2010s: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.
56 UAP cases
The 2010s account for 56 UAP cases in this archive — 12 videos, 43 documents, and 1 image — released by Department of Energy, Department of War, and FBI under the PURSUE program. Reported locations from the decade include Las Vegas, Nevada, Pacific Ocean, and Washington, D.C., 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.
2019 — 10 UAP casesView the full 2019 page →
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR123, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Grayscale infrared sensor footage, letterboxed with black bars top and bottom, showing a uniformly grainy, textureless background with no discernible terrain, ocean, or sky. A center crosshair reticle with tick-mark tracking brackets on all
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR124, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Grayscale infrared sensor footage with a center crosshair reticle and tick-mark tracking brackets, initially over a uniformly grainy gray background where a small dark object sits boxed at the reticle. By the final frame a horizon line beco
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR125, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Grayscale infrared sensor footage with a center crosshair reticle and tick-mark tracking brackets over a uniformly grainy background. In the first frame a small dark, elongated object sits to the left of the reticle; in the middle frame no
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR126, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Low-light color night-vision-style footage with heavy green, blue, and red chroma noise across the frame, letterboxed with black bars on the left and right. No crosshair, HUD, or reticle is visible. In the first frame two small reddish-oran
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR127, Unresolved UAP Report, Pacific Ocean, 2019
Low-light color night-vision-style footage with heavy green and blue chroma noise across the frame, letterboxed with black bars on the left and right. No crosshair, HUD, or reticle is visible. In the first frame a single small bright white
DOW-UAP-D090, Range Fouler Debrief, Eastern United States, 2019
This 2-page document is a completed U.S. military "Range Fouler Reporting Form" (Eastern U.S., 2019) used to document unidentified aerial phenomena encountered during flight operations. Page 1 contains the blank template instructions and fi
▶ 21sDOW-UAP-PR112, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2019
A grayscale infrared aerial sensor view shows a coastline and horizon line under an overcast sky, with heavy black redaction bars covering much of the on-screen display and an 'N' heading marker near the top. A crosshair reticle sits near t
▶ 9sDOW-UAP-PR115, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of America, 2019
Grainy black-and-white sensor footage with a teal crosshair reticle and a small teal 'N' north-heading arrow in the upper-left corner. Thick black bars along the top and bottom edges frame the shot, likely UI letterboxing. No distinct point
▶ 34sDOW-UAP-PR086, "UAP from Dec 2019 (East Coast)"
A color electro-optical sensor view shows the blue ocean surface with a crosshair reticle centered in the frame and a small overlay icon in the upper-left corner; a faint bright dot sits to the right of the reticle. The following frame swit
![DOW-UAP-PR097, "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 2135Z"](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/frames/video/2605/1007728/DOD_111719813.0000001/1000w_q95.jpg)
▶ 299sDOW-UAP-PR097, "Hi-Res: [CALLSIGN] Observes UAP on 25SEP19 at 2135Z"
Greyscale infrared sensor imagery dominated by a soft, diffuse texture resembling cloud or smoke, with diagonal light and dark banding. A teal crosshair reticle with corner brackets and an 'N' north marker is centered in the frame, but no d
2018 — 1 UAP case
▶ 79sDOW-UAP-PR096, "HH11 03 July 2018 UAPs"
Grayscale infrared sensor display showing a flat, textured gray field with subtle haze and terrain-like shading. A static crosshair reticle sits at center with small corner tracking brackets and an 'N' compass indicator to the left; black b
2016 — 2 UAP cases
▶ 39sDOW-UAP-PR114, Unresolved UAP Report, Atlantic Ocean, 2016
Grayscale infrared sensor footage showing a flat, low-contrast gray panel with a tracking bracket and crosshair reticle locked near the center of the frame. Two bright diagonal streak lines cross the image near the brackets, and a row of sm
DOW-UAP-D055, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016
Declassified single-page USCENTCOM mission summary titled 'P-8A Observes Unidentified Low-Flying Object 55 NM Northwest of Latakia, Syria,' dated 18 November 2016. A US Navy P-8A Poseidon, while monitoring KCTG (a carrier/combined task grou
2015 — 2 UAP cases
DOE-UAP-D005, Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report, 2015
This is a 7-page Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI) incident report from Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (operator of the Pantex Plant, a U.S. nuclear weapons facility near Amarillo, Texas), covering an unidentified objec
▶ 21sDOW-UAP-PR109, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2015
Monochrome infrared sensor footage shows layered diagonal cloud bands filling most of the frame, viewed from an aircraft looking down at an angle. A tiny bright square dot is visible near the top edge of the frame. A stationary HUD overlay
2011 — 4 UAP cases
DOW-UAP-D152, AAWSAP DIRD, Negative Mass Propulsion, January 2011
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Negative Mass Propulsion," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 3 January 2011 (ICOD 30 August 2010,
DOW-UAP-D153, AAWSAP DIRD, Quantum Tomography of Negative Energy States in the Vacuum, January 2011
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Quantum Tomography of Negative Energy States in the Vacuum," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 11
FBI-UAP-D028, FD-302, “Dark Triangle with Lights,” 2011
An FD-302 documents a joint FBI interview conducted in April 2025 with two witnesses (names and exact date redacted) about a sighting they placed one evening in June or July 2011. While leaving a driveway around 8-9 PM, one witness spotted
FBI-UAP-D029, Digital Rendering, “Dark Triangle with Lights,” 2011
A digitally rendered reconstruction depicting a nighttime suburban scene from a witness's point of view. In the foreground, the dark silhouette of a person stands beside a parked pickup truck, both facing upward toward the sky. Above the tr
2010 — 37 UAP casesView the full 2010 page →
DOW-UAP-D113, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00002, February 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D114, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00003, May 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D115, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00004, May 2010
This document is only the internal distribution/routing cover sheet for Modification P00004 to Contract HHM402-08-C-0072, dated 18 May 2010, the same day as Modification P00003. It labels the mod an "Admin Mod" and lists routine distributio
DOW-UAP-D116, AAWSAP Contract Modification P00005, September 2010
This is a Standard Form 30, "Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract," issued as Modification P00005 to Contract HHM402-08-C-0072, effective 28 September 2010. It was issued by the Virginia Contracting Activity at Bolling AFB, Wa
DOW-UAP-D119, AAWSAP DIRD, Biomaterials, January 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D120, AAWSAP DIRD, Materials for Advanced Aerospace Platforms, January 2010
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Materials for Advanced Aerospace Platforms" (DIA-08-0912-008), dated 12 January 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's
DOW-UAP-D121, AAWSAP DIRD, Pulsed High-Power Microwave Source Technology, January 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D122, AAWSAP DIRD, Invisibility Cloaking Theory and Experiments, March 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D123, AAWSAP DIRD, Positron Aerospace Propulsion, March 2010
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Positron Aerospace Propulsion" (DIA-08-1003-002), dated 2 March 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Defense Warning
DOW-UAP-D124, AAWSAP DIRD, Space Access: Where We’ve Been and Where We Could Go, March 2010
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "Space Access: Where We've Been... and Where We Could Go" (DIA-08-1001-006), dated 8 March 2010, produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intelligenc
DOW-UAP-D125, AAWSAP DIRD, Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, March 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D126, AAWSAP DIRD, Advanced Nuclear Propulsion for Manned Deep Space Missions, March 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D127, AAWSAP DIRD, An Introduction to the Statistical Drake Equation, March 2010
This Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD), "An Introduction to the Statistical Drake Equation" (no DIA control number legible), dated 11 March 2010, was produced by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3) of the Defense Intellige
DOW-UAP-D128, AAWSAP DIRD, Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues, March 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D129, AAWSAP DIRD, Metallic Spintronics, March 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D130, AAWSAP DIRD, Technological Approaches to Controlling External Devices, March 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D131, AAWSAP DIRD, The Role of Superconductors in Gravity Research, March 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D132, AAWSAP DIRD, Advanced Space Propulsion Based on Vacuum (Spacetime Metric) Engineering, March 2010
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 29 March 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1003-015),
DOW-UAP-D133, AAWSAP DIRD, The Space Communication Implications of Quantum Entanglement and Nonlocality, March 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D134, AAWSAP DIRD, Maverick Inventor Versus Corporate Inventor: Where Will the Next Major Innovations Arise, March 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D135, AAWSAP DIRD, Antigravity for Aerospace Applications, March 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D136, AAWSAP DIRD, Biosensors and BioMEMS: A Survey of the Present Field, March 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D137, AAWSAP DIRD, State of the Art and Evolution of High-Energy Lasers, March 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D138, AAWSAP DIRD, Warp Drive, Dark Energy, and the Manipulation of Extra Dimensions, April 2010
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) prepared by the Acquisition Support Division (DWO-3), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 2 April 2010 (ICOD 1 December 2009, document number DIA-08-1004-001),
DOW-UAP-D139, AAWSAP DIRD, Traversable Wormholes, Stargates, and Negative Energy, April 2010
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-08-1004-004),
DOW-UAP-D140, AAWSAP DIRD, High-Frequency Gravitational Wave Communications, April 2010
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-08-1004-005),
DOW-UAP-D141, AAWSAP DIRD, Metamaterials for Aerospace Applications, April 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D142, AAWSAP DIRD, Concepts for Extracting Energy from the Quantum Vacuum, April 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D143, AAWSAP DIRD, Laser Lightcraft Nanosatellites, November 2010
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),
DOW-UAP-D144, AAWSAP DIRD, Cockpits in the Era of Breakthrough Flight, November 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D145, AAWSAP DIRD, Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion I, November 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D146, AAWSAP DIRD, Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion II, November 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D147, AAWSAP DIRD, Ultracapacitors as Energy and Power Storage Devices, November 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D148, AAWSAP DIRD, Detection and High-Resolution Tracking of Vehicles at Hypersonic Velocities, November 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D149, AAWSAP DIRD, MHD Air Breathing Propulsion and Power for Aerospace Applications, November 2010
This is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD) titled "MHD Air Breathing Propulsion and Power for Aerospace Applications," prepared by the Technology Warning Division (DWO-4), Defense Warning Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, d
DOW-UAP-D150, AAWSAP DIRD, Quantum Computing and Utilizing Organic Molecules in Automation Technology, December 2010
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
DOW-UAP-D151, AAWSAP DIRD, Cognitive Limits on Simultaneous Control of Multiple Unmanned Spacecraft, December 2010
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