Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
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12,618 reports. 701 unanswered. The full story in three parts.
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From 'flying saucer' to 'unidentified anomalous phenomena,' the language around UFOs has changed — and the words matter. Here's the complete guide to the terms shaping congressional hearings, Pentagon reports, and disclosure.
A 2024 whistleblower report claims the Pentagon operates a classified program called Immaculate Constellation that collects and conceals UAP imagery from Congress and the public. The DoD denies it exists.
Declassified CIA records show the agency recommended debunking UFOs, lied about sightings to protect spy planes, and ran covert behavior-control programs — all at the same time. A resurfaced 1952 memo is the latest reminder.
In November 2004, Navy pilots from the USS Nimitz carrier group encountered a white, wingless object that outmaneuvered their F/A-18s. The Pentagon later confirmed the footage was real — and the object remains unidentified.
Between 2014 and 2015, U.S. Navy aviators flying off Virginia Beach encountered unidentified objects so frequently they became part of daily briefs. The GIMBAL and GOFAST infrared videos — later released by the Pentagon — captured two of those encounters on tape.
In September 2023, NASA released a landmark report calling for better data, less stigma, and a new UAP research director. More than two years on, the follow-through has been hard to find.
In September 1961, a New Hampshire couple reported a UFO encounter, two hours of missing time, and — years later under hypnosis — a detailed abduction narrative that would shape how the world thinks about alien contact.
UFO reports in Wisconsin surged to 74 in 2025, with Manitowoc County logging four sightings including a city-block-sized black triangle. The activity sits squarely inside the Lake Michigan Triangle.
A House lawmaker says the UAP Caucus has a lead on a new whistleblower — but instead of a public hearing, Congress is pushing for classified briefings behind closed doors. Here's what's changed.
The Air Force processed thousands of UFO sightings and explained most of them. But 701 cases — involving police officers, military pilots, and multi-sensor tracking — resisted every conventional answer Blue Book could offer.
Before there was Blue Book, there was panic. How a rejected top-secret report, a revolving door of cover names, and one determined captain created the U.S. government's longest-running UFO investigation — inside a basement office at Wright-Patterson AFB.
By 1966, Blue Book's own scientific consultant had turned against it, Congress was asking questions, and a university study meant to end the UFO debate was compromised before it began. The program didn't just close — it collapsed.
The Pentagon's UFO office has failed to deliver congressionally mandated reports, lost track of key evidence, and gone quiet. Former officials say the system is broken.
On February 19, 2026, President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing all government files related to UFOs, UAPs, and extraterrestrial life. No timeline was set.
On a podcast lightning round, Barack Obama said aliens are 'real.' The clip went viral. Then he walked it back. Here's the full context, what he clarified, and why it matters.
The FY2026 NDAA requires AARO to brief lawmakers on every UAP intercept conducted by NORAD and U.S. Northern Command — going back to 2004. It also orders a review of classification guides that may be hiding UFO-related information.
MQ-9 Reaper sensor footage shown at a September 2025 congressional hearing appears to capture an AGM-114 Hellfire missile striking a small orb off Yemen's coast — with the object flying on afterward. The Pentagon has not commented.
From November through December 2024, mysterious nighttime lights over New Jersey triggered an FBI investigation, an airport shutdown, military base incursions, and a congressional firestorm — but officials said most sightings were just planes and stars.
AARO's FY2024 annual report catalogs 757 UAP cases, resolves most as drones and balloons, flags 21 for deeper analysis — and says it found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
On June 5, 2024, roughly 12 stagehands at Red Rocks Amphitheatre watched a silent, disc-shaped craft with three rows of lights hover for 40 seconds — then dissolve into nothing when someone shined a flashlight at it.