2000s: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.
12 UAP cases
The 2000s account for 12 UAP cases in this archive — 11 documents and 1 image — released by CIA, Department of State, Department of War, and 1 more agency under the PURSUE program. Reported locations from the decade include Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Nevada, and Harare, Zimbabwe, among others; some incidents carry no usable location and are excluded from the map. Every year below links to the cases reported in it, and years with enough declassified material get their own dedicated timeline page, linked from the heading. Use the interactive map to see where these incidents cluster, or the knowledge graph to follow a witness, mission or aircraft type across the rest of the archive.
2009 — 3 UAP cases
DOW-UAP-D112, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00001, September 2009
This is a Standard Form 30, "Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract," Modification No. P00001 to contract HHM402-08-C-0072, with an effective date of 2 September 2009 (the accompanying distribution list is dated 8 September 2009
DOW-UAP-D117, AAWSAP DIRD, Metallic Glasses for Aerospace Applications, December 2009
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Metallic Glasses: Status and Prospects for Aerospace Applications" (DIA-08-0911-012), dated 14 December 2009, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defen
DOW-UAP-D118, AAWSAP DIRD, Aerospace Applications of Programmable Matter, December 2009
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Aerospace Applications of Programmable Matter" (DIA-08-0911-016), dated 14 December 2009, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agen
2008 — 3 UAP cases
DOW-UAP-D110, AAWSAP Statement of Objectives, July 2008
This is a Statement of Objectives (SOO) for the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP), dated 18 July 2008, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). It is a procu
DOW-UAP-D111, AAWSAP Solicitation and Original Order, September 2008
This is a Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items — the federal contract instrument that established the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP). Solicitation number HHM402-08-R-0211 was i
CIA-UAP-017, Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Aggressive Foreign Posturing
CIA-UAP-017 is a declassified SECRET//NOFORN CIA Information Report dated 3 July 2008 (retrieved from the CIA's internal "Trident" document system, printed 6/15/2009), Country: Zimbabwe, Subject: "Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Ag
2004 — 1 UAP case
State Department UAP Cable 004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004
This document is NOT a UAP sighting report. It is a declassified unclassified/sensitive State Department cable from AMEMBASSY Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, dated November 12, 2004, titled 'Turkmenistan, Civil Society and UFOs,' signed by Jacobson
2003 — 1 UAP case
State Department UAP Cable 005, Mexico, September 16, 2003
NOTE: despite the case ID referencing 2003, the cable itself is dated September 16, 2023 (MRN: 23 MEXICO 2544). This is a declassified State Department 'Weekly Political Blotter' from AMEMBASSY Mexico City covering September 11-15, 2023, mo
2002 — 2 UAP cases
FBI-UAP-D024, FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024
A 3-page FD-302 (FBI record of interview) dated April 2024, documenting an interview with a commercial airline pilot who was referred to the FBI by an unspecified party; the witness's name and referral source are redacted throughout. The pi
FBI-UAP-D025, Digital Rendering, “Airborne Triangle,” 2002
A digitally rendered reconstruction showing a dense starfield filling almost the entire frame, with faint reddish-brown nebula-like patches visible near the bottom corners. A solid black, featureless triangular shape occupies the center of
2001 — 1 UAP case
State Department UAP Cable 003, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2001
This document is NOT about a genuine UAP/UFO sighting. It is a declassified confidential State Department cable from AMEMBASSY Moscow to SECSTATE Washington, dated October 30, 2001, titled 'UFOs Over Georgia: Strange Encounters of an MFA Ki
2000 — 1 UAP case
DOW-UAP-D049, Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000
This report summarizes the historical record of launches occurring at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1958 and 2000.