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DocumentRedacted2020Three Objects Circled Each Other, One Crossed a Screen
Department of War · Arabian Gulf
Document1956Report Suggested Balloon Explained Light, But Only If It Stayed Low
Department of War · Guam
Document1952Italian Professor Saw a Glowing Sphere Vanish and Reappear
Department of War · Italy
Document1953Three Air Force Personnel Saw a Descending Light in Canada
Department of War · Canada
Document1953British Pilot Reported Red Rockets Fired in Front of His Plane
Department of War · Germany
Document1953Crew in Morocco Saw Changing Radar Signature
Department of War · Morocco
Document1953Alaskan Resident Saw Light on Edge of Soviet Island
Department of War · Alaska
Document1953Alaskan Sergeant Saw Light Stationary on Horizon
Department of War · Alaska
Document1953Metallic Sphere Approached Passenger Plane in Sweden
Department of War · Sweden
Document1953Two Reporters Saw Cloud-Like Objects Near Seymour
Department of War
DocumentRedacted2008UFO Organization Prepared Papers on Aircraft Lift Force
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2008Report Proposed Compiling Anomalous Sightings from Various Countries
Department of War · San Fransisco, California
DocumentRedacted2008Private Company Proposed Investigating Anomalous Events
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2009Company Sought to Make Aviation Authority a Hub for Sky Sightings
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2009Company Formed Small Team to Investigate Mysterious Reports
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2009Research Firm Sent Team to Brazil, Leaving a Question Unanswered
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2009Investigation Team Opened Database for Incidents at Utah Ranch
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2010Company Linked Mysterious Phenomena to Future Technologies
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
Document1954Colonel McCoy Helped the Air Force Investigate Mysterious Phenomena
Department of War
Document1963US Officials Proposed NASA Covertly Collect Debris
Executive Office of the President · Washington, D.C.
Document1962Senior Officials Planned Who Would Safeguard Materials from Foreign Space Activity
U.S. Government · Washington, D.C.
Document2026Triangular Object Rose into Air, Then Descended into Canyon
Department of War · Western United States
Document2026Two Agents Interviewed About Report from Security Site
FBI · Western United States
Document2010Residents Told Researchers About Bipedal Creatures
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
Document1957American Aircraft Detected a Small Blip Over Saudi Arabia
Department of War · Saudi Arabia
Document1955Catalina Resident Saw Coin-Sized Orange Object
Department of War · Catalina Island, California
Document1953Eyewitness Saw Purple Object Moving Near Catalina — Was It Jupiter?
Department of War · Catalina Island, California
Document1952Three Scouts Reported a Silver Disc Over Catalina
Department of War · Catalina Island, California
Document1949Six Objects Appeared Over a California Island at Night
Department of War · Catalina Island, California
Document1952Navy Officer Films Lights, One Vanishing in the Opposite Direction
Department of War · Tremonton, Utah
DocumentRedacted2008A 2008 U.S. Document Put Time Travel on the Aviation Research Agenda
Department of War · Washington, D.C.
DocumentRedacted2008Government Commissioned a 12-Area Aerospace Study for Nearly $22 Million
Department of War · Washington, D.C.
DocumentRedacted2009Researchers Examine a Strong Metal That Can Be Shaped When Heated
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
DocumentRedacted2010How Magnetism Could Cut Power Use in Computer Chips
Department of War · Las Vegas, Nevada
Document1952Air Force Captain Recounted Unidentified Lights
Department of War · Boston, Massachusetts
Video1952A Utah Film Captured Lights the Air Force Couldn’t Identify
Department of War · Tremonton, Utah