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UFO / UAP
Unidentified aerial phenomena documented in officially released government archives.
648 published articles
A newly merged CIA/FBIS media digest from 6 November 1990 joins fifty-two previously documented items in the CIA UFO collection, adding a Moscow UFO almanac reference to a record built almost entirely from routine Cold War broadcast monitoring.
A declassified translation of a 23 October 1992 Khabarovsk Radio broadcast reports that among the unconfirmed explanations for the disappearance of Su-27 pilot Captain Vladimir Holokanov was 'abduction by a UFO.'
Asked whether he believed in UFOs, Major General Yuriy Gusev said he did not believe in 'mysterious apparatus from which humanoids appear' — but confirmed he had seen 'real, to date incomprehensible, and unidentifiable phenomena' in the form of a moving ray of light during a flight.
NASA's recent FOIA response reveals significant engagement with UAP-related inquiries, highlighting the agency's transparency efforts.
The U.S. Air Force's analysis of unidentified flying objects presents a series of military encounters that defy conventional explanations.
NASA's recent FOIA response reveals ongoing efforts to address public interest in UAP/UFO phenomena.
NASA's recent FOIA response indicates a significant volume of records related to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, highlighting the agency's ongoing investigation into these phenomena.
NOAA's response to a FOIA request reveals a lack of records on UAP information sharing with the DoD's AARO.
NASA's final response to a FOIA request reveals the extent of communications regarding UAP and UFOs, highlighting the agency's efforts to address public inquiries.
NASA's recent FOIA response highlights the agency's ongoing engagement with UAP topics, revealing internal communications and investigations.
The DoD has no overarching UAP policy and, as a result, it lacks assurance that national security and flight safety threats to the United States from UAP have been identified and mitigated.
A partially redacted Navy FOIA response released to The Black Vault documents a classified January 2019 briefing in which an F/A-18 pilot from VFA-103 described an anomalous aerial vehicle detection event off the U.S. east coast to Senate Armed Services Committee staff — who pressed for details on the object's shape, radar detection, and the chain of custody of encounter video.