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USPER Statement about UAP Sighting Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2025· 3 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 1 …orbited the location while searching with NVGs (pilots) and the naked eye (WITNESS 11) with the aid of the helicopter…
- p. 2 …At 2218 hours . (CALL SIGN 1 remained at (COORDINATES awaiting instructions when the pilots (NVG) and (WITNESS 1 (naked eye…
- p. 3 …SITE CODE NAME, CALL SIGN 1 - WITNESS 1 (naked eye) and the pilots (NVG) spotted five to six orbs flare…
Ryan Graves testimony Document

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability· 5 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 1 …Military aircrews and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are frequently witnessing these phenomena. 2. The…
- p. 3 …Commercial pilots The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. Often they are veterans with decades of flying…
- p. 4 …Commercial pilot reporting Today, FAA regulations direct pilots to make UAP reports to civilian organizations. Commercial aircrew who witness UAP…
Graves witness statement Document

U.S. House Committee Repository· 5 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 1 …Military aircrews and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are frequently witnessing these phenomena. 2. The…
- p. 3 …Commercial pilots The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. What commercial pilots tell us can defy belief…
- p. 4 …Commercial pilot reporting Today, FAA regulations direct pilots to make UAP reports to civilian organizations. Commercial aircrew who witness UAP…
Written testimony of Ryan Graves (congress.gov copy) Document

Congress.gov· 2023-07-26· 5 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 1 …Military aircrews and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are frequently witnessing these phenomena. 2. The…
- p. 3 …Commercial pilots The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. What commercial pilots tell us can defy belief…
- p. 4 …Commercial pilot reporting Today, FAA regulations direct pilots to make UAP reports to civilian organizations. Commercial aircrew who witness UAP…
Official hearing transcript PDF (mirror) Hearing transcript

Congress.gov· 54 pages · Cited by the stories · 4 stories
- p. 13 …Navy F–18 pilot with his own UAP experience. The next witness, David Grusch, is a former senior intelligence officer…
- p. 14 …Military aircrew and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are fre- quently witnessing these phenomena. The…
- p. 15 …The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. Often, they are veterans with decades of flying experience. Pilots…
- 11 more pages mention it
Hearing 53-022 short link Hearing transcript

GovInfo· 54 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 13 …Navy F–18 pilot with his own UAP experience. The next witness, David Grusch, is a former senior intelligence officer…
- p. 14 …Military aircrew and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are fre- quently witnessing these phenomena. The…
- p. 15 …The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. Often, they are veterans with decades of flying experience. Pilots…
- 11 more pages mention it
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency (hearing transcript) Hearing transcript

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability· 2023-07-26· 54 pages · Congressional hearings · 1 story
- p. 13 …Navy F–18 pilot with his own UAP experience. The next witness, David Grusch, is a former senior intelligence officer…
- p. 14 …Military aircrew and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are fre- quently witnessing these phenomena. The…
- p. 15 …The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. Often, they are veterans with decades of flying experience. Pilots…
- 11 more pages mention it
Official hearing transcript PDF Hearing transcript

U.S. House of Representatives· 54 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 13 …Navy F–18 pilot with his own UAP experience. The next witness, David Grusch, is a former senior intelligence officer…
- p. 14 …Military aircrew and commercial pilots, trained observers whose lives depend on accurate identification, are fre- quently witnessing these phenomena. The…
- p. 15 …The majority of witnesses are commercial pilots at major airlines. Often, they are veterans with decades of flying experience. Pilots…
- 11 more pages mention it
Fravor biography Document

U.S. House Committee Repository· 1 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …pilot and Commander of VFA-41 also known as "The Black Aces". He is one of the primary witness in…
James E. McDonald statement, Symposium on UFOs, House Committee on Science and Astronautics Document

Princeton (kirkmcd archive)· 1968-07-29· 55 pages · Cited by the stories · 8 stories
- p. 14 …any witnesses, but about which a great deal is on record, through contemporary press accounts, through the pilot's subsequent…
- p. 16 …t pilots see UFOs?" is; "They do." WHY ARE UFOs ONLY SEEN BY LONE INDIVIDUALS, WHY NO MULTIPLE-WITNESS SIGHTINGS…
- p. 18 …A midday sighting of a lens-shaped object involving one airborne witness and seven witnesses on the ground became headline…
- 12 more pages mention it
Non-Orbit Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 10 December 1953-2 M Arch 1 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-04-03· 6 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories

…The phenomenon illuminated the whole sky and the pilot supposed at the time that it was a green…
Hearing memo Hearing transcript

U.S. House Committee Repository· 2 pages · Cited by the stories · 0 stories
- p. 1 …military pilots, and assess government transparency relating to public safety and the implications to national security. III. WITNESSES: Mr. Ryan…
Committee memo, 26 July 2023 hearing Hearing transcript

Congress.gov· 2023-07-26· 2 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …military pilots, and assess government transparency relating to public safety and the implications to national security. III. WITNESSES: Mr. Ryan…
Non-Orbit Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 10 December 1953-2 March 1954 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-05-26· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories

…The phenomenon illuminated the whole sky and the pilot supposed at the time that it was a green…
1966 Good Year for UFO Reports FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2003-11-14· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 3 stories
- p. 1 …As it stands now, important, well-witnessed sightings are being made every month, and there is no longer a lengthy…
UFO's and Defense What Should we Prepare For Official release

National Aeronautics and Space Administration· 94 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 13 …witnesses to be determined; we will give two significant examples of this. I Chapter 1 - Testimonies of French Pilots Three…
- p. 22 …It was seen by several hundred witnesses. At 1700 hours, when the personnel of the Air France office were waiting…
- p. 36 …to assume that they are piloted or operated by remote control. , , 5. Most witnesses describe objects with a metal surface…
- 12 more pages mention it
Reports of Unconventional Aircraft in French Africa, Corsica, and Wester N Euro FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-01· 6 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …Numerous witnesses described it as cigar-shaped and enveloped in orange flames. MANY WITNESS "FLYING SAUCER" FORMATION IN TARN, FRANCE…
- p. 4 …Numerous witnesses described it as cigar-shaped and enveloped in orange flames. MANY WITNESS "FLYING SAUCER" FORMATION IN TARN, FRANCE…
box7 Incident Summaries 1-100 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 209 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 20 …cloud formation. NOTE: Corroroborated account. Witnessed by Patrolman D. W. Ellis (also a private pilot) Both very dependable & trustworthy officers.
- p. 22 …cloud formation. NOTE:Corroborated account. Witnessed by Patrolman W. A. Lissy (also a private pilot) Both very dependable & trustworthy officers
- p. 109 …Object resembles a small pilot-less plane - very bright metal - no motor noise and looks like the pictures of the…
- 3 more pages mention it
Department of State AIRGRAM - Subject: Flying Saucers Are a Myth FOIA release

National Security Agency· 5 pages · NSA · 4 stories
- p. 2 …Are these "flying saucers" just imagination or reality? Thousands of recorded statements by eye-witnesses seem to show that "there…
- p. 3 We know of stories about encounters and even hand-to-hand fights with pilots of craft landing from other planets…
Safe Airspace for Americans Act Document

U.S. House of Representatives· 2024-01-11· 8 pages · Congress and GPO · 0 stories
- p. 5 …compromising pilots’ ability to21 aviate, navigate and communicate.22 (g) PROTECTION OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.—The23 spotting, visual witness, or reporting…
[UFO] [1]: 7262140-20060474F-001-009-2023 Official release

· 21 pages · National Archives · 1 story
- p. 12 …CONTROLS ON THE PILOT SEAT ARE A HIGH-VOLTAGE POTENTIOMETER ON THE RIGHT AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MECHANISM ON THE LEFT…
- p. 13 …CONTROLS ON THE PILOT SEAT ARE A HIGH-VOLTAGE POTENTIOMETER ON THE RIGHT AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MECHANISM ON THE LEFT…
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth (hearing transcript) Hearing transcript

U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability· 2024-11-13· 52 pages · Congressional hearings · 2 stories
- p. 8 …testimony that a sig- nificant number of pilots of major airlines have witnessed UAPs as well, but have no real…
- p. 9 …Additionally, former military pilot Ryan Graves informed us of the limited ways in which the military and commercial pilots can…
- p. 49 …There were dozens of these encounters that pilots, friends of Ryan Graves, who is in this room right here, witnessed…
- 3 more pages mention it
U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 1-100 Report

U.S. Department of War· 253 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 3 stories
- p. 23 …Occupation of observer Patrolman - former Air Corps pilot 6. Address of observer 6. Address of observer 124 Southeast 13th Avenue…
- p. 28 …cloud formation. NOTE:Corroborated account. Witnessed by Patrolman W. A. Lissy (also a private pilot) Both very dependable & trustworthy officers
- p. 147 …July 1st, 1948 Object resembles a small pilot-less plane - very bright metal - no motor noise and looks like the…
- 1 more page mentions it
SIGN Interrogates Witnesses, combined PDF Document

NICAP / USAF· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …On the 3 October 1945, the following representatives of this Command interrogated witnesses involved in the North Dakota incident of…
Project Blue Book documents, New Delhi, 15 March 1951 Document

NICAP (USAF records)· 8 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 4 …Also some twenty other mechanics and helpers professed to have witnessed this object. When interviewed by the reporting officer the…
- p. 5 …Also some twenty other mechanics and helpers professed to have witnessed this object. When interviewed by the reporting officer the…
Reports of Unconventional Aircraft in French Africa, Corsica, and Western Europe FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-02-09· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Numerous witnesses described it as cigar-shaped and enveloped in orange flames. MANY WITNESS "FLYING SAUCER" FORMATION IN TARN, FRANCE…
White Paper: 2025 UAP Workshop - Narrative Data, Infrastructures, and Analysis Report

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2025· 17 pages · AARO · 1 story
- p. 8 …Military reports and ship logs are particularly robust, providing structured information on platforms, flight plans, and pilots, while the FAA…
- p. 9 8 particularly among pilots, undermines data timeliness and completeness, while the lack of standardized reporting formats across agencies and organizations…
- p. 10 …Interviews and psychological screening of witnesses was offered as an example of how to assess motivations and reduce false reports…
Project Blue Book documents on the Killian case, compiled by Dan Wilson Document

NICAP· 83 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Capt American Airlines pilot, Two United Airlines Pilots, Control tower operators at Pittsburg airport, and ground…
- p. 16 …The pilot's report also suggested the possibility that he had witnessed a night aerial refueling operation. Upon analysis and…
- p. 37 …The pilot's report, a copy of which is attached, also suggested the possibility that he might have witnessed a…
- 11 more pages mention it
U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172 Report

U.S. Department of War· 210 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 15 …Stucki, Lt., Co-Pilot, (see reverse side 5. Occupation of observer Pilot for other witnesses) 6. Address of observer 77th…
- p. 16 …000 ft. Witnesses: Capt Howard H. Berodt, AO-49504, 718th Bomb Sq 28th Bomb Gp (VH). Pilot of 1st B…
- p. 73 …The witness states that the object definitely did not have the curved trajectory of a wingless missile. Shartly after crossing…
- 2 more pages mention it
[09/26/1997 - 02/27/1999]: 26444780-20060474F-001-011-2023 Official release

· 8 pages · National Archives · 1 story

…Patricia Reich http://wilkesbarre.miningco.com/ ----------------------- Elsewhere on the Net -------------------- BEARING WITNESS The Witness Web site is dedicated…
Safe Airspace for Americans Act Document

U.S. House of Representatives· 2025-09-09· 8 pages · Congress and GPO · 0 stories
- p. 5 …compromising pilots’ ability to21 aviate, navigate and communicate.22 (g) PROTECTION OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.—The23 spotting, visual witness, or reporting…
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects Over Spain and Africa, July - O Ctober FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-10-01· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 3 …According to the witnesses, the apparatus, which had no resemblance to a flying saucer, emitted a very bright light. At…
- p. 4 …The objects flew at a great height, seemed lead-gray in color, and appeared to be piloted. LUMINOUS OBJECT SEEN…
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects Over Spain and Africa, July-October 1952 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-11-24· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 2 …According to the witnesses, the apparatus, which had no resemblance to a flying saucer, emitted a very bright light. At…
box Incident Summaries 101-172 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 178 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 17 …Stucki, Lt., Co-Pilot, (see reverse side 5. Occupation of observer Pilot for other witnesses) 6. Address of observer 77th…
- p. 18 …000 ft. Witnesses: Capt Howard H. Berodt, AO-49504, 718th Bomb Sq 28th Bomb Gp (VH). Pilot of 1st B…
- p. 71 …The witness states that the object definitely did not have the curved trajectory of a wingless missile. Shartly after crossing…
- 2 more pages mention it
FAB CENDOC Envelope 09 (1978) Document

FAB CENDOC via The Black Vault· 86 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 2 …THE MISSING AUSTRALIAN PILOT The Most Complete (and Perhaps Final) Report in Print MINI-UFO LEAVES WELL-WITNESSED PHYSICAL TRACE…
- p. 3 Search off for pilot in UFO scare Second sighting in UFO mystery # UFO MYSTERY UFO PILOT NOT HIDING IN BUSH…
- p. 9 …Nixon.) 2) The transcript shows the pilot at 7:09 as saying: "It's not an aircraft, it is..." (Break…
- 1 more page mentions it
The Roswell Report: Case Closed Report

The Black Vault· 246 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 30 …One witness described seeing a “medium sized Jeep/truck”25 and another witness described seeing a “weapons carrieP’ (a weapons…
- p. 125 …were witnessing, or were told of, an unusual or classified event, was that when the injured balloon pilots arrived at…
- p. 177 STATEMENT OF WITNESS Place Date: 25 May 95 I, Charles A. Cohman, Jr., Cal, USAF, MC (Ret), hereby state that…
- 3 more pages mention it
The Roswell Report: Case Closed Report

Internet Archive· 232 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 26 …One witness described seeing a "medium sized Jeep/truck $ ^{25} $ and another witness described seeing a "weapons carrier $ ^{26} $ (a…
- p. 116 …were witnessing, or were told of, an unusual or classified event, was that when the injured balloon pilots arrived at…
- p. 182 # STATEMENT OF WITNESS Date: 31 May 95 ## Place: I, Roland H. Lutz, CMSgt, USAF, (Ret), hereby state that James McAndrew…
- 9 more pages mention it
The Roswell Report: Case Closed Report

Internet Archive· 232 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 26 …One witness described seeing a "medium sized Jeep/truck $ ^{25} $ and another witness described seeing a "weapons carrier $ ^{26} $ (a…
- p. 116 …were witnessing, or were told of, an unusual or classified event, was that when the injured balloon pilots arrived at…
- p. 182 # STATEMENT OF WITNESS Date: 31 May 95 ## Place: I, Roland H. Lutz, CMSgt, USAF, (Ret), hereby state that James McAndrew…
- 9 more pages mention it
342 HS1-416511228 319.1 Flying Discs 1949 Official release

U.S. Department of War· 1950-01-09· 143 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 15 …Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses: Bill Miller, civilian commercial pilot, S 411 Carahan, Spokane, Washington, Phone Number Lakeview 7933…
- p. 25 …Names, occupations, and addresses of witnesses: (1) Captain Thrush, pilot Northwest Airlines address Northwest Airlines Dispatch Office Portland, Oregon. (2…
- p. 132 …witnesses: Mr. Tom Rush, 402 Mitchell Avenue, Jackson, Mississippi Employed by Dixie Air Service at Jackson, Mississippi as a pilot…
- 4 more pages mention it
CIA document 0000042346 (PDF) Document

archive.org· 5 pages · Cited by the stories · 5 stories
- p. 2 …The witnesses maintained that they had observed the object on the ground for about 20 minutes, and that it emitted…
- p. 3 …Listratov cited the pilot's log as stating: "At this time, the copilot was at the controls. He observed the…
UFO Reports 2007 Report

Ministry of Defence· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 1 …03-Mar-07 22:29 Long Eaton Nottinghamshire A curved, diamond shaped object, passed over the witnesses head, going North…
- p. 4 …The object was stationary at first and then moved directly above the witness. 03-Nov-07 Stanfields/Stoke on Trent…
UFO report 2007 Report

UK Ministry of Defence· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …03-Mar-07 22:29 Long Eaton Nottinghamshire A curved, diamond shaped object, passed over the witnesses head, going North…
- p. 4 …The object was stationary at first and then moved directly above the witness. 03-Nov-07 Stanfields/Stoke on Trent…
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, 31 July-20 September 1954 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-10-29· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 3 …The witness stated that he was not subject to hallucinations. A similar phenomenon was reportedly seen by a farmer in…
CHINA Report Science and Technology No.79 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1981-01-26· 7 pages · CIA reading room · 4 stories
- p. 6 …scientists and technicians, pilots, cadres, and teachers, and in most cases tens or thousands of people witnessed them at the…
- p. 7 …Between 1971 and 1973, the United States and the United Kingdom experienced large numbers of eye witness accounts, and in…
National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap) (PUBD Is Unknown FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1953-01-04· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories

…Five of the 35 are pilots. Also xxxxx utilized as "legmen" for the investigators are investigator xxxxx assistants…
Flying Saucers in Spain and North Africa FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-07-03· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 FLYING SAUCER OVER MENNES, MOROCCO -- Algiers, Echo d'Alger, 11 Jun 52 Two witnesses reported a flying saucer appearing above…
The Roswell Report: Case Closed Report

US Air Force· 1997· 234 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 26 …One witness described seeing a "medium sized Jeep/truck" 25 and another witness described seeing a "weapons carrier"26 (a…
- p. 116 …were witnessing, or were told of, an unusual or classified event, was that when the injured balloon pilots arrived at…
- p. 182 STATEiv1ENT OF WITNESS Place: Date: 31 !\lay 95 L Roland H. Lutz, CMSgt USAF. (Ret), hereby state that James McAndrew…
- 6 more pages mention it
FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2002· 3 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories

…A thi rd event that - witnessed occurred back i n June 2002. While as a reservist , - got activated…
USSR: Media Report Multitude of UFO Sightings (1989) Report

archive.org· 5 pages · Cited by the stories · 6 stories
- p. 2 …The witnesses maintained that they had observed the object on the ground for about 20 minutes, and that it emitted…
- p. 3 …Listratov cited the pilot's log as stating: "At this time, the copilot was at the controls. He observed the…
USSR: Media Report Multitude of UFO Sightings Report

CIA / FBIS· 1989-11· 5 pages · Cited by the stories · 6 stories
- p. 2 …The witnesses maintained that they had observed the object on the ground for about 20 minutes, and that it emitted…
- p. 3 …Listratov cited the pilot's log as stating: "At this time, the copilot was at the controls. He observed the…