Pentagon UAP & Military Encounter Files

83 files Source: war.gov/UFO Released: May 8, 2026 License: 17 U.S.C. § 105 (public domain)

Eighty-three Department of War files cover U.S. military Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena encounters from 2020 through 2026. These include AARO mission packets and Mission Reports (MISREPs) from the Mediterranean, Greek airspace, the Arabian Gulf, the Indo-Pacific, Iraq, Syria, the UAE, and Yemen. Many include full-motion video from infrared (IR), electro-optical (EO), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensors. These are the files that score highest on the Anomalousness Index, because the encounters have the strongest sensor and witness chain - trained military operators, multi-sensor capture, and unresolved official disposition.

Files below are sorted by Anomalousness Index (highest evidentiary weight first). Each links to a full detail page with viewer, transcript (for videos), SHA-256 verification, and source link to war.gov.

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Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infr

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, July 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 14 seconds of video footage from an

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, December 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of ten seconds of video footage from an infra

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrar

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 57 seconds of video foota

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, January 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and five seconds of video

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, June 2024

The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 21 seconds of video footage from an

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of six seconds of video footage from a

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Syria, October 2024

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 57 seconds of video

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Unresolved UAP Report, Greece, October 2023

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 24 seconds of video footage from an

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, May 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two minutes and 17 seconds of video

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Arabian Gulf 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an infr

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Resolved as an Aircraft, Middle East 2013

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 46 seconds of video footage

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from an infr

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and three seconds of video foot

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 34 seconds of video footage

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of four minutes and 53 seconds of video foota

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Djibouti, 2025

The United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two seconds of video footage from an infrar

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five minutes and 11 seconds of video

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Southern United States, 2020

The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 58 seconds of video footage from an infrared

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report East China Sea, 2024

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of nine seconds of video footage from an

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report Japan, 2023

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 59 seconds of video fo

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Indo-PACOM 2024

The United States Indo-Pacific Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 39 seconds of video fo

DoD · VIDEOSCORE 66

Unresolved UAP Report, Department of the Army 2026

The Department of the Army submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and 49 seconds of video from an infrar

DoD · PDFSCORE 56

18_100754_ General 1946-7_Vol_2

This file contains memorandums and correspondence related to flying disc/saucer sightings and that those are a matter of concern for the Air Materiel Command.

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18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1

This file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.

NASA · PDFSCORE 56

255_413270_UFO's_and_Defense_What_Should_we_Prepare_For

This file contains an independent report on UFOs written by the French association COMETA (previously published in the French magazine VDS in 1999), which details the results of a study by the Institu

DoD · PDFSCORE 56

331_120752_Numeric_Files_1944–1945_37153_German_Armament_Equipment_Documents

This file contains SHAEF messages and memorandums related to "night phenomena (foofighters)," flak rockets, unidentified cylindrical objects, and blinking lights. The documents include multiple refere

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341_110448_Records_Relating_to_the_Collection_and_Dissemination_of_Intelligence_1948-1955-TS_CONT_No.2_2-5300-2-5399

An Air Force intelligence report from November 1948 relating to unidentified flying objects and flying saucers.

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341_110677_Numerical_File,_5-2500

Air Intelligence Information Report, 14 October 1955, Report of eye witness account of the ascent and flight of a unconventional aircraft in the trans-Caucasus region on the USSR.

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342_HS1-416511228_319.1 Flying Discs 1949

This file primarily contains incident reports on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) written in compliance with the 1948 Flight Service Regulation (FSR) 200-4. The incidents were witnessed by military

DoD · PDFSCORE 56

38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_101-172

Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narra

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38_143685_box_Incident_Summaries_173-233

Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narra

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38_143685_box7_Incident_Summaries_1-100

Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narra

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DOW-UAP-D48, Department of the Air Force Report, 1996

This report describes the Modeling of Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations, documenting historical launch failure modes and recommending corrective actions to address them using novel

DoD · PDFSCORE 56

DOW-UAP-D49, Launch Summary, Vandenberg AFB, 2000

This report summarizes the historical record of launches occurring at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 1958 and 2000.

DoD · PDFSCORE 56

Western US Event

This document is a summary of statements by seven US PERSONs employed by the federal government who separately reported observing several unidentified anomalous phenomena in the western United States

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D10, Mission Report, Middle East, May 2022

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D12, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D14, Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D16, Mission Report, Syria, July 2022

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D18, Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D19, Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D20, Mission Report, Iraq, 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D23, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D23, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D25, Mission Report, Greece, January 2024

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D27, Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D28, Mission Report, Iraq, September 2024

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D3, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D32, Mission Report, Syria, October 2024

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D33, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D35, Mission Report, Greece, October 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D38, Range Fouler Debrief, Middle East, May 2020

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during active milit

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D4, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D42, Range Fouler Debrief, Japan, 2023

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief Form, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during active

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DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020

This document is a Range Fouler Reporting Form, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during activ

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DOW-UAP-D5, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

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DOW-UAP-D50, Email Correspondence, INDOPACOM, April 2025

This document is email correspondence describing the content of a mission report and requesting clarification on its content.All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects t

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DOW-UAP-D51, Email Correspondence, Pacific Time Zone, March 2023

This document is email correspondence describing the content of a mission report and requesting clarification on its content.All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects t

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D52, Email Correspondance, NA, August 2024

This document is email correspondence describing the content of a mission report and requesting clarification on its content.All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects t

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D54, Mission Report, Mediterranean Sea, NA

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D55, Mission Report, Syria, November 2016

This document is a mission briefing summarizing an observation of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) by a U.S. military platform near Latakia, Syria.A U.S. military pilot flying a P-8A aircraft re

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DOW-UAP-D56, Range Fouler Debrief, Arabian Sea, August 2020

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief Form, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during active

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D57, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, September 2020

This document is a Range Fouler Reporting Form, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during activ

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D58, Range Fouler Debrief, NA, October 2020

This document is a Range Fouler Debrief, a standardized reporting form the U.S. Navy uses to record the circumstances surrounding an unauthorized intrusion into controlled airspace during active milit

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D6, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D60, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D61, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D62, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D63, Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D64, Mission Report, Iran, November 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D65, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, July 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D7, Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D74, Mission Report, Syria, November 2023

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D75, Mission Report, Gulf of Aden, July 2024

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

DOW-UAP-D8, Mission Report, Djibouti, 2025

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to rep

DoD · PDFSCORE 53

Unresolved UAP Report, Iraq, May 2022

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of a still image derived from a U.S. mi

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