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.

Agencies
CIA, Department of State, Department of War, FBI
File types
11 documents and 1 image
Top reported locations
Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Nevada, and Harare, Zimbabwe

2009 3 UAP cases

A form documenting a modification to a government contract.
DOW-UAP-D112

DOW-UAP-D112, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00001, September 2009

DocumentDepartment of War2009

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

Microscope image showing shearing in a bent metallic glass sample at the nanometer scale.
DOW-UAP-D117

DOW-UAP-D117, AAWSAP DIRD, Metallic Glasses for Aerospace Applications, December 2009

DocumentDepartment of War2009

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

Photos show window film changing from clear to reflective when heated.
DOW-UAP-D118

DOW-UAP-D118, AAWSAP DIRD, Aerospace Applications of Programmable Matter, December 2009

DocumentDepartment of War2009

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

Document listing goals and study areas for an advanced aerospace program.
DOW-UAP-D110

DOW-UAP-D110, AAWSAP Statement of Objectives, July 2008

DocumentDepartment of War2008

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

Government contract form for goods or services.
DOW-UAP-D111

DOW-UAP-D111, AAWSAP Solicitation and Original Order, September 2008

DocumentDepartment of War2008

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

A document with routing information and the topic "ZIMBABWE".
CIA-UAP-017

CIA-UAP-017, Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Aggressive Foreign Posturing

DocumentCIA2008

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

Unclassified diplomatic cable from the US Department of State.

State Department UAP Cable 004, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, November 5, 2004

DocumentDepartment of State2004

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

Unclassified diplomatic cable from the US Department of State.

State Department UAP Cable 005, Mexico, September 16, 2003

DocumentDepartment of State2003

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

An FBI interview transcript.
FBI-UAP-D024

FBI-UAP-D024, FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024

DocumentFBI2002

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

A digital rendering of a large, dark triangle against a starry night sky.
FBI-UAP-D025

FBI-UAP-D025, Digital Rendering, “Airborne Triangle,” 2002

ImageFBI2002

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

Declassified Confidential diplomatic cable from the US Department of State.

State Department UAP Cable 003, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 30, 2001

DocumentDepartment of State2001

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

Vandenberg AFB Launch Summary cover page from the 30th Space Wing Office of History.
DOW-UAP-D049

DOW-UAP-D049, Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

DocumentDepartment of War2000

This report summarizes the historical record of launches occurring at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1958 and 2000.