Documented sightings reported in 2023.
Unidentified drones repeatedly penetrated airspace over Langley AFB for 17 days, evading F-22s and prompting a multi-agency investigation.
AARO director Kirkpatrick resigned amid credibility concerns as his office's findings contradicted whistleblower testimony Congress found 'credible and urgent.'
CENTCOM infrared footage of a UAP near the ocean surface off Greece making 90-degree turns at ~80 mph; declassified May 8, 2026 via PURSUE.
Infrared tracking of a UAP off the UAE coast in October 2023; declassified May 8, 2026 via the PURSUE program.
FBI composite sketch of a 130-195 ft bronze ellipsoid materializing from bright light, disappearing instantaneously (Sept 2023); declassified May 8, 2026 via PURSUE.
Former intelligence official David Grusch testified under oath to Congress that the US government possesses non-human craft and biologics in a secret retrieval program.
Navy pilot Ryan Graves testified to Congress about daily UAP encounters off the East Coast, including a cube-in-sphere object, and founded Americans for Safe Aerospace.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer introduced landmark legislation to force UAP disclosure, but key provisions were stripped amid defense industry opposition.
F-16 weapon-system footage of the February 12, 2023 shootdown of an unidentified object over Lake Huron; declassified May 22, 2026 via PURSUE Release 02.