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#historical
14 cases tagged historical.
Syria November 2016 Mission Report
Earlier-decade mission report documenting an unidentified airborne object observed during US operations in Syria, November 2016.
1976 Tehran Incident, DIA Report
DIA Defense Information Report documenting the Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 intercept of an unidentified luminous object over Tehran, including reported electronic system anomalies.
NASA Skylab technical crew debriefing
Skylab mission technical crew debriefing documenting visual contacts during orbital operations. Released through PURSUE Release 01 on May 8, 2026.
CIA Intelligence Information Report, USSR 1973
CIA Intelligence Information Report from September 1973 documenting Soviet military reports of unidentified aerial phenomena observed inside Soviet territory. Released through PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026.
NASA Apollo 12 crew debriefing
Apollo 12 mission transcript and technical crew debriefing documenting brief unidentified-object observations during cislunar transit. Released through PURSUE Release 01 on May 8, 2026 along with five photographic stills.
Apollo 11 Technical Crew Debriefing
Excerpt from the Apollo 11 technical crew debriefing transcript discussing observations of unidentified objects during the lunar mission.
SP 16 Memo, Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question
July 1963 internal U.S. government memorandum titled 'Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question,' authored by Maxwell W. Hunter II of the National Aeronautics and Space Council, addressed to Robert F. Packard of the State Department's Office of International Scientific Affairs.
NSA TOP SECRET UMBRA UAP records
334 pages of formerly TOP SECRET UMBRA-compartment NSA records on UAP incidents, released to the Disclosure Foundation under FOIA appeal on May 18, 2026. The first-ever release of UAP material at the UMBRA classification level.
Boianai 1959, Father Gill Sighting
Anglican missionary Father William Booth Gill and approximately 37 mission staff, students, and locals observed a large disc-shaped luminous object hovering above Boianai mission station for two consecutive evenings in June 1959. Witnesses described four humanoid figures atop the craft, who appeared to wave back when the witnesses waved.
DOE files, Sandia / Pajarito / PANTEX, 1948-1950
Three previously-classified Department of Energy files covering 1948 to 1950 sightings near the United States' core nuclear weapons sites (Sandia, Los Alamos / Pajarito, and PANTEX). Released through PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026.
Army 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 catalog.
Roswell 1947 Historical File
Historical FBI documentation related to the 1947 incident near Roswell, New Mexico, including period correspondence and press handling.
Kenneth 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 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.