Phenomenon type
Disc / saucer shape
Disc / saucer morphology, the archetypal 1947-onward shape category.
10 cases in the archive
- OTHER · 2008-07-01 · unresolvedHarare International Airport sighting
July 2008 sighting of a disc-like object above Harare International Airport in Zimbabwe. Held in CIA records, declassified through PURSUE Release 03 on June 12, 2026. Among the first CIA-contributed files to the PURSUE c...
- OTHER · 1986-11-17 · contestedJAL Flight 1628, Alaska
Japan Air Lines cargo flight 1628, a 747-200F, reported a sustained encounter with three unidentified objects, two smaller and one very large, over Alaska, with corroborating FAA Anchorage radar contacts.
- OTHER · 1981-01-08 · contestedTrans-en-Provence Physical Trace Case
French farmer Renato Nicolaï reported observing a small disc-shaped object briefly land in his garden. The French national space agency CNES, through its UAP study group GEPAN, conducted formal soil and plant analysis at...
- DoD · 1980-12-29 · contestedCash-Landrum Incident
Vickie Landrum, Colby Landrum, and Betty Cash reported observing a diamond-shaped object discharging flame over a roadway near Houston, Texas, accompanied by what they described as approximately 23 helicopters. All three...
- OTHER · 1966-04-06 · contestedWestall School Sighting
Approximately 200 students and several teachers at Westall High School and the adjacent Westall Primary School in Melbourne, Australia reported observing one or more disc-shaped objects descending into a paddock adjacent...
- DoD · 1964-04-24 · contestedLonnie Zamora, Socorro Landing
New Mexico State Police officer Lonnie Zamora reported observing an egg-shaped object on the ground with two small humanoid figures nearby. The object reportedly took off vertically as Zamora approached, leaving physical...
- DoD · 1947-07-19 · explainedArmy Flying Discs file, Lowry AFB 1947
Early Army Air Forces intelligence file on the summer 1947 'flying disc' wave, filed at Lowry Air Force Base Denver. Released through PURSUE Release 01 on May 8, 2026. The earliest US institutional UAP file in the PURSUE...
- FBI · 1947-07-08 · contestedRoswell 1947 Historical File
Historical FBI documentation related to the 1947 incident near Roswell, New Mexico, including period correspondence and press handling.
- OTHER · 1947-06-24 · contestedKenneth Arnold Sighting
Civilian pilot Kenneth Arnold reported observing nine bright crescent-shaped objects flying near Mount Rainier in Washington state at unusually high speed. His description gave rise to the term 'flying saucer.'
- FBI · 1947-06-24 · contestedFBI Flying Disc Files
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894: investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning unidentified flying objects between June 1947 and July 1968.