2026: declassified UAP incidents — timeline.
14 UAP cases
2026 accounts for 14 UAP cases in this archive — 1 video and 13 documents — released by Department of War and FBI under the PURSUE program. Reported locations for the year include Western United States, Northeastern United States, and Pacific Time Zone, 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.
UFO memo: AARO debrief of a triangular craft, 2026
This is an All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) Memorandum for Record, issued on Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security letterhead, documenting a witness debrief about a UAP observation in 2026. The ex
FBI FD-302 UFO report: black triangle, 2026
This is an FBI FD-302 form from 2026 that transcribes, verbatim, an "Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report" co-signed by FBI special agents (names, date and place redacted). According to the statement, during an evening shift a coll
FBI report: slow-moving UFO objects, western US, 2026
A 2-page FD-302, the FBI's standard interview report form, recording an interview with a redacted individual on a date given only as 2026; the document says he has no aviation expertise and a redacted amount of private pilot time. At approx
FBI agent report: thermal UFO object, western US, 2026
A 2-page FD-302 built around a signed statement from a redacted FBI special agent, describing a follow-up observation on the evening of a redacted date in 2026 at the same general area referenced in a prior statement. While conducting obser
FBI report: UFO red lights, western US, 2026
A 3-page FD-302 documenting an FBI interview, conducted by FBI special agents, of a redacted witness traveling with a companion on a redacted date in 2026. Leaving a location around 7:45 p.m. in rainy, heavily clouded conditions, the witnes
FBI drawing 1: UFO red lights, western US, 2026
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States in 2026. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by two U.S. person
FBI drawing 2: UFO red lights, western US, 2026
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States in 2026. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by two U.S. person
FBI phone interview: UFO red lights, western US
A 2-page FD-302 documenting a telephonic FBI interview of a redacted witness about events on a redacted date in 2026. At about 2100, the witness left to drive north for area reconnaissance, waited at a gate for heavy rain to subside, and at
FBI drawing 1: UFO red lights, phone interview
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States in 2026. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by two U.S. person
FBI drawing 2: UFO red lights, phone interview
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident potentially involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in the western United States in 2026. This image is based upon a first-hand description provided by two U.S. person
▶ VIDEOFBI thermal UFO video: slow-moving objects, US West, 2026
Grainy black-and-white footage of an open sky with a dark cloud bank across the upper portion of the frame, shot with no visible HUD, crosshair, telemetry, or censorship blocks, suggesting a plain recapture rather than a military sensor ove
FBI interview on UFO orbs, northeastern US, Feb 2026
This is a 2-page FBI FD-302 interview report (FD-302, Rev. 5-8-10) of a person interviewed in February 2026 by videoconference on Microsoft Teams, with a second person present for the interview. The interviewee received a Bachelor's Degree
FBI in-person UFO orb interview, northeast US, 2026
FBI-UAP-D010 is a 2-page FD-302 report of an in-person interview, with the date, place and names redacted, of a witness interviewed along with another person. The witness arrived home at about 9:15 pm and, from the driveway, saw through the
UFO email chain, AFOSI civilian sighting, 2023
Declassified six-page email chain between AFOSI (Air Force Office of Special Investigations) Counterintelligence Collections and Operations/Intelligence Oversight personnel and an Information Disclosure Analyst at the Office of the Under Se