UFO reports tell very different stories. Some survive as disputed photographs or eyewitness accounts; others come with military sensor recordings and official investigations. This atlas brings those records together without treating them as equally strong evidence.
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Updated 5 September 2026: 193 case and release records, including 13 newly added profiles. Map positions are approximate; cases without a publicly established location remain in the catalogue without a precise pin.
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Nuremberg celestial phenomenon
1561 · Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire / Germany
A printed broadsheet described strange aerial objects and a dramatic sky event over Nuremberg. Modern interpretations range from atmospheric optics to proto-UFO folklore.
Basel sky event
1566 · Basel, Switzerland
A pre-modern printed account reported black spherical forms seen during sunrise, often discussed alongside the Nuremberg account.
Utsuro-bune coastal legend
1803 · Hitachi Province, Japan
Edo-period texts describe a strange round vessel and unfamiliar visitor.
Denison 'saucer' newspaper report
1878 · Denison, Texas, USA
A newspaper described a fast dark object shaped like a large saucer.
Sacramento mystery airship sighting
1896 · Sacramento, California, USA
Reports helped launch the American mystery-airship wave.
Aurora alleged airship crash
1897 · Aurora, Texas, USA
A newspaper story claimed a mysterious airship struck a windmill and that a non-human pilot was buried locally. It remains a classic, highly contested airship-era crash legend.
Miracle of the Sun / Fátima sky event
1917 · Fátima, Portugal
A large crowd reported unusual solar behavior. It is primarily a religious event, but appears in some UFO/UAP cultural surveys as a mass sky report.
Cape Girardeau alleged crash
1941 · Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Late testimony alleged a disc crash without supporting contemporary records.
Battle of Los Angeles
1942 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Wartime radar and visual alerts triggered a major anti-aircraft barrage.
World War II “foo fighters”
1944 · European and Pacific theaters
Allied and Axis aircrews reported luminous aerial objects during WWII, making these reports important precursors to postwar UFO investigations.
Scandinavian ghost rockets
1946 · Sweden and Scandinavia
Hundreds of reports described rocket-like objects over Sweden and neighboring countries. Some were investigated as possible foreign technology.
Kenneth Arnold sighting
1947 · Near Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported fast, skipping-disc-like objects near Mount Rainier. The report popularized the term “flying saucer.”
Maury Island incident
1947 · Puget Sound, Washington, USA
Witnesses claimed saucer-like objects released debris over a boat. The case became tangled with early UFO media and Air Force investigation history.
Roswell incident
1947 · Near Roswell / Corona, New Mexico, USA
The most famous alleged UFO crash case. Official explanations identify recovered debris with a classified balloon program; UFO proponents dispute that conclusion.
Aztec alleged crash
1948 · Aztec, New Mexico, USA
A widely circulated crash-retrieval claim involving a disc and occupants. It has long been regarded by skeptics as unreliable, but remains prominent in UFO lore.
Chiles–Whitted airline encounter
1948 · Near Montgomery, Alabama, USA
An airline crew reported a luminous cigar-shaped object passing close by.
Gorman dogfight
1948 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Pilot George Gorman reported an aerial pursuit of a light-like object. It became a notable Project Sign/Blue Book-era case.
Mantell incident
1948 · Near Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell died while pursuing a reported object. Later explanations involved a high-altitude balloon.
New Mexico green fireballs
1948 · Los Alamos and Sandia, New Mexico, USA
Scientists and military observers reported vivid green fireballs near sensitive sites.
Mariana UFO film
1950 · Great Falls, Montana, USA
Nicholas Mariana filmed two bright objects moving across the sky.
McMinnville UFO photographs
1950 · Near McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Two famous farm photographs show a disputed disc-like object.
Fort Monmouth radar-visual incident
1951 · Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Radar operators and pilots reported targets near a sensitive electronics facility.
Lubbock Lights
1951 · Lubbock, Texas, USA
Multiple witnesses reported V-shaped formations of lights. Photographs and explanations remain debated.
Carson Sink pilot encounter
1952 · Carson Sink, Nevada, USA
Two Air Force officers reported three fast delta-like objects.
Flatwoods Monster encounter
1952 · Flatwoods, West Virginia, USA
A group reported a bright object and a strange figure after seeing a fireball. Often classed as a close-encounter folklore case.
Nash–Fortenberry airline sighting
1952 · Near Newport News, Virginia, USA
A Pan American crew saw glowing discs reverse in formation.
Oloron 'angel hair' sighting
1952 · Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
Witnesses described objects and drifting fibers, possibly spider silk.
Salem Coast Guard station photographs
1952 · Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Four bright forms are widely explained as window reflections.
Tremonton UFO film
1952 · Tremonton, Utah, USA
A Navy photographer filmed bright objects later debated as birds.
Washington D.C. radar-visual incidents
1952 · Washington, D.C., USA
Radar operators and witnesses reported unusual targets over the U.S. capital in July 1952, leading to public concern and Air Force response.
Ellsworth Air Force Base radar case
1953 · Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, USA
Base personnel reported unusual lights and radar contacts.
Kingman alleged crash retrieval
1953 · Near Kingman, Arizona, USA
Later witnesses alleged a military disc recovery without contemporary proof.
Kinross jet disappearance
1953 · Lake Superior near Kinross AFB, Michigan, USA
An interceptor vanished while approaching an unidentified radar return.
Australian Sea Fury pilot encounter
1954 · Near Goulburn, Australia
A naval pilot reported two bright objects pacing his aircraft.
BOAC Labrador airliner encounter
1954 · Labrador, Canada
An airliner crew and passengers reported a large object with smaller lights.
Florence stadium mass sighting
1954 · Florence, Italy
A football match paused as spectators watched objects and drifting fibers.
Gaillac close-object report
1954 · Gaillac, France
A low unusual object was reported during France's 1954 wave.
Tananarive aerial object report
1954 · Antananarivo, Madagascar
Witnesses described a luminous object crossing the city.
Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter
1955 · Kelly, Kentucky, USA
A family reported small beings around a farmhouse after seeing a bright object. It became one of the most famous close-encounter stories.
Antônio Villas Boas encounter claim
1957 · São Francisco de Sales, Brazil
A farmer's account became an early published abduction narrative.
Levelland vehicle interference reports
1957 · Levelland, Texas, USA
Drivers reported bright objects and vehicle electrical interference. It is frequently cited as a classic physical-effects case.
RB-47 radar/ELINT case
1957 · Southern United States flight path
An Air Force RB-47 crew reported visual, radar, and electronic-intelligence indications of an unknown object over several states.
Ubatuba metal-fragment claim
1957 · Ubatuba, Brazil
Anonymous fragments were tested, but their chain of custody remains disputed.
Trindade Island photographs
1958 · Trindade Island, Brazil
Contested photographs emerged from a Brazilian Navy expedition.
Father Gill Papua New Guinea sightings
1959 · Boianai, Papua New Guinea
Multiple witnesses reported a luminous craft and apparent figures.
Red Bluff police sighting
1960 · Red Bluff, California, USA
Highway patrol officers watched a bright maneuvering object.
Betty and Barney Hill abduction claim
1961 · Near Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA
The Hills reported a close encounter and missing time. The case became a template for later alien-abduction narratives.
Eagle River 'pancake' encounter
1961 · Eagle River, Wisconsin, USA
A contact claim included unusual pancake-like food and little evidence.
Newark Valley schoolteacher sighting
1964 · Newark Valley, New York, USA
A teacher reported a luminous object close to the road.
Socorro / Lonnie Zamora incident
1964 · Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported seeing an oval craft and occupants near Socorro. It remains a major Project Blue Book-era case.
Exeter incident
1965 · Exeter, New Hampshire, USA
Witnesses and police reported bright red lights moving unusually. The case gained national attention.
Kecksburg alleged crash
1965 · Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Residents reported a fireball and an acorn-shaped object allegedly recovered by authorities. Often compared to Roswell in UFO culture.
Marieville low-level object report
1965 · Marieville, Quebec, Canada
Witnesses described a low bright object in rural Quebec.
Rex Heflin UFO photographs
1965 · Santa Ana, California, USA
A sequence of Polaroids shows a disputed hat-like object.
The Warminster Thing
1965 · Warminster, England
Strange sounds and aerial lights fueled a long British flap.
Valensole landing report
1965 · Valensole, France
A farmer reported a landed craft, figures and a ground mark.
Michigan 'swamp gas' sightings
1966 · Dexter and Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Multiple reports produced the era's most disputed official explanation.
Portage County police chase
1966 · Ohio to Pennsylvania, USA
Police officers pursued a bright object across state lines.
Tully 'saucer nest' case
1966 · Tully, Queensland, Australia
A farmer reported a rising disc and flattened reeds.
Westall school sighting
1966 · Clayton South / Melbourne, Australia
Students and teachers reported disc-like objects near a school. It is one of Australia’s best-known mass UFO cases.
Amarante aerial-phenomenon report
1967 · Amarante, Portugal
Residents reported an unusual luminous phenomenon with limited documentation.
Cussac child-witness case
1967 · Cussac, France
Two children reported small figures and a spherical object.
Falcon Lake incident
1967 · Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Stefan Michalak reported a close approach to a landed craft and physical injuries. The case is widely discussed in Canadian UFO history.
Malmstrom missile shutdown claims
1967 · Malmstrom AFB missile fields, Montana, USA
Documented missile faults were later linked to disputed UAP testimony.
Shag Harbour water impact
1967 · Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Witnesses reported lights descending into the water; a search found no aircraft. Often called Canada’s best-known UFO crash/splashdown case.
Buff Ledge abduction claim
1968 · Lake Champlain, Vermont, USA
A missing-time narrative emerged largely through later hypnosis.
Minot Air Force Base radar-visual case
1968 · Minot AFB, North Dakota, USA
Ground personnel and a B-52 crew reported lights and radar contacts.
Jimmy Carter UFO report
1969 · Leary, Georgia, USA
The future president reported a bright changing light with other witnesses.
Delphos ring case
1971 · Delphos, Kansas, USA
A glowing-object report was followed by a ring of altered soil.
Lake Cote aerial photograph
1971 · Lake Cote, Costa Rica
An aerial survey negative captured a sharp disc-like form.
Rosmead school ground-trace case
1972 · Rosmead, South Africa
Teachers and pupils reported an object followed by disturbed ground.
Coyne helicopter incident
1973 · Mansfield, Ohio, USA
An Army Reserve helicopter crew reported an intense close encounter with a green light/object that appeared to affect the aircraft.
Pascagoula abduction claim
1973 · Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
Two men claimed they were taken aboard a craft while fishing. The account became a major 1970s abduction case.
Piedmont, Missouri UFO flap
1973 · Piedmont, Missouri, USA
Residents, pilots and officials reported lights during a regional wave.
Berwyn Mountains alleged crash
1974 · Berwyn Mountains, Wales, UK
A loud boom, lights, and earth tremor triggered later UFO crash rumors. Conventional explanations include earthquake and meteor activity.
Carman aerial-light photograph
1975 · Carman, Manitoba, Canada
A bright photographed object became a notable Manitoba case.
Loring AFB unidentified-aircraft incursions
1975 · Loring AFB, Maine, USA
Security personnel reported craft near a nuclear storage area.
Wurtsmith AFB security-area reports
1975 · Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, USA
Restricted-area reports formed part of a 1975 base-incursion cluster.
Canary Islands luminous-sphere reports
1976 · Canary Islands, Spain
Declassified files record expanding luminous spheres seen across the islands.
Tehran F-4 incident
1976 · Tehran, Iran
Iranian F-4 pilots reported a bright object and equipment interference. The case is frequently cited because of military reporting and radar/aircrew elements.
Broad Haven school sighting
1977 · Broad Haven, Wales
Schoolchildren independently drew a silver craft near their playground.
Colares / Operação Prato
1977 · Colares, Pará, Brazil
A wave of reports in northern Brazil involved lights allegedly injuring witnesses. The Brazilian Air Force investigated under Operation Saucer / Prato.
Petrozavodsk phenomenon
1977 · Petrozavodsk, Soviet Union
A jellyfish-like luminous display was widely observed during a rocket launch.
Clarenville UFO photographs
1978 · Clarenville, Newfoundland, Canada
An RCMP officer photographed an unusually shaped object over water.
Frederick Valentich disappearance
1978 · Bass Strait, Australia
A pilot disappeared after radioing about an unidentified aircraft.
Kaikoura Lights
1978 · Kaikōura, New Zealand
Aircraft crews and TV personnel observed and filmed unusual lights; radar returns were also reported.
Zanfretta encounter claims
1978 · Torriglia, Italy
A night watchman reported repeated encounters with beings and craft.
Manises airliner diversion
1979 · Valencia and Manises, Spain
An airliner diverted and Spain launched an interceptor after light reports.
Val Johnson police car incident
1979 · Marshall County, Minnesota, USA
A sheriff’s deputy reported a collision-like flash involving his patrol car, which showed physical damage. It remains a classic physical-effects case.
Cash-Landrum incident
1980 · Near Huffman, Texas, USA
Witnesses reported a diamond-shaped object with helicopters and later claimed medical effects. The case led to legal action.
La Joya air-base interception
1980 · La Joya Air Base, Peru
A Peruvian pilot said he fired on a balloon-like object.
Rendlesham Forest incidents
1980 · RAF Woodbridge / Rendlesham Forest, UK
U.S. Air Force personnel stationed in the UK reported lights and a landed object over several nights near nuclear-capable bases.
Todmorden police encounter claim
1980 · Todmorden, England
A police officer reported a close object and later missing-time memories.
Hessdalen lights
1981 · Hessdalen valley, Norway
Recurring valley lights have been photographed and instrumented for decades.
Trans-en-Provence ground-trace case
1981 · Trans-en-Provence, France
Investigators examined ground and vegetation changes after a landing report.
Hudson Valley UFO wave
1982 · Hudson Valley, New York, USA
Thousands of reports described large V-shaped or boomerang light formations over several years.
Brazil's 'Night of the UFOs'
1986 · São Paulo and Rio regions, Brazil
Radar targets prompted multiple Brazilian fighter launches.
Dalnegorsk Height 611 incident
1986 · Dalnegorsk, Russia
Witnesses reported a glowing sphere striking a hill and unusual debris.
Japan Air Lines Flight 1628
1986 · Near Anchorage, Alaska, USA
A JAL cargo crew reported large objects during an Alaska flight; FAA radar and communications records made it a prominent aviation case.
Gulf Breeze sightings
1987 · Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA
A series of photographs and sightings drew national media attention. The photo evidence remains highly contested.
Ilkley Moor photograph and encounter claim
1987 · Ilkley Moor, England
A distant photograph accompanied an unverified close-encounter account.
Belgian UFO wave
1989 · Belgium
Numerous witnesses, police, and military radar reports described triangular craft-like objects during a wave from 1989 to 1990.
Kalahari alleged crash
1989 · Kalahari region, southern Africa
A crash-retrieval story contains major documentary inconsistencies.
Kapustin Yar military-UAP claims
1989 · Kapustin Yar, Russia
Disputed documents and testimony allege activity near a missile range.
Voronezh landing claim
1989 · Voronezh, Russia
Children and residents reportedly described a craft and entities in a park. The story spread globally through news wires.
Alfena metallic-object photographs
1990 · Alfena, Portugal
Several witnesses photographed a dark geometric object.
Calvine photograph
1990 · Calvine, Scotland
A surviving print shows a diamond-shaped object with an aircraft nearby.
Greifswald lights
1990 · Greifswald, Germany
Multiple videos showed unusual lights over the Baltic region. Later explanations often point to military flares.
Place Bonaventure rooftop sighting
1990 · Montreal, Canada
Hotel staff and police watched a broad luminous formation through cloud.
Mexico City eclipse-video wave
1991 · Mexico City, Mexico
Eclipse-day videos fueled a wave with many ordinary explanations.
Cosford and Shawbury incident
1993 · RAF Cosford and Shawbury, England
RAF personnel reported a large object during a national wave.
Ariel School encounter
1994 · Ruwa, Zimbabwe
Dozens of children reported a landed object and figures.
Nellis Test Range tracking video
1994 · Nevada Test and Training Range, USA
Leaked tracking footage shows an irregular object with limited provenance.
Trumbull County police reports
1994 · Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Dispatch audio records officers following unusual lights.
Bariloche airport aviation incident
1995 · San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
Pilots and airport staff reported a bright object during an approach.
Varginha alleged crash / creature case
1996 · Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A major Brazilian UFO case involving alleged crash/retrieval rumors and creature sightings. It remains heavily contested.
Yukon giant-object report
1996 · Klondike Highway, Yukon, Canada
Witnesses described a huge formation later linked to re-entering debris.
Phoenix Lights
1997 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Thousands reported a large V-shaped formation and later lights over Arizona. Official explanations distinguish aircraft from flare events.
Southern Illinois police triangle
2000 · St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Police across several towns reported a large quiet triangle.
Chulucanas aerial-light videos
2001 · Chulucanas, Peru
Residents and media recorded recurring luminous objects.
DoD/NAVAIR FLIR video
2004 · Off Southern California, USA
DoD-authorized historical Navy video release showing forward-looking infrared footage from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 crew encounter.
Mexican Air Force Campeche infrared case
2004 · Campeche, Mexico
Infrared targets were later strongly matched to distant oil-platform flames.
USS Nimitz “Tic Tac” encounter
2004 · Off Southern California, USA
Navy pilots and sensor operators reported a white oblong object during training exercises. The case is central to modern UAP discussion.
Chicago O’Hare airport sighting
2006 · Chicago O’Hare International Airport, USA
Airport employees reportedly saw a disc-like object hovering over a terminal area before shooting upward through clouds.
Alderney pilot sighting
2007 · Alderney, Channel Islands
Commercial pilots reported bright elongated objects over the Channel.
Kumburgaz coastal videos
2007 · Kumburgaz, Turkey
Repeated coastal videos remain contested against a distant-ship explanation.
West Midlands 'Dudley Dorito' reports
2007 · West Midlands, England
Triangle reports were grouped under a memorable local nickname.
Stephenville sightings
2008 · Stephenville, Texas, USA
Witnesses reported large lights and craft-like formations. Military training activity was later acknowledged in the region.
Norway spiral
2009 · Northern Norway
A spectacular blue-white spiral appeared in the sky and went viral online. It was widely explained as a failed Russian missile test.
Xiaoshan airport UFO reports
2010 · Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport, China
Chinese media reported airport disruption and unusual lights. Photos widely circulated online, though many images were later questioned.
Jerusalem Dome of the Rock videos
2011 · Jerusalem
Videos showing a light descending near the Dome of the Rock went viral. The case is widely regarded by skeptics as a likely video hoax.
AARO Puerto Rico object
2013 · Rafael Hernández Airport, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
AARO case-resolution release for infrared footage near Aguadilla airport; AARO assessed no anomalous speeds or water entry.
Aguadilla infrared UAP video
2013 · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Thermal video from a government aircraft showed an object moving near the airport and coastline. The case remains debated among analysts.
Chilean Navy infrared video
2014 · Off central Chile
A Chilean Navy helicopter recorded an infrared object; independent analysis later suggested an ordinary aircraft as the likely source.
USS Theodore Roosevelt East Coast encounters
2014 · U.S. East Coast training areas
Navy aviators reported recurring radar and visual contacts.
AARO GOFAST case resolution
2015 · Atlantic Ocean off Florida, USA
AARO assessed with high confidence that the object in the Navy GOFAST video did not move at anomalous speeds.
DoD/NAVAIR GIMBAL video
2015 · Off U.S. East Coast
DoD-authorized historical Navy infrared video release from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 crew encounter.
DoD/NAVAIR GOFAST video
2015 · Off U.S. East Coast
DoD-authorized historical Navy infrared video release that later became part of AARO’s GOFAST case-resolution analysis.
Navy “Gimbal” video
2015 · Off U.S. East Coast
A Navy infrared video shows an object apparently rotating; the footage was later officially acknowledged as authentic Navy imagery.
Navy “GoFast” video
2015 · Off U.S. East Coast
Another Navy infrared video showing an object seeming to skim rapidly over water. Analysts debate speed and parallax effects.
Mosul orb image
2016 · Mosul, Iraq
A spherical object captured in conflict-zone imagery became publicly discussed as part of modern UAP hearings/media coverage.
AARO Al Taqaddum object
2017 · Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq
AARO assessed infrared video from an aerostat near Al Taqaddum Air Base as a cluster of fully and partially inflated balloons.
AARO Mt. Etna object
2018 · Near Mt. Etna / Sicily, Italy
AARO assessed an object apparently crossing Mt. Etna’s plume as likely a distant balloon affected by optical effects.
Colorado and Nebraska mystery-drone wave
2019 · Colorado and Nebraska, USA
Clusters of lights followed grid-like routes over rural counties.
U.S. Navy West Coast drone/UAP swarm reports
2019 · Near San Clemente / Catalina Island, California, USA
U.S. Navy ships reported multiple aerial objects/drones operating near vessels. Some events may involve drones rather than anomalous craft.
USS Kidd and destroyer drone-swarm reports
2019 · Southern California operating areas
Ship logs describe repeated small aerial objects around destroyers.
USS Omaha spherical-object video
2019 · Pacific Ocean west of San Diego
Navy footage shows a small spherical target near the horizon.
USS Russell night-vision triangle video
2019 · Pacific Ocean training area
Triangular lights are strongly linked to optical bokeh.
AARO Navy 2021 “Flyby”
2021 · U.S. Navy flight area / location not publicly specific
Official AARO imagery release showing cockpit video from a Navy fighter jet and the typical speed at which military aircraft may approach an unknown object.
AARO PR-011: UAP Report Undergoing Analysis, Europe 2021
2021 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO stated the infrared footage depicts an area of contrast suggesting a physical object and that analysis is ongoing.
AARO Middle East object
2022 · Middle East
Official AARO MQ-9 clip from the Middle East; AARO stated the object was not exhibiting anomalous behavior, but remained unidentified in the public release.
AARO PR-001: Unresolved UAP Report, Africa 2022
2022 · Africa / U.S. Africa Command area
AARO imagery release from U.S. Africa Command showing 31 seconds of infrared footage from a U.S. military platform; available data was insufficient to evaluate performance characteristics.
AARO PR-004: Resolved as Balloon, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the object in EUCOM infrared footage as almost certainly a balloon.
AARO PR-005: Resolved as Balloon, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the object in EUCOM infrared footage as almost certainly a balloon.
AARO PR-006: Resolved as Balloon, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the object in EUCOM infrared footage as almost certainly a balloon.
AARO PR-007: Closed as Not Anomalous, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the object as demonstrating characteristics consistent with a prosaic aircraft.
AARO PR-008: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO infrared footage showed an apparent heat signature; available data was insufficient to evaluate performance characteristics.
AARO PR-009: Resolved as Balloon, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the object in EUCOM infrared footage as almost certainly a balloon.
AARO PR-010: Resolved as Balloon, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the object as almost certainly a balloon drifting with wind speed and direction.
AARO PR-012: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed with high confidence that the footage depicts a physical object without remarkable performance or behavior.
AARO PR-013: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed with high confidence that the footage depicts a physical object with unremarkable characteristics.
AARO PR-014: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed with high confidence that the footage depicts a physical object, with no remarkable behavior requiring further analysis.
AARO PR-015: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2022
2022 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed the footage as a physical object with unremarkable morphology, performance, and behavior.
AARO Atmospheric Wake: South Asian Object Sensor #1
2023 · South Asia
AARO assessed the object was likely a commercial aircraft and the apparent trail was a compression-related sensor artifact.
AARO Atmospheric Wake: South Asian Object Sensor #2
2023 · South Asia
Second AARO atmospheric-wake sensor case from South Asia, assessed as likely commercial aircraft plus a sensor/video-compression artifact.
AARO Eglin UAP case resolution
2023 · Eglin Air Force Base training range, Florida, USA
AARO resolved a military pilot report as very likely a lighter-than-air object, such as a large commercial lighting balloon.
AARO PR-003: Africa UAP Report, 2023
2023 · Africa / U.S. Africa Command area
AARO imagery release from U.S. Africa Command; available public data was insufficient to evaluate performance characteristics.
AARO PR-016: Resolved as Birds, Europe 2023
2023 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed with high confidence that the objects in the infrared footage were almost certainly birds.
AARO Southeast Asia Triangles
2023 · Southeast Asia
AARO case-resolution release involving six triangular objects originally flagged as potentially anomalous and a possible navigation risk.
AARO Unresolved UAP Report: Middle East 2023
2023 · Middle East
Official AARO imagery release: infrared footage with thermal contrast that may be a physical source or sensor/thermal effect; public data did not support conclusive evaluation.
AARO Western U.S. Objects
2023 · Western United States
AARO imagery summary says commercial flight data aligned with the objects, assessed as three distant commercial aircraft.
Alaska high-altitude object shootdown
2023 · Beaufort Sea near Alaska
A fighter downed an unidentified high-altitude object over sea ice.
Lake Huron high-altitude object shootdown
2023 · Lake Huron
An octagonal object was downed and later considered likely balloon-like.
Langley Air Force Base drone incursions
2023 · Langley AFB, Virginia, USA
Repeated drones entered restricted airspace without public attribution.
Yukon high-altitude object shootdown
2023 · Central Yukon, Canada
A small airborne object was shot down but not publicly recovered.
AARO Middle East red balloon
2024 · Middle East
AARO assessed a slow-moving spheroidal object as almost certainly a consumer-grade reflective foil balloon.
AARO PR-002: Resolved as Migratory Birds, Africa 2024
2024 · Africa / U.S. Africa Command area
AARO assessed objects in AFRICOM infrared footage as almost certainly migratory birds.
AARO PR-017: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2024
2024 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO stated the commercial-cellphone footage was insufficient to render a determination on its subject matter.
AARO PR-018: Unresolved UAP Report, Europe 2024
2024 · Europe / U.S. European Command area
AARO assessed with high confidence that the infrared footage depicts a physical object with unremarkable features and behavior.
AARO Unresolved UAP Report: Middle East 2024
2024 · Middle East
Official AARO imagery release with thermal contrast potentially consistent with a physical object, but without enough corroborating telemetry or multi-modal sensor data for conclusive evaluation.
Lakenheath–Bentwaters radar encounters
1956 · RAF Lakenheath and RAF Bentwaters, England
Radar contacts over two East Anglian airfields prompted an RAF interception and decades of competing reconstructions.
Passaic flying-saucer photographs
1952 · Passaic, New Jersey, USA
George Stock’s photographs show a domed disc against the sky during the intense 1952 UFO reporting wave.
Marius Dewilde’s Quarouble encounter
1954 · Quarouble, northern France
A railway worker’s account became one of the best-known close encounters of France’s 1954 wave.
Solway Firth “spaceman” photograph
1964 · Burgh Marsh, Cumbria, England
A family photograph acquired an apparently helmeted figure in the background—and a lasting place in UFO culture.
Travis Walton disappearance and abduction claim
1975 · Near Heber, Arizona, USA
A forestry worker disappeared for five days after coworkers reported a frightening encounter in the Arizona woods.
Emilcin encounter claim
1978 · Emilcin, Lublin region, Poland
Farmer Jan Wolski’s report became Poland’s most recognizable alien-encounter story.
Robert Taylor / Dechmont Woods encounter
1979 · Dechmont Law, Livingston, Scotland
A Scottish forester returned from the woods injured and described an encounter with a hovering dome.
West Michigan lights and radar reports
1994 · Lake Michigan coast near Grand Haven, USA
Reports of coloured lights along Lake Michigan generated calls to police and continuing debate about radar observations.
Morristown flare-and-balloon hoax
2009 · Morristown and Morris County, New Jersey, USA
A series of red-light sightings was later demonstrated to be a deliberate hoax.
Irish coast airline-pilot light reports
2018 · Atlantic approaches west of Ireland
Several airline crews discussed fast bright lights with Shannon air traffic control.
Chinese high-altitude balloon interception
2023 · Off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
The balloon crossing of North America is a documented conventional-aircraft comparison for the separate February shootdowns.
New Jersey and Northeast drone-report wave
2024 · New Jersey and northeastern United States
A surge of nighttime reports prompted a joint federal response and debate about airspace security.
Drone incursions at U.S.-used RAF bases
2024 · RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell, England
Small drones were reported around three airbases used by U.S. forces in eastern England.
