2010: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.

39 UAP cases

2010 accounts for 39 UAP cases in this archive — 39 documents — released by Department of War under the PURSUE program. Reported locations for the year include Las Vegas, Nevada and Washington, D.C., among others. This page is part of the 2010s on the UAP Browser timeline; browse the full decade for more context on the years around it.

Agencies
Department of War
File types
39 documents
Top reported locations
Las Vegas, Nevada and Washington, D.C.
Map with red circles and redactions.
DOW-UAP-D174

Skinwalker Ranch UFO report, BAASS, April 2010

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) "Utah Task Force" report on the "Utah Ranch" investigation, covering two trips that a team of two investigators and two scientists made to the area of Fort Duchesne, Utah, on 22-26

Multiple colros in a black box on a white page.
DOW-UAP-D175

Nimitz “Tic Tac” UFO simulation, BAASS report, 2010

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This "Summary Report on BAASS UAP Analysis Capabilities", dated 23 November 2010 (141 pages), is a self-assessment by Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS), which between 2008 and 2010 worked for the Defense Warning Office of the

A form documenting a modification to a government contract.
DOW-UAP-D113

AAWSAP UFO contract modification P00002 (2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Standard Form 30, "Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract," issued as Modification P00002 to Contract HHM402-08-C-0072 (PIIN HHM402-08-C-0072), effective 02 February 2010. It was issued by the Virginia Contracting Acti

A form documenting a modification to a government contract.
DOW-UAP-D114

AAWSAP UFO contract modification P00003 (2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Standard Form 30, "Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract," issued as Modification P00003 to Contract HHM402-08-C-0072, effective 18 May 2010. It was issued by the Virginia Contracting Activity at Bolling AFB, Washingt

A form documenting a modification to a government contract.
DOW-UAP-D115

AAWSAP UFO contract modification P00004 (2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This document is only the internal contract distribution list (routing cover sheet) for Modification P00004 to Contract HHM402-08-C-0072, issued by the Virginia Contracting Activity at Bolling AFB and dated 18 May 2010. It labels the mod an

A form documenting a modification to a government contract.
DOW-UAP-D116

AAWSAP UFO contract modification P00005 (2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Standard Form 30, "Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract", issued as Modification P00005 to Contract HHM402-08-C-0072 (dated 22 September 2008), effective 28 September 2010. It was issued by the Virginia Contracting A

Example imagery of materials typically used in biosensor membranes.
DOW-UAP-D119

AAWSAP UFO study: Biomaterials (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Biomaterials" (DIA-08-0912-006), dated 7 January 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Defense Warning Office as part

A description of composite material methods and imagery of an aircraft body section being unloaded.
DOW-UAP-D120

AAWSAP UFO study: Advanced Aerospace Materials (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Materials for Advanced Aerospace Platforms" (DIA-08-0912-008), dated 12 January 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009), produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defens

Image of a vehicle-mounted microwave area denial system.
DOW-UAP-D121

AAWSAP UFO study: Pulsed Microwave Sources (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Pulsed High-Power Microwave Source Technology" (DIA-08-0912-005), dated 28 January 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agenc

Demonstation of techniques to achieve optical camouflage using passive and active systems.
DOW-UAP-D122

AAWSAP UFO study: Invisibility Cloaking (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Invisibility Cloaking: Theory and Experiments" (DIA-08-1003-001), dated 2 March 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's

Two photos of Ramjet-Assisted missile systems and a comparison of options for positron-powered flight.
DOW-UAP-D123

AAWSAP UFO study: Positron Propulsion (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Positron Aerospace Propulsion" (DIA-08-1003-002), dated 2 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009), produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence A

Two black-and-white photos show a rocket engine and a boost-glide vehicle with text outlining rocket propulsion systems.
DOW-UAP-D124

AAWSAP UFO study: Space Access (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD), "Space Access: Where We've Been . . . and Where We Could Go" (DIA-08-1001-006), dated 8 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009), prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the

Cross-section diagram shows parts of a theoretical apparatus to confine a fusion reaction electrostatically.
DOW-UAP-D125

AAWSAP UFO study: Electrostatic Fusion (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion" (DIA-08-1003-006), dated 10 March 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's De

Illustrations of engineering concepts designed  to withstand large energy differentials within a theoretical nuclear explosion-powered propulsion system for deep-space travel.
DOW-UAP-D126

AAWSAP UFO study: Nuclear Space Propulsion (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Advanced Nuclear Propulsion for Manned Deep Space Missions" (DIA-08-1003-007), dated 11 March 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelli

A statistical treatment of the Drake thought framework for estimating the number and proximity of communicative extraterrestrial civilizations.
DOW-UAP-D127

AAWSAP UFO study: Statistical Drake Equation (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD), "An Introduction to the Statistical Drake Equation", is dated 11 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009) and was prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence

Text page discusses how electromagnetic fields may induce physical sensations or subacute injuries in people and animals.
DOW-UAP-D128

AAWSAP UFO study: Field Effects on Human Tissue (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This DIRD, "Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues" (no DIA control number legible), dated 11 March 2010, was produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Defense

Diagram showing how electric current torques the magnetic moment in a magnetic field, influencing the spin rate and direction of electrons to achieve stable frequencies within a system.
DOW-UAP-D129

AAWSAP UFO study: Metallic Spintronics (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Metallic Spintronics" (DIA-08-1003-011), dated 23 March 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Defense Warning Office

A diagram describing the directionality of signal transmission within biological systems.
DOW-UAP-D130

AAWSAP UFO study: Controlling External Devices (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 23 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1003-012),

Text defining gravity waves and gravitoelectromagnetism and describing their relationship with superconductors.
DOW-UAP-D131

AAWSAP UFO study: Superconductors and Gravity (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 23 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2010, document number DIA-08-1003-013),

Diagram shows the influence of the curvature of spacetime on the propogation of light, demonstrating light bending around a very massive object.
DOW-UAP-D132

AAWSAP UFO study: Vacuum Engineering Propulsion (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Advanced Space Propulsion Based on Vacuum (Spacetime Metric) Engineering," prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Directorate for Analys

Description of experimental models testing non-locality of entangled systems. Includes a diagram of a 1998 experiment using photon detector arrays.
DOW-UAP-D133

AAWSAP UFO study: Quantum Entanglement (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 30 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1003-016),

A comparison between independent inventors and those with institutional or corporate backing.
DOW-UAP-D134

AAWSAP UFO study: Maverick vs Corporate Inventor (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Directorate for Analysis, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 30 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, documen

Diagram shows a ring-shaped dipole gravitational field generator. The text suggests that extremely high-density exotic matter would be required to achieve an antigravitational acceleration.
DOW-UAP-D135

AAWSAP UFO study: Antigravity (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 30 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1003-018),

Diagrams show small machines to enable a proposed "neural probe chip."
DOW-UAP-D136

AAWSAP UFO study: Biosensors and BioMEMS (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 31 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1003-020),

Diagram shows a cylindrical gain generator for a chemical laser system.
DOW-UAP-D137

AAWSAP UFO study: High-Energy Lasers (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 31 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1003-019),

An artist's conception of a future spacecraft design depicted altering local spacetime conditions to achieve luperluminal speeds.
DOW-UAP-D138

AAWSAP UFO study: Warp Drive and Dark Energy (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Warp Drive, Dark Energy, and the Manipulation of Extra Dimensions," prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency,

A description of squeezed light states and theoretical models capable of producing negative energy.
DOW-UAP-D139

AAWSAP UFO study: Traversable Wormholes (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, and Negative Energy," prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 6 Apri

Two images of devices designed to detect high-frequency gravity waves.
DOW-UAP-D140

AAWSAP UFO study: Gravitational Wave Comms (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "High-Frequency Gravitational Wave Communications," prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Directorate for Analysis, Defense Intelligence

An illustation of waveguides proposed for aerospace use.
DOW-UAP-D141

AAWSAP UFO study: Metamaterials (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 6 April 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1004-006),

A description of findings from a previous study that contribute to the speculative model presented in the paper.
DOW-UAP-D142

AAWSAP UFO study: Quantum Vacuum Energy (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 6 April 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1004-007),

Two images show a "lightcraft" test vehicle and guide wire.
DOW-UAP-D143

AAWSAP UFO study: Laser Lightcraft Nanosats (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010 (ICOD 30 August 2010, document number DIA-08-1011-001),

Diagram shows a provisional concept for a cockpit with a 360-degree surround display.
DOW-UAP-D144

AAWSAP UFO study: Breakthrough Flight Cockpits (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010 (ICOD 8 July 2010, document number DIA-08-1011-002), pr

Diagram shows a simplified design for nuclear fission-propelled rocket.
DOW-UAP-D145

AAWSAP UFO study: Aneutronic Fusion I (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, produced under

Diagram compares two theoretical models to contain hot plasma for fusion propulsion applications.
DOW-UAP-D146

AAWSAP UFO study: Aneutronic Fusion II (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "(U) Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010 (ICOD 20 Jul

Microscope image of a thin sheet of graphene, presented as a potential material suitable for use within ultracapacitor electrodes.
DOW-UAP-D147

AAWSAP UFO study: Ultracapacitors (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Ultracapacitors as Energy and Power Storage Devices for Commercial and Military Applications," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Def

Line graph compares infrared energy spectra detectable from objects moving at Mach 3 and Mach 3.5, showing peaks in different wavelengths.
DOW-UAP-D148

AAWSAP UFO study: Hypersonic Vehicle Tracking (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Detection and High Resolution Tracking of Vehicles at Hypersonic Velocities," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence

A description of electrothermal and electrostatic thrusters, describing their relative advantages (energy efficiency) and disadvantages (low thrust density).
DOW-UAP-D149

AAWSAP UFO study: MHD Air-Breathing Propulsion (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document titled "MHD Air Breathing Propulsion and Power for Aerospace Applications," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Directorate for Analysis, Defense Int

Graphs showing energy states for a quantum dot in single-layer graphene wafers.
DOW-UAP-D150

AAWSAP UFO study: Quantum Computing (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Quantum Computing and Utilizing Organic Molecules in Automation Technology," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence

Images show an air traffic control room, radar screen, and flight display, demonstrating the cognitive load associated with multi-tasking for complex tasks.
DOW-UAP-D151

AAWSAP UFO study: Multi-Craft Control Limits (DIA, 2010)

DocumentDepartment of War2010

This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Cognitive Limits on Simultaneous Control of Multiple Unmanned Spacecraft," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Ag