A curation of notable Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) incidents and evidence, including credible witness testimony, mass sighting events, photos/videos, radar data and government reports.

1947
Roswell Crash

where

Near Roswell, New
Mexico, USA

witnesses

Dozens (rancher,
military personnel, local residents)

material / color

Lightweight Debris with
Unusual Properties
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Overview of the 1947 Roswell crash incident. Major Jesse Marcel and others claim that the US Military knowingly covered up the story. Clip from "The Phenomenon" (2020)

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Widespread UFO sightings across the US in the summer of 1947 peaked with the alleged Roswell crash. Lt. Col. Phillip J. Corso gives his account.

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Beverly Bean, daughter of Roswell security guard Sgt. Melvin Brown, shares that her father saw two non-human bodies stored on ice after the 1947 crash.

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(Contains re-enactment footage from 'Unsolved Mysteries') Wife of Capt. Pappy Henderson recounts her husband saw “not of this earth” bodies at Roswell.

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Tim Saunders, son of Col. Pat Saunders, recalls his father’s words on the Roswell crash: "We're not alone in the universe. We found bodies."

1952
White House Flyover

where

Washington, D.C.

radar

Multiple radar
confirmations

govt action

Air Force jets
scrambled to intercept
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Multiple sightings over Washington, D.C. caused public concern. Radar and visual confirmations led to jet scrambles, yet official government explanation to the public attributed the events to temperature inversions.

1966
Westall 'Wave'

where

Melbourne, Australia

witnesses

Hundreds of witnesses

observables

Objects hovered, then
vanished
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Terry Peck describes the sighting from her perspective on April 6, 1966

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Another recap of the 1966 Westall School UFO sighting in Melbourne, where over 200 students and teachers witnessed a mysterious craft land nearby. Eyewitnesses share their accounts.

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Claude Miller gives his account of science teacher telling him about UAP.

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More details from Terry Peck

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Jeff Holland describes feelings after sighting.

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Former student sketched what he saw during the incident.

1967
Malmstrom Nuclear Base

where

Malmstrom AFB, Montana

observables

Missile systems
disabled

witnesses

Confirmed by
ex-military
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Robert Salas, a nuclear missile targeting officer, was 60 feet underground supervising the control center for 10 nuclear missiles when he got a call from a surface guard.

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Donald Crawford on the unlikelihood of there being an off-alert missile. He noted that crews worked all day and night to restore the offline missiles, which had been out of service for a day.

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Robert Salas claims that contractors and system architects investigated the incident but could not explain it.

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Donald Crawford and Robert Salas discuss their decision to go public about the incident after its declassification.

1971
Costa Rica Map Photo

where

Costa Rica, near the
Arenal Volcano

source

Aerial Mapping Camera

size

48 to 220 feet

material / color

Metallic, disc-shaped
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Aerial mapping mission captured a seemingly metallic disc over a lake. The mapping crew was unaware of the object until the high-resolution photos were processed, surprising them an revealing the unexpected.

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The automated camera aboard captured high-resolution images every 20 seconds, indicating the object was traveling incredibly fast to have appeared in only one frame.

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Proposed and researched explanations include weather phonemana, light reflections, or even a chip on the camera lens glass. Some analysis indicates it must have been a physical object. Despite various scrutiny, the photo remains unexplained.

1976
Tehran UFO Incident

where

Tehran, Iran

witnesses

Pilots and radar
operators

speed

Evaded jets at high
speed
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Overview of the 1976 Tehran UFO/UAP incident.

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Iranian Air Force pilot Parvis Jafari gives his account of the incident.

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Iranian Air Force pilot Parvis Jafari gives his account of the incident.

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Iranian Air Force pilot Parvis Jafari on the size and behavior of the object.

1977
Broad Haven Triangle

where

Broad Haven Primary
School in Wales, UK

witnesses

Numerous local
sightings
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Schoolchildren report witnessing a saucer-shaped UFO and a silver-clad humanoid figure in a nearby field. Skeptical teachers asked students to draw what they saw, resulting in strikingly consistent accounts.

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Sightings continued in the area after, leading the event to be dubbed "Broad Haven Triangle" by the media. Despite investigations, no conclusive explanation was given. Event remains one of the UK’s most famous cases.

1980
Rendlesham Forest

where

Suffolk, England

witnesses

U.S. military personnel

observables

Glowing object in
forest

govt verified

Incident documented in
official memo
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The story of the Rendlesham Forest incident which took place over two nights at a US base (RAF Bentwaters), told by United States Air Force Colonel Charles Halt. Clip from "The Phenomenon" d. by James Fox

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Another account of the incident, with more details from Jim Penniston on encountering an unknown craft in the forest. Clip from "Out of the Blue" d. by James Fox

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Interview with eyewitness United States Air Force Colonel Charles Halt, filmed in 2009.

1982
Soviet Nuclear Base Scare

where

Ukraine, Soviet Union

govt verified

Soviet military reports

observables

UAP hovered over base

misc

Missiles activated
without command
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In 1982, Soviet military personnel at the Byelokoroviche nuclear base in Ukraine reported a UFO hovering above the facility as well as missile activation malfunctions.

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Overview of the Byelokoroviche Nuclear Base scare with eye witness interviews and the base General.

1994
Ariel School Encounter

where

Ruwa, Zimbabwe

witnesses

Over 60 school children

observables

Non-human beings seen
near craft

misc

Witnesses experienced
telepathic messages
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On September 16th 1994, over 60 students at Ariel School in Zimbabwe reported seeing a UFO and non-human figures. BBC reporters interview students soon after the incident.

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Children describe incident of UAP landing and two beings coming out of the craft

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Harvard psychologist John Mack visited the school a year after the incident to interview students.

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Interviews with Ariel School witnesses, now adults, revisit the 1994 Zimbabwe UFO sighting. Their unified accounts from childhood persist, underscoring the incident's lasting impact and the enigma surrounding their close encounter.

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More children describe landing. Not all children saw the beings.

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All teachers were in a staff meeting during the incident.

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Some children described getting a telepathic message when looking at the beings.

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A child described a "black mark" in the place where the craft landed.

1996
Varginha Brazil Crash

where

Varginha, Brazil

witnesses

Local residents and
military

witnesses

3 witnessed being
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Overview of the Varginha Brazil crash with eye-witness interviews and researcher discussion.

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2022 interview with then Mayor of Varginha

1997
Phoenix Lights

where

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

witnesses

Thousands observed the
lights

material / color

V-shaped light pattern
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Eye-witnesses describe seeing a craft so large that it blocked out the stars in the night sky.

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Phoenix resident captures coordinated lights in the distance.

2004
Nimitz Tic-Tac

where

Off the California
coast

witnesses

4 Eye-witness Pilots

radar

Captured on Navy radar

speed

Radar-verified >
24,000mph

speed

Radar verified > 5,000
G's
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Full story of the Nimitz encounter from the perspective of David Fravor and Alex Dietrich, two US Navy pilots. Clip from 60 Minutes Overtime Youtube.

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Raw FLIR footage of Nimitz UAP released by Pentagon. Captured by Lt. Chad Underwood, it shows an unidentified 'Tic Tac' object moving at high speed, with no visible wings or exhaust.

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Commander David Fravor gives under-oath testimony to House Committe on Jul 26, 2023 about his Nov 14 2004 UAP encounter while piloting an F/A-18F

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Radar technician on Nimitz describes UAP

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David Fravor testimony

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Eye-witness Gary Voorhis describes Nimitz UAP

2008
Stephenville Sightings

where

Stephenville, Texas,
USA

witnesses

Over 100 Witnesses

size

Described as large
object
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In 2008 over 100 people reported seeing an unidentified object near Stephenville, Texas.

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Public radar data capture an unknown object flying at 44mph then zooming away at 1900mph. Event corroborated by eye-witness.

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Lee Roy tells the story of how he captured a UAP on his dashcam only to find the footage was corrupted despite no other issues with the dashcam over many years.

2013
Aguadilla Airport

where

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

source

Confirmed video by
Homeland Security

observables

Trans-medium travel
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Clips from original 3min 54 sec video. Object transitions seamlessly from air to underwater, maintaining its speed. Intriguingly, while submerged, the object appears to split into two distinct parts.

2015
Gimbal & GoFast FLIR

where

Atlantic Ocean

govt verified

Captured by US Navy

radar

FLIR verified
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[Gimbal] Captured via Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) tech, this video shows a rotating, unidentified object flying off the Florida coast. FLIR videos detect heat, presenting thermal images.

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Ryan Graves, former Lt. U.S. Navy and F/A-18F pilot, describes Gimbal FLIR video.

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[GoFast] A UAP skims over the ocean, locked onto by a Navy jet's targeting system. The pilots express astonishment at the object's speed and maneuverability, with no discernible means of lift.

2016
Baghdad Orb

where

Baghdad, Iraq

material / color

Metallic, spherical
object

observables

No visible means of
propulsion
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Metallic orb UFO spotted over Iraq by US military drone in 2022, investigated by the Pentagon. Object remains unidentified.

2023
UAP Congressional Hearings

where

Washington D.C., USA

witnesses

2 UAP Eye-Witness
Accounts
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Representative Nancy Mace asks former intelligence officer and whistleblower David Grusch if the US has recovered UAP and non-human pilots.

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David Grusch opening statement.

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David Fravor gives under-oath testimony on the 2004 Nimitz UAP encounter.

Explore More Anamolous Captures

Citizen-captured footage of claimed UAP and video analysis, including potential explanations and counter-explanations as to why they remain unexplainable through conventional means.

Anomalous captures preview
1950
McMinnville Photos

source

Captured on Kodak
Camera

speed

Instant acceleration;
‘Sped up and vanished’

size

Estimated 20 to 30 feet
in diameter

material / color

Shiny, Metallic
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Evelyn Trent spotted a disc-shaped object over their farm. Her husband Paul snapped two photos of the UAP, shown here.

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[Reenactment video + original photos]

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1990
Calvine Photo

where

Near Calvine, Scotland

size

Larger than a fighter
jet

observables

No visible means of
propulsion
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Journalist Ross Coulthart discusses the Calvine Photo and its significance.

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3D Visualization/recreation of perspective by ThomasH on Youtube. "A recreation of how it could have been seen, from the forest in 1990."

1996
Oliver's Castle Crop Circle

where

Wiltshire, England
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John Whaley came to Wiltshire in the summer of 1996 specifically to visit crop circles. In the morning of August 11, 1996 he allegedly captured orbs forming a crop circle.

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UAP Researcher Gary King describes incident. John Whaley was sleeping in a tent when he awoke to a sound and began filming. Clip from "Crop Circle Realities" (2021)

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National Geographic produced this alleged debunk of the original video but some researchers still doubt its authenticity.

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The Oliver's Castle footage was sent to a professional video lab in London for analysis. They concluded that the precise tracking and motion blur of the orbs would have been extremely difficult to fake.

2007
Costa Rica Flip Phone

where

Tarbaca, Costa Rica

source

RAZR flip phone
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In November 2007 Malvin Badilla filmed a UAP with his Motorola RAZR flip phone.

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Loop of original video.

2011
London Orb Sightings
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Filmed over the M11 motorway near Stansted Airport, Essex.

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UAP allegedly filmed over London BBC Radio 1 Building in June 2011.

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UAP as seen from London apartment.

2016
Utah Drone Footage

where

Utah, USA

source

Captured by drone

observables

Fast, sweeping movement
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Raw, normal speed drone footage of UAP covering a distance of 3.5 miles in seconds.

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Video analysis of drone capture.

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Slow motion edit.

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Super-slow motion edit

2017
US Drone Captures

where

Near Makena Beach,
Hawaii
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2.5 Second Video of UAP going from top middle of video frame to bottom right. Captured by drone pilot John Locke in Maui, posted to Youtube in 2017.

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Another drone capture by John Locke. 4k version available on Youtube.

2020
Hungary UAP

where

Csobanka, Hungary

observables

No visible means of
propulsion
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Cylindrical UAP capture with close-up of object

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Loop of raw zoomed-out drone capture.

2022
Camila Cabello Live Photo

where

Torres del Paine, Chile
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Camila Cabello shares UAP footage she captured while hiking in Chile with her family. On "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"

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Full clip of Camila Cabello and Jimmy Fallon discussing the live photo.

2022
Miami Air Show

where

Miami, USA
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Normal speed (zoomed in) and slow motion (full screen) video of UAP.

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Slow-motion and zoomed in crop of UAP rising up from below horizon line.

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Normal speed, un-cropped video. The UAP is almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

2023
Fort Lauderdale UAP

where

Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, USA

speed

Potentially hypersonic
speed
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Normal speed video and original audio.

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Video edit to show UAP flight path.

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Slow motion.

2023
Colombia Fly-by

where

Colombia, South America

witnesses

Pilots witnessed close
fly-by

speed

Exact speed unknown
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Propeller pilot captures fly-by footage of UAP.

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Stabilized, zoomed in edit

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A zoom-in on the object appears to show it going through the clouds before flying towards the camera.

2024
Korea Golf Video

where

South Korea
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Normal speed footage of UAP captured by golfer in South Korea.

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Slow motion edit.

2024
Ireland Drone Footage

where

Doolough Valley,
Ireland
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Drone pilot discusses footage of UAP. Clip from "UAP Files Podcast" Youtube

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Analysis of how fast UAP may have been traveling. Clip from UAP Files Podcast youtube (second link above)