Volume I · No. 1 · 2026-06-16
A diagnostic archive of the UAP record from 1942 to today. Not credulous, not dismissive. Each case carries the original document, the mainstream explanation if one exists, and the open question if one remains. Free, no paywall, no email capture.
What makes this different
65 cases structured here, including 28 of the 162 PURSUE Release 1 files.
Last synced with war.gov/UFO: 2026-05-08
Over a roughly three-year period beginning in March 1983, thousands of witnesses across the Hudson Valley region of New York and Connecticut reported observing large boomerang- or V-shaped formations of slow-moving lights, often near major highways at dusk.
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The Department of War launched war.gov/UFO and released 162 files in the first tranche of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. The release includes 120 PDFs, 28 videos, and 14 images sourced from FBI, DoD, NASA, and State Department archives. Apollo-era audio and stills, an IR video from Greece (CENTCOM, 2023), an Indo-Pacific still photo from Japan (2024), and historical FBI flying-disc files are among the standout items. Officials emphasize the cases are 'unresolved' and the public should 'make up their own minds.' Additional tranches are expected on a rolling basis.
Astronaut Jack Schmitt's flash sighting near Grimaldi crater plus a separate photo showing three dots in triangular formation in the lunar sky.
2:57 IR video of a white object near the ocean surface making multiple 90-degree turns at approximately 80 mph, captured aboard a US military platform.
Multi-day series of radar contacts and visual encounters by F/A-18F crews from Strike Fighter Squadron 41 with a small white object resembling a Tic Tac, observed near the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group during pre-deployment exercises.
Mass-witness sighting of a series of lights, and a separately reported large V-shaped craft, observed across Arizona during a roughly three-hour window on the evening of March 13, 1997.
Navy night-vision video from the USS Omaha and adjacent vessels captured multiple pyramid-shaped objects circling the ships off San Diego. The footage was leaked publicly in 2021 and subsequently authenticated by the Department of Defense.
Second tranche of declassified UAP records released through the PURSUE portal, dozens of new files spanning recent military encounters, historical NASA audio, and the first ODNI-contributed item. Announced by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell.
Declassified military footage of the February 12, 2023 NORAD engagement over Lake Huron, in which an F-16 fired an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at an unidentified object. The video was released as part of PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026.
Third tranche of declassified UAP records released through the PURSUE portal: 53 documents, 10 images, 6 videos, and 3 audio recordings sourced from the CIA, FBI, NASA, Department of War, and other agencies. The first FBI-contributed video material, the first CIA contribution, and the first formal Intelligence Community Assessment of a specific incident.
February 15, 2022 sighting over Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs. Subject described as a potato-shaped object with creamy or whitish opalescent color. Released June 12, 2026 with a formal Intelligence Community Assessment, the first ICA published as part of PURSUE.
Set of FBI-held eyewitness video files spanning November 2021 through July 2025, depicting bright orb-like objects in the Northeastern US. Released June 12, 2026 as part of PURSUE Release 03. The first FBI-contributed video material to PURSUE.
Each new section goes live only when there is enough seeded material to be useful. No empty rooms.
Open dataset, per-agency RSS, citation generator, oEmbed for journalists, iCal anniversary calendar, public standards and errata. Redactions, stamps, and handwritten notes are transcribed as their own paratext. See the data page for downloads and feeds.
On May 8, 2026 the Pentagon began rolling out hundreds of declassified UAP files through PURSUE, the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. A second tranche followed on May 22 (including the Lake Huron F-16 engagement footage from February 2023 and the first ODNI contribution), and a third tranche on June 12 added the first FBI-contributed video material and the first formal Intelligence Community Assessment of a specific incident (Colorado Springs, February 2022). Separately, the NSA released 334 pages of formerly TOP SECRET UMBRA UAP records on May 18, the first material at that classification level to reach the public record.
Social Media for Aliens is the editorial layer for that record. Each released file is given a permanent, citable home with structured metadata, plain-English context, and full source links back to the originating agency.
Most cases turn out to have ordinary explanations. A few are genuine open questions. Both are wondrous in their own way, and the question itself, still open, is the most interesting thing of all. If something here turns out to be real, our default is welcome, not alarm.