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Military Sightings
Military aviation reports, Navy/aircrew encounters, radar events, restricted airspace, and defense reporting.
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Military
FAA and DoD Are Building the Rules for Drones Operating Near Sensitive Airspace - Dronelife
FAA and DoW officials discussed new frameworks for integrating drones, counter-UAS systems, and manned aircraft.
Research
Military
Finland says no drones detected in its airspace after morning drone alert - Le Monde.fr
Early on Thursday, Finnish authorities issued an alert for the capital region, leading to jets being scrambled and air traffic suspended over Helsinki for three hours. Later, military commanders said
Speculative
Explainer
Retired Navy admiral makes bombshell claim about UFOs and ‘non-human intelligence’ controlling them - 930 WFMD Free Talk
Are UFOs controlled by non-human entities? Retired Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet says the UAP phenomenon might not have a human explanation at all.
Speculative
Explainer
U.S. Air Force Veteran Testifies At UFO Hearing About "triangle Craft" That Flew Near Him (ZFsmO2Anwc) - Fathom Journal
U.S. Air Force Veteran Testifies At UFO Hearing About "triangle Craft" That Flew Near Him (ZFsmO2Anwc) Fathom Journal
Research
NASA / Science
Data center debate & Detroit in the UFO files - FOX 2 Detroit
The data center debate rages on, as residents of Allen Park speak against these facilities. Awecomm CEO Brent Yax with the fears these communities have. Plus, Bill Konkolesky, State Director of the Michigan Chapter of the Mutual UFO Network, discusses Detroit being in the UFO files released by the Department of Defense
Research
Military
No-Fly Zones for Drones: FAA Proposes New Rules Over Critical Infrastructure - Crowell & Moring LLP
Overview On May 6, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would create a formal process for designating drone-free zones —…
Research
Military
L3Harris turns tactical radios into counter-drone sensors - The Defence Blog
L3Harris turns tactical radios into counter-drone sensors The Defence Blog
Research
Military
US Air Force issues new caution over unauthorised drone flights near bases - Unmanned airspace
US Air Force issues new caution over unauthorised drone flights near bases Unmanned airspace
Research
NASA / Science
Colorado director of Mutual UFO Network ‘very disappointed’ with DOD file release - Colorado Springs Gazette
After the Department of Defense released photos and videos and other files of unidentified anomalous phenomena on Friday, the Colorado state director for a large UFO research group says there wasn’t much to see. “I don’t think we got a lot of real stuff,” said Seth Feinstein, the Colorado State director and the Northwe
Research
NASA / Science
The declassified military file denies that Barcelona's radar detected the supposed UFO - apd.cat
A declassified document from 1978 denies a famous UFO sighting in Barcelona by confirming that the Prat radar registered nothing and attributing the observations to US balloons launched from Sicily.
Mainstream News
Government Release
Pentagon declassifies first batch of UFO files as part of Trump transparency campaign - The Jerusalem Post
The US military reported sightings of erratically moving objects and unexplained flashes of light across the Middle East.
Mainstream News
Government Release
Declassified Pentagon UFO files include 1948 reports near Bakersfield - KMPH
A newly declassified batch of Pentagon and U.S. Air Force records released Friday includes a report detailing an alleged unidentified flying object sighting in
Mainstream News
Government Release
Declassified Pentagon UFO files include 1948 reports near Bakersfield - KBAK
A newly declassified batch of Pentagon and U.S. Air Force records released Friday includes a report detailing an alleged unidentified flying object sighting in
Mainstream News
Investigation
Unpacking the Pentagon’s Latest UAP Release - FLYING Magazine
Department of Defense unseals more than 160 files relating to UAP, dating from the 1940s to this decade.
Speculative
Explainer
Ukraine treats UFO reports as military intelligence amid Russia’s war - The New Voice of Ukraine
Ukraine treats UFO reports as military intelligence amid Russia’s war The New Voice of Ukraine
Witness Report
Sighting Report
Tokyo analyzing Pentagon UFO file trove with sightings near Japan - The Japan Times
Two of the dozens of videos released by the U.S. Defense Department were taken near Japan, including one that shows an object
Research
NASA / Science
UFO Sightings and Radar Ghosts: Exploring the Mysteries That Attract Travelers Worldwide - Travel And Tour World
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
Research
Military
‘Defeating US sensors’: The unexplained UFO phenomena that baffled US fighter pilots - WION
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
Research
NASA / Science
US government releases huge batch of UFO files - New Scientist
The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have been declassified, in the first of many drops to come
Research
NASA / Science
American DeepTech Commends Historic Release of UAP Files, Highlighting a New Era of Data Transparency and Innovation; from Apollo to Artemis - ACCESS Newswire
WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / May 8, 2026 / American DeepTech, an investment firm focused on next-generation infrastructure, applauds today's historic release ...
Mainstream News
Investigation
Trump administration releases first tranche of ‘never-before-seen’ UFO files - Military Times
“With these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’” Trump wrote, adding, “Have Fun and Enjoy!"
Speculative
Explainer
The US military just released a bunch of UAP files, but there’s no there there - Ars Technica
The US military just released a bunch of UAP files, but there’s no there there Ars Technica
Witness Report
Sighting Report
Declassified U.S. military video of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) - Britannica
Learn about an unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) sighting from this video (known as the Gimbal video) captured by fighter pilots associated with the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group. The video shows instrument detections of unknown aerial objects, which the pilots were unable to identify, off the East Coas
Research
Military
FAA Proposes Drone Restrictions Around Critical Infrastructure - AVweb
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
Official Context
Official And Primary-Source Matches
Official
Government Release
National Archives publishes guide to UFO and UAP record groups
NARA maintains a research guide listing record groups and collections with UFO and UAP-related records, including FAA, NASA, CIA, Air Force, and RG 615 holdings.
Official
Government Release
National Archives releases transferred UAP records into public collection
The National Archives announced a release of UAP records transferred from ODNI, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, FAA, and NRC under the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
Official
Government Release
Dr. Jon Kosloski, Director, AARO, Media Roundtable on the FY24 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP - U.S. Department of War (.gov)
Dr. Jon Kosloski, Director, AARO, Media Roundtable on the FY24 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP U.S. Department of War (.gov)
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