2025: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.
44 UAP cases
2025 accounts for 44 UAP cases in this archive — 7 videos, 29 documents, and 8 images — released by Department of War, FBI, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence under the PURSUE program. Reported locations for the year include Western United States, Middle East, and Yellow 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.
DOW-UAP-D107, Mission Report, Middle East, 2025
This declassified USCENTCOM mission report (Misrep prod-dod-11937169) documents an October 2025 reconnaissance/ISR sortie flown in the Middle East under Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircraft was tasked with a 7-line mission, departed via
DOW-UAP-D108, Mission Report, Middle East, 2025
This declassified USCENTCOM mission report (Misrep prod-dod-11604218) documents a July 2025 special operations sortie in the Middle East, flown by the 65th Special Operations Squadron (1st Special Operations Wing) under Operation Inherent R
▶ 298sDOW-UAP-PR133, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025
Grayscale infrared aerial footage with black redaction bars along the top and corners. A crosshair reticle with bracket corners and an "N" orientation marker sits center-frame, tracking a small bright point against a flat gray sky. Later se
▶ 60sDOW-UAP-PR135, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025
Grayscale infrared footage, initially at a wide field of view showing a lattice communications tower on a small island or coastal spit, with a crosshair reticle and "N" marker centered. As the sensor zooms out and the image grows brighter a
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR134, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025
Grayscale infrared aerial imagery looking down on a built-up area with streets, buildings, and a wide river bend running through the frame, plus a cluster of bright hot spots along a road in the lower left. A green crosshair reticle with tr
▶ VIDEODOW-UAP-PR142, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2025
Grayscale infrared footage with low contrast and a hazy, washed-out sky, framing a coastline or shoreline with breaking waves in the foreground and what appear to be two thin vertical mast- or tower-like structures near the shore. A green c
▶ 16sDOW-UAP-PR104, Unresolved UAP Report, Yellow Sea, 2025
Grayscale infrared/FLIR sensor footage over a flat horizon, likely open sea. A small dark object sits centered in a cyan tracking reticle, radiating faint star-like diffraction spikes. HUD overlays and black data-masking blocks frame the lo
▶ 300sDOW-UAP-PR105, Unresolved UAP Report, East China Sea, 2025
Grayscale electro-optical/IR sensor footage amid thick layered cloud cover. A central cyan crosshair reticle tracks the sky; a small bright oblong object appears in the upper portion of one frame. HUD corner markers and black data-masking b
▶ 49sFBI-UAP-PR004, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2025
Color smartphone-style night video looking up through tree silhouettes at a dark, dusky blue sky. Two small reddish-orange, star-like points of light are visible between the branches, one above the other; in a later frame a single red light
ODNI-UAP-D001, USPER Narrative, Senior USIC Official
A first-person narrative account (2 pages, complete document), released by ODNI as part of the PURSUE collection of UAP-related records, attributed to an unnamed 'senior U.S. intelligence officer' (USPER = U.S. Person, name withheld) descri
DOW-UAP-D050, Email Correspondence, INDOPACOM, April 2025
Declassified two-page email chain (classification banner SECRET//NOFORN on the emails themselves, though the substantive tearline content is UNCLASSIFIED) between defense intelligence personnel confirming the classification level of two UAP
FBI Photo A001
Grayscale sensor capture with a white crosshair reticle and tick-mark scale across the center. The background is a flat, lightly textured surface. A small dark dot sits just right of the crosshair centre. Heavy black redaction bars cover th
FBI Photo A002
Grayscale sensor frame showing mottled terrain with a white crosshair reticle and horizontal tick scale. A small dark round object appears just below and right of the crosshair centre. Black redaction blocks mask the top and both flanks of
FBI Photo A003
Grayscale sensor image with a large white crosshair and graduated tick marks over a faintly textured surface. A distinct dark round dot sits immediately right of the crosshair intersection. Multiple black redaction bars run across the top,
FBI Photo A004
Grayscale sensor capture, heavily cropped and surrounded by black. A white crosshair with tick scale sits at centre over diagonal banded terrain, with a small dark dot just right of centre. Black redaction blocks cover the upper edge and bo
FBI Photo A005
Grayscale sensor frame with a white crosshair and tick-mark scale over pale mottled ground. A small dark dot appears below and right of the crosshair, and a tiny circular marker sits near the upper redaction block. Large black bars mask the
FBI Photo A006
Grayscale sensor image with a white crosshair over lightly textured terrain. A dark round dot sits left of the crosshair centre. A very large black redaction block covers the upper-left quadrant, with further bars along the sides and bottom
FBI Photo A007
Grayscale sensor capture with a white crosshair and tick scale centred on a smooth pale background. A small light-grey blob with soft edges sits directly below the crosshair. Black redaction bars cover the top and both sides of the frame.
FBI Photo A008
Grayscale sensor frame with a white crosshair and graduated tick marks over faintly banded terrain. A very small dark dot sits just right of the crosshair intersection. Black redaction bars mask the top edge and both sides.
FBI Photo B001
FBI Photo B1 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no embedded OCR text layer at all (image only), so no caption, date, l
FBI Photo B002
FBI Photo B2 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non
FBI Photo B003
FBI Photo B3 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non
FBI Photo B004
FBI Photo B4 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non
FBI Photo B005
FBI Photo B5 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no embedded OCR text layer whatsoever (fully image-based, empty text e
FBI Photo B006
FBI Photo B6 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no embedded OCR text layer whatsoever (fully image-based, empty text e
FBI Photo B007
FBI Photo B7 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non
FBI Photo B008
FBI Photo B8 is a single-page image PDF from the Department of War declassified UAP release series, catalogued as an FBI-sourced UAP-related photograph. The PDF contains no meaningful embedded OCR text layer (image only, with only stray non
FBI Photo B009
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded text/OCR layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page shows a grayscale scanned photograph or negative with
FBI Photo B010
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B011
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B012
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B013
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B014
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B015
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B016
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B017
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B018
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B019
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B020
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B021
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B022
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B023
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
FBI Photo B024
This is a single-page image-only PDF (no embedded OCR text layer), part of a sequential FBI photographic/photo-analysis exhibit set (b1 through b24) released in DOW/FBI UAP release_1. The rendered page follows a consistent template seen acr
USPER Statement about UAP Sighting
This is a heavily redacted SECRET//NOFORN witness statement (2025) describing an extended nighttime UAP encounter involving a senior US intelligence official (Witness 1), a second senior US intelligence official (Witness 2), federal partner