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161 files released by the U.S. government on May 8, 2026 — Department of War, FBI, NASA and State Department. We organize them as 161 browsable items so each PDF section, photo plate and clip is its own card. Search, skim plain-English summaries, open the originals in one click.

Records
161
Agencies
4
Locations
35
Incident span
1945–2026
119Documents
14Photos
28Videos
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65_HS1-834228961_6The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968.·N/A18_100754_This file contains memorandums and correspondence related to flying disc/saucer sightings and that those are a matter of concern for the Air Materiel Command.·N/A18_6369445_GThis file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.·N/A255_413270_UFOThis file contains an independent report on UFOs written by the French association COMETA (previously published in the French magazine VDS in 1999), which details the results of a study by the Institute of Higher Studies for National Defence.·N/ANASA-UAP-D3Gemini 7 was the tenth crewed American spaceflight.·Low Earth OrbitNASA-UAP-D3AThis audio recording contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini 7 mission.·Low Earth Orbit331_120752_NThis file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums related to "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights.·Germany341_110448_RAn Air Force intelligence report from November 1948 relating to unidentified flying objects and flying saucers.·Netherlands341_110677_NAir Intelligence Information Report, 14 October 1955, Report of eye witness account of the ascent and flight of a unconventional aircraft in the trans-Caucasus region on the USSR.·Azerbaijan342_HS1-416511228_This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4.·N/A38_143685_Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident.·N/A59_214434_SPThis memorandum, dated July 18, 1963, from the Executive Office of the President, National Aeronautics and Space Council, relates to thoughts on the space alien race question.·N/A59_64634_711This two page memorandum, dated July 18, 1952, relates to increased reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).·N/A65_HS1-101634279_1An FBI memo from 1958 reporting a UFO sighting by a Detroit man who described a "circular object with a crystal-type dome," and recommending that the information be forwarded to "proper air force authorities."·Detroit, MIDOW-UAP-D10This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D12This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D14This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·SyriaDOW-UAP-D16This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·SyriaDOW-UAP-D18This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D19This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·SyriaDOW-UAP-D20This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D23This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·Persian GulfDOW-UAP-D25This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·Mediterranean SeaDOW-UAP-D27This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·Gulf of Oman65_HS1-834228961_6The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968.·N/A18_100754_This file contains memorandums and correspondence related to flying disc/saucer sightings and that those are a matter of concern for the Air Materiel Command.·N/A18_6369445_GThis file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.·N/A255_413270_UFOThis file contains an independent report on UFOs written by the French association COMETA (previously published in the French magazine VDS in 1999), which details the results of a study by the Institute of Higher Studies for National Defence.·N/ANASA-UAP-D3Gemini 7 was the tenth crewed American spaceflight.·Low Earth OrbitNASA-UAP-D3AThis audio recording contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini 7 mission.·Low Earth Orbit331_120752_NThis file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums related to "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights.·Germany341_110448_RAn Air Force intelligence report from November 1948 relating to unidentified flying objects and flying saucers.·Netherlands341_110677_NAir Intelligence Information Report, 14 October 1955, Report of eye witness account of the ascent and flight of a unconventional aircraft in the trans-Caucasus region on the USSR.·Azerbaijan342_HS1-416511228_This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4.·N/A38_143685_Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident.·N/A59_214434_SPThis memorandum, dated July 18, 1963, from the Executive Office of the President, National Aeronautics and Space Council, relates to thoughts on the space alien race question.·N/A59_64634_711This two page memorandum, dated July 18, 1952, relates to increased reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).·N/A65_HS1-101634279_1An FBI memo from 1958 reporting a UFO sighting by a Detroit man who described a "circular object with a crystal-type dome," and recommending that the information be forwarded to "proper air force authorities."·Detroit, MIDOW-UAP-D10This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D12This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D14This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·SyriaDOW-UAP-D16This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·SyriaDOW-UAP-D18This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D19This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·SyriaDOW-UAP-D20This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·IraqDOW-UAP-D23This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·Persian GulfDOW-UAP-D25This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·Mediterranean SeaDOW-UAP-D27This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S.·Gulf of Oman
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One bar per year, 19452026. 104 of 161 records carry a confirmed incident year.

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2025 · 34
1945 · 1
1947 · 1
1948 · 2
1950 · 1
1952 · 1
1955 · 1
1957 · 1
1958 · 1
1963 · 1
1965 · 2
1969 · 7
1972 · 2
1973 · 3
1985 · 1
1994 · 1
1996 · 1
2000 · 1
2001 · 1
2003 · 1
2004 · 1
2016 · 1
2020 · 12
2022 · 5
2023 · 12
2024 · 8
2025 · 34
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