2021: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.

15 UAP cases

2021 accounts for 15 UAP cases in this archive — 14 videos and 1 document — released by Department of War and FBI under the PURSUE program. Reported locations for the year include CENTCOM, Northeastern United States, and East China Sea, among others. This page is part of the 2020s on the UAP Browser timeline; browse the full decade for more context on the years around it.

Agencies
Department of War, FBI
File types
14 videos and 1 document
Top reported locations
CENTCOM, Northeastern United States, and East China Sea
An Intelligence Information Report (IIR) documenting the observations of U.S. military personnel reporting UAP in 2021.
DOW-UAP-D101

DOW-UAP-D101, Intelligence Information Report, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

DocumentDepartment of War2021

A 7-page Intelligence Information Report (IIR) originated by Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), classified SECRET//NOFORN, dated 27 April 2022 (message date-time group 271329ZAPR22), describing a UAP encounter on 8 September 2021

DOW-UAP-PR117, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021VIDEO
DOW-UAP-PR117

DOW-UAP-PR117, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale infrared (FLIR-style) sensor footage centered on a fixed crosshair reticle with tick-mark graticule lines running horizontally and vertically. A warm amber-toned gradient washes across one corner of the frame, likely a thermal or

DOW-UAP-PR118, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021VIDEO
DOW-UAP-PR118

DOW-UAP-PR118, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale infrared sensor footage with a fixed crosshair reticle and tick-mark graticule, similar in style to the adjacent case. A black wedge/border intrudes at one corner of the frame and the reticle appears slightly tilted, consistent wi

DOW-UAP-PR119, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021VIDEO
DOW-UAP-PR119

DOW-UAP-PR119, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale infrared sensor footage centered on a fixed crosshair reticle with horizontal and vertical tick-mark graticule lines, closely matching the framing seen in adjacent cases from this segment. A warm amber gradient covers one side of

DOW-UAP-PR120, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021VIDEO
DOW-UAP-PR120

DOW-UAP-PR120, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale infrared sensor footage viewed through a fixed crosshair reticle, with a black bar/edge along one side of the frame indicating this is a secondary recording of a display rather than a direct sensor export. Two small ring-shaped ma

DOW-UAP-PR121, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021VIDEO
DOW-UAP-PR121

DOW-UAP-PR121, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale infrared sensor footage nearly identical in framing to the adjacent case: a fixed crosshair reticle with a black bar/edge along one side of the frame (again suggesting a secondary recording of a display). The same cluster of two s

DOW-UAP-PR122, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021VIDEO
DOW-UAP-PR122

DOW-UAP-PR122, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale infrared sensor footage centered on a fixed crosshair reticle, with a black bar along one edge of the frame consistent with a secondary recording of a display. Unlike the tightly clustered symbols in adjacent cases, this footage s

FBI-UAP-PR001, “Triangle Orbs,” Northeastern United States, 2021163s
FBI-UAP-PR001

FBI-UAP-PR001, “Triangle Orbs,” Northeastern United States, 2021

VideoFBI2021

Grainy night-sky footage against a near-black background. The first frame shows a single blurry, warm-white blob of light. In the second frame the light has resolved into a tight cluster of several small pinpoint lights (white with a faint

DOW-UAP-PR051, "Syrian UAP instant acceleration"302s
DOW-UAP-PR051

DOW-UAP-PR051, "Syrian UAP instant acceleration"

VideoDepartment of War2021

The first captured frame is a black title card reading 'UAP 2021, Apparent Instantaneous Acceleration Examination, original clip excerpt at 100% speed,' with no sensor imagery visible. The second frame shows a grayscale infrared view of gra

DOW-UAP-PR060, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2"290s
DOW-UAP-PR060

DOW-UAP-PR060, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 obj 2"

VideoDepartment of War2021

Full-color daytime aerial/electro-optical sensor view looking down on rugged, folded mountainous terrain with a dark shadowed ravine running diagonally across the frame. Small cyan tracking brackets and an 'N' compass marker are overlaid ne

DOW-UAP-PR061, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0"286s
DOW-UAP-PR061

DOW-UAP-PR061, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 0"

VideoDepartment of War2021

Color daylight sensor footage showing an aerial top-down view of arid, ridged desert terrain in tan and beige tones, with a hazy blue-grey patch that may be water, shadow, or haze. A teal-colored HUD crosshair with corner brackets and an 'N

DOW-UAP-PR062, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1"290s
DOW-UAP-PR062

DOW-UAP-PR062, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 1"

VideoDepartment of War2021

A blue-tinted electro-optical sensor view shows a layer of clouds over open sky or water, with a crosshair reticle near the frame center and a small, faint white dot to its right, presumed to be the tracked object. In the later frame the do

DOW-UAP-PR063, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 2"289s
DOW-UAP-PR063

DOW-UAP-PR063, "Spherical UAP [CALLSIGN] 2021/04/12 vid 2"

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayish-blue infrared sensor imagery from altitude, showing a mottled, textured surface resembling terrain or thick haze/cloud. A teal-colored HUD overlay includes a centered crosshair, bracket-shaped corner markers, and an 'N' north indica

DOW-UAP-PR075, "09JUN2021 [Platform] observed UAP in the ECS"24s
DOW-UAP-PR075

DOW-UAP-PR075, "09JUN2021 [Platform] observed UAP in the ECS"

VideoDepartment of War2021

Black-and-white infrared sky imagery showing layered wispy clouds and a bright contrail-like streak crossing the frame diagonally from lower left to upper right. A dark teal HUD overlay includes a centered crosshair, small corner bracket ma

DOW-UAP-PR076, "03 January 2021 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) observes UAP"297s
DOW-UAP-PR076

DOW-UAP-PR076, "03 January 2021 [CALLSIGN] (Mission) observes UAP"

VideoDepartment of War2021

Grayscale aerial EO sensor footage over open rural terrain — plowed fields, scattered trees, dirt tracks, and a road or rail line running along the top of the frame. Orange bracket-corner markers and small orange square/diamond icons are sc