb-patterned globe with an oval window containing a wrinkled humanoid figure that appeared to communicate telepathically. The object followed her car, causing distress until she reached a house for help. Investigated by APRO consultants Walter Webb and Betty Hill with detailed interviews.
November 2, 1973
Manchester Cemetery Figure
Manchester, New Hampshire · United States
Unidentified
Lyndia Morel was driving home when a glowing object paced her car. A humanoid figure with large eyes was visible inside a window-like opening. The encounter included physical effects on the vehicle and witness. It was investigated and documented in contemporary UFO literature with a dated interview.
June 14, 1974
Medellín Occupants Sighting
Medellín, Badajoz · Spain
Unidentified
Santiago Pulido Romero, driving to his father's farm at dawn, saw a low-flying object with a rounded base and cone-shaped tower. When he flashed his headlights, it approached rapidly. Through windows or openings he observed three tall helmeted men inside holding control levers. The object maneuvered in response to his lights before departing.
25 October 1974
Carl Higdon, Medicine Bow
Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming · United States
Unidentified
A hunter said a figure in a one-piece suit took him from the forest and returned him miles from his truck. He was found confused; the account is contested.
December 2, 1974, ~10:30 p.m.
William Bosak Roadside Occupant Encounter
Frederic, Wisconsin · United States
Unidentified
Farmer William Bosak encountered a tall object with a transparent curved window while driving home. Inside he saw a humanoid figure with a square face, protruding eyes, large calf-like ears, and hair sticking out from the sides of its head. The being had its arms raised. Bosak accelerated away in fear as the car interior darkened and a swishing sound was heard.
December 2, 1974
William Bosak Roadside Encounter
Frederic, Wisconsin · United States
Unidentified
Dairy farmer William Bosak encountered a capsule-shaped object on the roadside containing a humanoid with a furry head, large ears, and raised arms visible through a transparent dome. The object departed after he stopped his car. Reported to APRO.
January 12, 1975
North Hudson Park Soil Collectors
North Hudson Park, North Bergen, New Jersey · United States
Unidentified
Liquor store owner George O'Barski observed a domed disc land in the park and approximately ten small uniformed humanoid figures exit to rapidly collect soil samples with shovels and bags before departing.
January 12, 1975
North Hudson Park Soil Sampling
North Hudson Park, North Bergen · United States
Unidentified
George O'Barski was driving through the park when he saw a lighted disc-shaped object hover and land. Approximately ten small figures in white suits emerged via a ladder, used spoon-like tools to collect soil samples, then reboarded and the craft departed. Corroborating witnesses reported the object and related effects.
5–10 November 1975
Travis Walton, Apache-Sitgreaves
Near Snowflake, Arizona · United States
Unidentified
A logging crew reported a disk in the trees and a beam that struck one of them. The man was missing five days. The crew passed polygraphs.
January 29, 1976
Johnny Sands Desert Encounter
Las Vegas · United States
Unidentified
Country-western singer Johnny Sands reported seeing a 60-foot blimp-shaped craft with portholes while driving on Blue Diamond Road. Two humanoid figures approached him, questioned him about his presence and humanity's nuclear activities, issued a warning, and departed. Sands was interviewed by researchers and media shortly after; the case was examined by APRO during the 1973-1976 flap period.
January 29, 1976
Johnny Sands Blimp-Shaped Craft Encounter
Las Vegas, Nevada · United States
Unidentified
Country singer Johnny Sands observed a large blimp-like craft and was approached by two bald humanoids with gill-like features who communicated with him before departing. He reported the event publicly and to investigators.
29 January 1976
Johnny Sands, Blue Diamond Road
Blue Diamond Road, near Las Vegas · United States
Unidentified
A country singer said his car died on the desert road and two bald figures in one-piece suits approached. APRO took the statement; it remains a single-witness claim.
August 1976
Allagash waterway
Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine · United States
Unidentified
Four friends on a canoe trip described a large light, missing time, and later, under hypnosis, a shared examination. The hypnosis is the contested part.
4 February 1977
Broad Haven school, Wales
Broad Haven, Wales · United Kingdom
Unidentified
Schoolchildren at Broad Haven Primary reported a silver craft and a figure in a field. They drew it before they could confer.
August 6, 1977
Tom Dawson and the White Humanoids
Pelham, Georgia · United States
Unidentified
Retired automobile salesman Tom Dawson, 63, encountered a circular craft that landed near a pond while walking his dogs. He was paralyzed, along with his dogs and nearby cattle. Seven white-skinned humanoids (some nude, some in shimmering suits) with pointed ears and no necks emerged, examined him with devices, and a voice claiming to be Jimmy Hoffa was heard from the craft.
Late September 1977, ~11:00 PM
Ethel May Field Sighting
Parkstone, Dorset, United Kingdom · United Kingdom
Unidentified
Housewife Ethel May Field saw a round object with a dome hovering in her garden. Through windows in the dome, she observed two humanoid figures in silver suits and pointed headgear looking out. The craft emitted a humming sound, grey glow, and beams before departing.
10 May 1978
Jan Wolski, Emilcin
Emilcin · Poland
Unidentified
A farmer said a white craft and small figures in black stopped him on a forest track. Polish investigators interviewed him; a memorial now stands in the village.
November 24, 1978, ~3:30 a.m.
Gerena Hunters' Landed Jar-Shaped Object and Helmeted Humanoid
Gerena, Seville · Spain
Unidentified
Four hunters encountered a landed object resembling an upside-down earthen jar with colored lights and a large red light on top. A tall humanoid in a silvery suit and dark helmet stood nearby. The being approached, making mumbling sounds, causing the witnesses to flee in fear. Physical traces were reportedly found at the site.
November 24, 1978
Gerena Hunters Encounter
Gerena, Seville, Spain · Spain
Unidentified
Four hunters encountered a landed spherical object near the Guadiamar River with a humanoid being standing beside it. The being was described as tall, wearing a dark diving suit, and the witnesses experienced fear and a strong odor before the object departed.
9 November 1979
Robert Taylor, Livingston
Dechmont Law, Livingston · United Kingdom
Unidentified
A forestry worker reported a sphere and two spiked devices that pulled him down. Police treated it as a criminal assault. Trace marks were photographed.
8 January 1981
Trans-en-Provence landing
Trans-en-Provence, Var · France
Unidentified
A retired contractor reported a disk that landed and took off from his garden. GEPAN sampled the soil and found thermal and biological changes in a ring.
August 9, 1983
Julio Platner Encounter, Winifreda
Winifreda, La Pampa · Argentina
Unidentified
Julio Platner, a 33-year-old local businessman, reported being blinded by a bright light while opening a gate at a farm north of town around 7:30 p.m. He lost consciousness and awoke seated in a spherical room surrounded by four humanoid beings who extracted blood from his arm via a tube. He later experienced physical effects and reported the incident, leading to police involvement and medical exa
August 12, 1983, early morning
Alfred Burtoo Canal Encounter
Aldershot, Hampshire · United Kingdom
Unidentified
While night fishing on the Basingstoke Canal, 77-year-old Alfred Burtoo saw a disc-shaped object land nearby. Two small humanoid figures in green suits and helmets with black visors approached, gestured for him to follow, and led him aboard. After examining him under a light, they stated he was too old and released him.
December 1, 1987
Ilkley Moor Encounter and Photograph
Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire · United Kingdom
Unidentified
A retired policeman using the pseudonym Philip Spencer encountered a small green humanoid on the moor, photographed it, and later reported seeing a disc-shaped craft depart. He experienced missing time and underwent hypnosis. The photograph was analyzed and deemed not faked by Kodak labs.
September 1989
Voronezh park landing
Voronezh, Russia · Russia
Unidentified
TASS reported that children and others in a city park had seen a landing and tall beings. Police and a journalist put the story on the wire.
September 16, 1994
Ariel School Encounter
Ruwa, Mashonaland East · Zimbabwe
Unidentified
Approximately 62 schoolchildren at Ariel School observed one or more silver disc-shaped craft land in a nearby field during recess. Small humanoid figures with large black eyes appeared beside the craft and communicated telepathically about environmental concerns. Investigated by John Mack and local researchers.
16 September 1994
Ariel School, Ruwa
Ruwa, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe
Unidentified
Sixty-two schoolchildren at break described a landed craft and a small being in the bush beyond the playground. They drew it the same day.
January 1996
Varginha, Brazil
Varginha, Minas Gerais · Brazil
Unidentified
A Brazilian town reported a crashed craft and a captured creature. The army was in the streets. The official story is a circus wolf, the town’s story is not.
July 8-9, 1996
Certești Police Sergeant Encounter
Certești, Galați County · Romania
Unidentified
Police sergeant Marian Mancu and guardian Marcel Rusu encountered a hovering disc-like object with colored lights and small humanoid figures in the village center during a night patrol. Other locals reported related effects.
July 8-9, 1996
Certesti Police Encounter
Certesti, Galati County · Romania
Unidentified
Police Sergeant Marian Mancu and voluntary guardian Marcel Rusu observed a bright object with colored lights and encountered a strange being during night patrol. TV interference and dog barking were reported by other residents that night. Researchers interviewed multiple witnesses.
August 11, 2003, ~4:35 AM
Lech Chacinski Encounter
Near Szczecinek, Poland · Poland
Unidentified
Truck driver Lech Chacinski encountered three tall humanoid figures in silvery suits standing in a triangular formation on the road. They communicated telepathically, stated they were from the 'Eight Galaxy,' and entered a large disc-shaped craft via a beam of light. Traces were reportedly found in an adjacent field.
April 26, 2013
Aguadilla Puerto Rico Customs Infrared
Aguadilla · Puerto Rico
Unidentified
U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft captured extended infrared footage of an object flying over land, splitting, and entering the ocean near Rafael Hernandez Airport. AARO assessed it as likely balloons or lanterns with no anomalous performance.
September 2015
Pantex airspace, Amarillo
Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas · United States
Unidentified
A Department of Energy file released in 2026 describes an unidentified object in the airspace over the Pantex nuclear weapons plant.
April 30–May 1, 2023
Las Vegas Backyard Entities
Las Vegas, Nevada · United States
Unidentified
A family in northwest Las Vegas called 911 after a bright object fell from the sky and they observed two very tall (8–10 ft), non-human entities with large eyes and shiny skin in their backyard near heavy equipment. Multiple family members corroborated the account to responding officers. Police bodycam footage captured the initial sky sighting and the family's terrified statements. Officers search
October 2023
Western US Event
Western United States · United States
Unidentified
Five federal agents described orange and red orbs near a sensitive site in October 2023. AARO later called the file among its most compelling and still unresolved.
August 26, 2026, ~8:52 PM
Eerie plasmoid orb maneuvers and approaches woman walking dog, Blakely, Pennsylvania
Blakely, Pennsylvania · USA
Unidentified
While walking her neighbor's dog, a woman observed a bright white orb that hovered, then performed rapid maneuvers (up, down, left, right) at high speed. The silent object appeared to approach her, change shape slightly and color to light green, causing fear; the dog reacted strongly. She recorded video.
Late August 2026 (last Wednesday before Sep 2)
Eerie Orb Maneuvers Erratically While Woman Walks Dog in Blakely
Blakely, Pennsylvania · United States
Unidentified
A woman walking her neighbor's dog observed a bright orb that hovered, then performed rapid up, down, left, and right movements at high speed before disappearing. She captured video of the event.
Paper
What the record named
Hearings, memos, and studies that discuss alleged beings or non-human intelligence — including official papers that found none.
December 2023–2024
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) · United States
This is the congressionally mandated special collection at NARA established under Section 1841 of the FY2024 NDAA. It compiles government, government-provided, or government-funded records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence.
2024
Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / external scientific contribution · United States
This scientific paper, included in the UAP Records Collection, explores physical and astrophysical constraints on potential non-human or interstellar technology, referencing objects like 'Oumuamua and IM2, and discussing possibilities of artificial interstellar probes or parent craft releasing smaller devices.
2011 (proposal documents)
Project KONA BLUE: Official Documentation
Department of Homeland Security · United States
Declassified archive of the proposed KONA BLUE PSAP, which referenced alleged retrieval of advanced aerospace technologies and non-human biologics but was never established.
Compiled 2023–2025 (released to NARA)
Records from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, October 1, 2023–2025
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) · United States
National Archives collection (Record Group 615) of government records on UAP, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence, compiled in response to the 2024 NDAA. Includes items such as the FY2024 Consolidated Annual Report and other declassified materials covering 2021–2024 events.
1948
Project Sign / Estimate of the Situation
U.S. Air Force, Project Sign · United States
Project Sign, the first Air Force UFO desk, produced an Estimate of the Situation that — according to later officers — briefly treated an interplanetary hypothesis. The estimate was rejected and is not in the public file as a complete original.
December 1948 / March 1949
Unidentified Aerial Objects – Joint Intelligence Committee Report
U.S. Air Force / Joint Intelligence Committee · United States
This early post-Sign era report to the Joint Intelligence Committee summarizes the status of UFO investigations under what became Project Grudge. It reviews hundreds of sightings, attributes most to misidentifications or conventional phenomena, and finds no indication of extraterrestrial craft or recovered non-human intelligence, while noting the need for continued monitoring for potential securit
August 1949
Project Grudge Technical Report (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS)
U.S. Air Force · United States
This comprehensive technical report from Project Grudge (successor to Project Sign) analyzes 244 UFO reports collected between 1947 and 1949. It concludes that most sightings were explainable as ordinary objects or phenomena, found no evidence of foreign or extraterrestrial technology posing a national security threat, and recommended de-emphasizing the program to avoid public hysteria.
22 March 1950
FBI Guy Hottel memo
Federal Bureau of Investigation · United States
An FBI Washington field-office note relayed a third-hand story of three flying saucers recovered in New Mexico, each with three-foot occupants.
High Command of the Norwegian Armed Forces
Foreign Flying Objects Over Norwegian Territory
Norwegian Armed Forces · Norway
A compiled folder of correspondence, reports, and inquiries received by Norwegian military authorities regarding unidentified aerial objects between 1954 and 1970.
25 April 1961
USAF Intelligence Collection Guidance Letter No. 4 (Project Moon Dust / Blue Fly)
Headquarters, United States Air Force · United States
Guidance document outlining peacetime duties of Air Force intelligence teams, including support for Project Moon Dust (to locate, recover, and deliver descended foreign space vehicles), Operation Blue Fly (expeditious delivery of such items), and UFO investigations under AFR 200-2.
1977 (later released)
Operation Prato — Brazilian Air Force, Colares
Brazilian Air Force · Brazil
The Brazilian Air Force photographed and logged a 1977 wave on the island of Colares; the files were later opened.
March 27, 1993 (translation)
PAPER REPORTS ALLEGED EVIDENCE ON MISHAP INVOLVING UFO
Central Intelligence Agency (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) · United States
CIA translation and dissemination of a Ukrainian newspaper article alleging a 1980s Soviet military encounter with a downed UFO, including recovery of occupants and a retaliatory event.
July 1995
Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-95-187)
U.S. Government Accountability Office · United States
In response to a congressional request, the GAO searched for government records on the 1947 Roswell incident, examining requirements for reporting air accidents and any documentation of the reported crash and recovery of a 'flying disc.'
1997
The Roswell Report: Case Closed
U.S. Air Force · United States
Follow-up Air Force report addressing claims of alien bodies at Roswell. It attributes reported 'bodies' to misidentified anthropomorphic test dummies used in high-altitude parachute and crash tests conducted years after 1947.
July 1999
COMETA report
COMETA (independent, former French officials) · France
A French association of former auditors of the Institute of Advanced National Defence Studies published a report taking UFO evidence seriously, including a possible extraterrestrial hypothesis.
March 2010
Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) · United States
Defense Intelligence Reference Document produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP/AATIP) analyzing cases of human injury allegedly associated with encounters with anomalous aerospace systems.
Department of Homeland Security / Defense Intelligence Agency (via AARO release)
KONA BLUE Proposal Documents
Department of Homeland Security · United States
Declassified proposal for a Prospective Special Access Program (PSAP) originating from AAWSAP/AATIP to investigate UAP, anomalous phenomena, and potentially reverse-engineer recovered off-world craft and materials, including references to non-human biologics claims.
Public vault (files 1947–)
FBI Vault: UFO files
Federal Bureau of Investigation · United States
The FBI’s public Vault hosts scanned UFO memos, including the 1950 Hottel note about three-foot bodies — a third-hand story the Bureau did not confirm.
16 December 2017
Pentagon AATIP confirmation
U.S. Department of Defense · United States
After the New York Times described a Pentagon UFO study, the Defense Department confirmed that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program had existed and that some of its work continued.
April 2019 (publicly confirmed)
U.S. Navy UAP reporting guidelines
U.S. Navy · United States
The Navy confirmed it had issued unclassified guidelines so aircrew could report unidentified aerial phenomena without stigma. It did not identify the objects as non-human.
June 2021
Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) · United States
Preliminary assessment submitted to Congress on UAP reported by U.S. government sources, primarily military aviators, between 2004 and 2021. It evaluates potential explanations and national security implications without addressing historical crash or occupant claims.
May 2023
Joint Chiefs of Staff UAP Directive (CJCSI or similar, May 2023)
Joint Chiefs of Staff / Department of Defense · United States
Directive issued by the Joint Staff providing guidance to the armed forces on reporting, tracking, and forwarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) encounters. It establishes standardized procedures for military units to document and transmit UAP data to appropriate analytic offices such as AARO.
May 2023
GENADMIN Joint Staff J3 Washington DC 191452ZMAY23 Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting and Material Disposition
Joint Chiefs of Staff · United States
This Joint Staff GENADMIN message establishes standardized worldwide procedures for U.S. military commands to report UAP incidents, incursions, and engagements. It requires timely transmission of data (within 12-96 hours depending on type), counterintelligence notification, and transfer of any recovered UAP objects or materials to AARO for centralized analysis.
July 2023
UAP Disclosure Act (proposed)
U.S. Congress · United States
Senators Schumer and Rounds introduced statutory language for a UAP records collection at the National Archives and a review board — later stripped back in the NDAA.
July 2023
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act of 2023 (Senate Amendment)
U.S. Senate (Schumer-Rounds amendment to NDAA) · United States
Legislative proposal to establish a review board and records collection process for UAP-related materials, explicitly addressing recovered technologies of unknown origin and biological evidence of non-human intelligence.
July 26, 2023
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability · United States
Congressional hearing featuring testimony from military aviators and a former intelligence official on UAP encounters, government transparency, and claims of retrieved non-human craft and biologics.
July 26, 2023
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency
House Oversight Committee, Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs · United States
Congressional hearing featuring testimony from military aviators and a former intelligence official on UAP encounters, government transparency, and claims of withheld information regarding non-human intelligence and crash retrieval programs.
September 2023
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Report
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · United States
Report by an independent team of scientists convened by NASA to examine how the agency and scientific community can contribute to the study of UAP using rigorous data-driven methods. Focuses on improving data collection and analysis rather than reviewing past incidents or extraordinary claims.
September 2023
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Final Report
NASA · United States
This report by an independent panel of scientists, convened by NASA, assesses how the agency and the scientific community can contribute to the study of UAP using rigorous scientific methods. It emphasizes the lack of high-quality, calibrated data on UAP and recommends improved data collection, sensor calibration, use of NASA Earth-observing assets, AI/machine learning for anomaly detection, and r
September 2023
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Final Report
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · United States
Report by an independent panel of experts convened by NASA to examine how the agency can contribute to the scientific understanding of UAP. It recommends improved data collection, sensor calibration, use of AI/ML, crowdsourcing, and reducing stigma around reporting.
September 2023
NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Final Report
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · United States
This independent scientific panel report recommends how NASA can contribute to the study of UAP using its expertise in data collection, Earth observation, and open scientific methods, without reviewing specific past incidents.
September 2023
NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP): Independent Study Team Report
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · United States
An independent panel of experts was convened by NASA to examine the current state of UAP data and recommend a scientific roadmap for future study, emphasizing rigorous data collection, calibration, and analysis using NASA's expertise in Earth observation, aviation, and data science.
October 2023 (public release 2025)
Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Defense · United States
This joint ODNI/DoD report fulfills NDAA requirements by summarizing UAP reports received between August 2022 and April 2023, prior unresolved cases, resolution efforts, sensor modeling, and declassification activities.
December 2023–ongoing
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection (Record Group 615)
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) · United States
Established by the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (Sections 1841–1843), this collection aggregates and makes available copies of government records relating to UAP, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence from multiple federal agencies.
January 2024
Unclassified Summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109, Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General · United States
An evaluation of DoD actions on UAP detection, reporting, collection, analysis, and identification, including coordination with intelligence and counterintelligence organizations.
February 2024
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) · United States
Comprehensive review of U.S. government UAP investigations and programs from 1945 onward, based on archival research, interviews, and declassified records. It examines historical efforts such as Project Sign, Grudge, and Blue Book, as well as post-2009 programs.
February 2024
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Volume I
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States
This comprehensive historical review examines U.S. government programs, investigations, and claims related to UAP from 1945 onward, including allegations of crash retrievals, reverse-engineering programs, non-human biologics, and recovered craft or occupants. It analyzes dozens of interviews, documents, and records provided by whistleblowers and interviewees.
March 2024
History and Origin of KONA BLUE
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security · United States
This document details AARO's investigation into the alleged KONA BLUE program, which interviewees claimed was a DHS compartment for the retrieval and exploitation of non-human biologics. It concludes the program was a proposed but unapproved Prospective Special Access Program (PSAP) that never received materials, funding, or data.
March 2024
History and Origin of KONA BLUE
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States
Section and released supporting documents within the AARO Historical Record Report detailing a proposed but unapproved Prospective Special Access Program (PSAP) originating from AAWSAP/AATIP advocates.
March 2024
Historical Record Report, Volume I
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States
This comprehensive review examines U.S. government investigations, programs, and claims related to UAP from 1945 onward, including allegations of crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs involving off-world craft and non-human biologics. It analyzes interviewee claims, historical records, and specific proposed programs.
February 2024 (public release March 2024)
Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States
Comprehensive review of U.S. government investigations, programs, and activities related to UAP from 1945 through October 2023. The report examined historical projects (including Projects SIGN, GRUDGE, and BLUE BOOK), interviewed personnel, reviewed archives and Special Access Programs, and assessed claims of crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs.
8 March 2024
AARO Historical Record Report, Volume I
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · United States
AARO’s historical review found no evidence that the U.S. government has confirmed extraterrestrial technology, and traced many secret-program stories to real classified aerospace work.
Department of Defense / Department of Homeland Security
KONA BLUE Program Documents
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · United States
Declassified documents and analysis concerning the proposed KONA BLUE prospective special access program referenced in UAP-related interviews.
April 2024
History and Origin of KONA BLUE
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / Department of Defense & Department of Homeland Security · United States
Declassified documents detailing the origins, proposal, and termination of the KONA BLUE Prospective Special Access Program, which was alleged by some interviewees to have involved non-human biologics but was never formally established.
April 2024
History and Origin of KONA BLUE
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States
This targeted report details the origins, proposal, and disposition of the KONA BLUE program in response to interviewee claims that it involved protection of retrieved "non-human biologics."
13 August 2024 (open session)
Senate Armed Services UAP hearing
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services · United States
An open Senate subcommittee hearing took unclassified testimony on UAP from AARO and other officials. Witnesses did not present recovered non-human bodies in open session.
October 10, 2024
Memorandum to Federal Agency Records Officers: Transfer of Publicly Releasable Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Records (AC 04.2025)
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) · United States
This NARA memorandum directs federal agencies to identify and transfer publicly releasable UAP records pursuant to sections 1841–1843 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which mandates creation of a dedicated 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection' (Record Group 615) including records on unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-huma
13 November 2024
House UAP hearing, November 2024
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability · United States
A second public House hearing took unclassified testimony on UAP, including journalists and former officials. Open session did not produce a recovered non-human body.
November 13, 2024
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth
House Oversight and Accountability Committee · United States
Follow-on congressional hearing continuing examination of UAP claims, government programs, and allegations regarding recovered non-human technology and specimens.
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
Annual statutorily mandated report to Congress detailing UAP reports received between May 2023 and June 2024, case resolutions, and ongoing analysis. It notes 757 new reports, with most resolved as balloons, birds, drones, or other prosaic objects.
November 2024
2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) / Department of Defense · United States
This statutorily required annual report to Congress details UAP reporting trends, resolutions, and analysis for fiscal year 2024, including cases from military, commercial, and other sources. It assesses potential national security implications without endorsing extraordinary explanations.
2025
Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Department of Defense · United States
This annual report to Congress details AARO's ongoing UAP investigations, case resolutions, historical review updates, and responses to claims of non-human biologics or crash retrieval programs during the reporting period.
February 11, 2025
UAP Transparency Act (H.R. 1187, 119th Congress)
U.S. House of Representatives · United States
Proposed legislation directing federal agencies to declassify and publicly release all documents, reports, and records relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
June 2025
Sky Canada Project report
Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada · Canada
Canada’s Chief Science Advisor reviewed how UAP reports are handled and recommended a dedicated federal service. The office said it had not encountered evidence of secret reverse-engineering programs.
8 May 2026 — rolling
PURSUE portal, war.gov/UFO
U.S. Department of War · United States
The Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters opened a public portal of declassified files. Five tranches through August 2026. The portal is paper, not a recovered craft.
June 2026
UAP Disclosure Act of 2026 (Senate Amendment)
United States Congress · United States
Proposed legislation to establish an independent review process for UAP records disclosure, building on prior NDAA provisions, with findings on government records concerning non-human intelligence.
FY 2025 (public 2026)
AARO annual report, FY 2025
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · United States
AARO’s FY 2025 report counted 319 new UAP reports and 1,870 holdings. Most of the new cases were resolved as mundane. It did not present recovered non-human material.
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
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
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.