SIGHTINGS

July 1947 | Roswell, New Mexico

Witnesses: Mac Brazel, Jesse Marcel, numerous military personnel

USAAF / FBI | First Recovery

A rancher discovered unusual metallic debris scattered across a field northwest of Roswell. The Army Air Force initially issued a press release claiming recovery of a 'flying disc' before retracting to a weather balloon cover story. Witness testimonies describe memory metal, hieroglyphic-like symbols, and a coordinated military retrieval operation spanning multiple sites.

June 24, 1947 | Mount Rainier, Washington

Witnesses: Kenneth Arnold (private pilot)

Civilian / USAF Intelligence | First Modern Report

Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported nine luminous objects flying in formation near Mount Rainier at an estimated speed of 1,200 mph — far exceeding any known aircraft of the era. His description of their movement 'like a saucer skipping across water' coined the term 'flying saucer' and ignited modern UFO culture worldwide.

July 19-27, 1952 | Washington, D.C.

Witnesses: Air traffic controllers, USAF pilots, radar operators

USAF / CAA / Secret Service | Capital Breach

Over two consecutive weekends, unidentified targets appeared on radar at Washington National Airport and Andrews AFB. Multiple objects were visually confirmed by pilots and ground observers over the Capitol building and White House. F-94 interceptors were scrambled but could not match the objects' speed. The incident prompted the largest Pentagon press conference since World War II.

September 19-20, 1961 | White Mountains, New Hampshire

Witnesses: Betty Hill, Barney Hill

NICAP / USAF | First Abduction Case

An interracial couple reported a close encounter with a disc-shaped craft on Route 3. Under separate hypnotic regression sessions, both independently described being taken aboard the craft and subjected to physical examinations by non-human beings. Betty produced a star map under hypnosis that later appeared to correlate with the Zeta Reticuli system. The case remains the benchmark for abduction research.

November 5, 1975 | Snowflake, Arizona

Witnesses: Travis Walton, 6 logging crew members

Navajo County Sheriff / APRO | Multi-Witness Abduction

Logger Travis Walton was struck by a beam of light from a hovering disc and vanished for five days. His six coworkers, who witnessed the event, all passed polygraph examinations. Walton reappeared disoriented and dehydrated, describing an experience aboard a craft with both humanoid and non-human entities. The case is one of the best-documented multi-witness abduction events in history.

December 26-28, 1980 | Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England

Witnesses: Lt. Col. Charles Halt, Sgt. Jim Penniston, Airman John Burroughs, dozens of USAF personnel

USAF / RAF / UK MOD | Military Close Encounter

Over three nights, US Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge observed and approached a triangular craft that landed in the forest. Sgt. Penniston touched the craft and documented symbols on its surface. Lt. Col. Halt recorded his observations on audio tape as he watched the object emit beams of light toward the base's weapons storage area. Radiation readings at the landing site were significantly elevated. Often called 'Britain's Roswell.'

December 29, 1980 | Huffman, Texas

Witnesses: Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, Colby Landrum

Civilian / USAF (denied involvement) | Physical Evidence Case

Three witnesses encountered a massive diamond-shaped object emitting intense heat and flame above a road, escorted by 23 military-type helicopters. All three suffered severe radiation-like injuries including burns, hair loss, nausea, and long-term health complications. Betty Cash was hospitalized repeatedly and eventually died of cancer linked to the exposure. Their lawsuit against the US government was dismissed when no branch claimed ownership of the craft.

November 1989 - April 1990 | Belgium (nationwide)

Witnesses: 13,500+ civilians, police officers, Belgian Air Force pilots

Belgian Air Force / SOBEPS | Mass Sighting + Radar

Over six months, thousands of witnesses across Belgium reported large, silent, triangular craft with bright lights at each vertex. On March 30, 1990, the Belgian Air Force scrambled two F-16s after ground radar confirmed the targets. The fighters achieved radar lock multiple times, but the objects displayed acceleration from 150 to 1,120 knots and altitude drops of 4,000 feet in one second — maneuvers far exceeding any known aircraft capability. The Belgian Air Force publicly acknowledged the events.

March 13, 1997 | Phoenix, Arizona

Witnesses: Thousands of residents, Governor Fife Symington

USAF / FAA / AZ Governor's Office | Mass Urban Sighting

Two distinct phenomena were observed over Arizona: a massive V-shaped craft silently gliding over Phoenix visible to thousands, and a series of stationary lights seen across a 300-mile corridor from Nevada to Tucson. Governor Symington initially mocked the reports at a press conference but later admitted publicly that he himself witnessed the enormous triangular craft and called it 'otherworldly.' The USAF attributed the lights to flares — an explanation rejected by most witnesses.

November 7, 2006 | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago

Witnesses: United Airlines pilots, mechanics, gate agents (~12 airport employees)

FAA / United Airlines | Aviation Sector Event

A dark grey metallic disc hovered silently over Gate C17 at one of the world's busiest airports for approximately five minutes before shooting straight upward at incredible speed, punching a clearly visible circular hole through the overcast cloud layer. The FAA initially denied any reports existed, then attributed the sighting to a 'weather phenomenon' and refused to investigate. The story became the most-read article in the Chicago Tribune's history.

January 8, 2008 | Stephenville, Texas

Witnesses: Steve Allen, dozens of residents, local police

USAF / MUFON | Radar Data Case

Multiple credible witnesses including a pilot described an enormous silent object — estimated at one mile long — with bright lights, moving at extraordinary speeds. The USAF first denied any aircraft in the area, then reversed course claiming F-16s were on a training mission. MUFON obtained FAA radar data confirming an unknown object on a direct course toward President Bush's Crawford Ranch, at which point it disappeared from radar with no transponder signal.

2007-2012 | Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Witnesses: Luis Elizondo (program director), Sen. Harry Reid

Department of Defense / DIA | Government Program Revealed

The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was established within the Defense Intelligence Agency with $22 million in funding secured by Senator Harry Reid. Directed by intelligence officer Luis Elizondo, the program investigated military encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena, analyzed recovered materials of unknown origin, and produced classified reports on UAP capabilities. Elizondo resigned in 2017, citing excessive secrecy and lack of attention to a critical national security issue.

December 2017 / April 2020 | USS Nimitz (Pacific) / USS Roosevelt (Atlantic)

Witnesses: Cmdr. David Fravor, Lt. Ryan Graves, multiple Navy pilots

DoD / TTSA / NY Times | Official Acknowledgment

Three infrared videos — FLIR1, GIMBAL, and GOFAST — captured by Navy F/A-18 weapons systems were leaked to the New York Times in 2017 and officially declassified by the Pentagon in April 2020. The videos show objects exhibiting no visible propulsion, no control surfaces, no thermal exhaust, and performing maneuvers including instantaneous acceleration and trans-medium travel. The DoD confirmed the videos were authentic and the objects remain officially 'unidentified.'

November 14, 2004 (disclosed 2017+) | Pacific Ocean, off San Diego coast

Witnesses: Cmdr. David Fravor, Lt. Cmdr. Alex Dietrich, radar operators from USS Princeton

US Navy / DoD | The Tic Tac

The USS Princeton's SPY-1 radar system tracked anomalous targets descending from 80,000 feet to sea level in less than a second for two weeks. Commander David Fravor and his wingman visually encountered a white, featureless, 40-foot 'Tic Tac' shaped object hovering over a churning ocean disturbance. The object mirrored Fravor's descent, then accelerated away in under a second to a point 60 miles away — reappearing on radar at Fravor's pre-briefed CAP point. Estimated acceleration: 12,600 g-forces.

May 2022 - Present | Washington, D.C.

Witnesses: Scott Bray (ODNI), Sean Kirkpatrick (AARO), David Grusch, Ryan Graves, David Fravor

US Congress / House Intelligence Committee | Legislative Action

The first congressional hearings on UFOs in over 50 years convened in May 2022. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray confirmed over 400 UAP reports from military personnel. In July 2023, a historic hearing featured whistleblower David Grusch alongside Navy pilots Ryan Graves and David Fravor. Multiple bipartisan UAP disclosure amendments have been introduced, and the topic has become a serious national security matter with broad congressional support.

June-July 2023 | Washington, D.C.

Witnesses: David Grusch (former intelligence official), 40+ corroborating witnesses

NGA / NRO / ICIG / Congress | Crash Retrieval Claims

Former NGA and NRO senior intelligence officer David Grusch filed a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General — deemed 'urgent and credible' — alleging the US government has been running a decades-long crash retrieval and reverse-engineering program for craft of non-human origin. He testified under oath before Congress that the government possesses intact vehicles and 'non-human biologics' recovered from crash sites. Over 40 individuals with direct knowledge have corroborated his claims to the Inspector General.

July 2022 - Present | Pentagon / NASA HQ, Washington, D.C.

Witnesses: Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick (first director), Mark McInerney (NASA UAP director)

DoD / NASA | Institutional Framework

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office was established by Congress to be the central hub for UAP detection, analysis, and reporting across all military branches. NASA commissioned an independent UAP study panel and subsequently appointed its first-ever Director of UAP Research. These institutional moves represent a fundamental shift from decades of denial to formal, structured investigation of the phenomenon at the highest levels of the US government.