Pentagon UFO Files
Official Department of Defense UAP records, AARO reports, authenticated military sensor footage, and what the Pentagon has confirmed about unexplained aerial phenomena.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
This report covers AARO's case intake and resolution process for UAP incidents reported by military and government personnel during FY2024. It describes the office's efforts to reduce stigma around…
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
This landmark 9-page report examined 144 UAP incidents reported by U.S. government sources, mostly military aviators. Of these, only one was explained with high confidence (a large, deflating…
U.S. Department of Defense / U.S. Navy
The 'Gimbal' video was captured off the U.S. East Coast in 2015 and officially released by the DoD in April 2020. Navy pilots describe tracking an object that rotated against the wind while…
U.S. Department of Defense / U.S. Navy
The 'GoFast' video was recorded off the U.S. East Coast and officially released by the DoD in 2020. Pilots expressed surprise at the object's apparent speed and low altitude. Independent analysis has…
U.S. Navy / Department of Defense
In November 2004, pilots from the USS Nimitz reported an encounter with an unidentified aerial object approximately 40 feet long, white, and oblong. Pilot David Fravor described the object as making…
U.S. Department of Defense
Following passage of the UAP Disclosure Act provisions embedded in the FY2023 NDAA, the Department of Defense released a set of historical UAP-related records. These cover sensor data summaries,…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
AARO released Volume 1 of its Historical Record Program report, examining allegations of secret government UAP recovery and reverse-engineering programs. The report found no verifiable evidence of…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL evaluated a metallic specimen submitted to AARO that was alleged to have anomalous properties. The specimen was reportedly recovered from private property in Ohio in the mid-1990s. After…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) / Oak Ridge National Laboratory
In 2022, AARO contracted ORNL to test a magnesium alloy specimen that had been publicly alleged to be recovered from a crashed extraterrestrial vehicle in 1947. Claimants asserted it functioned as a…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
AARO's information paper on Starlink satellite flaring addresses a significant source of UAP misidentification. Satellite flaring occurs when sunlight reflects off a satellite's antennas or solar…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
AARO publishes aggregate statistics on UAP cases on its official website. As of January 2026, closed case resolution outcomes show that balloons account for 52.1% (510 cases), satellites for 32.1%…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
AARO's 2025 declassification information paper addresses a common public question: why is so much UAP information still classified? The paper explains that classification typically protects sources…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
AARO's information paper on forced perspective and parallax addresses two common sources of UAP misperception. Forced perspective occurs when the relative size of objects at different distances…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
The August 2025 UAP Workshop brought together 40 participants from government agencies, academic institutions, and independent research organizations. Organized around the challenges and…
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
The 2023 ODNI annual UAP report reflected continued expansion of government UAP reporting infrastructure. It documented a significant increase in submitted cases compared to prior years, attributed…
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
The AARO FY2023 consolidated annual report documented the office's second full fiscal year of operations. It described continued case intake growth, investigative methodologies, and improvements in…
U.S. House of Representatives
The November 2023 House Armed Services subcommittee hearing focused on AARO's operational status and investigative progress approximately four months after the high-profile July 2023 Oversight…