UFO & UAP Case Files
Clear, accurate write-ups of the cases people search for, from the founding incidents of the modern era to the latest federal UAP disclosures. We document what was reported and how it was explained, without inventing anything.
Historical incidents
The Roswell Incident
What crashed in the desert, the flying disc press release, and the Project Mogul explanation.
Rendlesham Forest
Britain's Roswell, documented by a US Air Force officer in a memo and on tape.
The Nimitz Tic Tac
Navy pilots, radar tracks, and the FLIR1 video the Pentagon confirmed as real.
The Phoenix Lights
The V-formation seen across the state, the flare explanation, and the part still debated.
Westall 1966
A daylight mass sighting witnessed by more than 200 students and teachers.
The Belgian Wave
Silent triangles, police witnesses, and an F-16 scramble with radar locks.
Kenneth Arnold
The sighting that coined the phrase flying saucer and opened the modern era.
Betty & Barney Hill
The first widely reported abduction account, the missing time, and the hypnosis sessions.
Travis Walton
The five missing days, the polygraphs, and the case behind Fire in the Sky.
Bob Lazar & Area 51
The S-4 and Element 115 claims, why they spread, and the skeptical case.
Skinwalker Ranch
The history, the Pentagon link, and the claims versus proof at Utah's strangest property.
Foo Fighters
The WWII orbs that paced fighter planes, and how the same spheres fill modern UAP files.
Notable UFO Incidents
Washington 1952, Kecksburg, the Marfa Lights, and interstellar visitors, in one guide.
UFO Sightings by Country
Europe's most famous cases, from the Belgian Wave to Rendlesham, country by country.
Current & federal developments
Project Blue Book
The Air Force's long UFO study, the 701 unexplained cases, and the report that ended it.
Navy UAP Videos
FLIR, Gimbal, and GoFast explained, what the Pentagon confirmed, and what stays unexplained.
Elizondo & AATIP
The man behind the 2017 disclosures, the program he ran, and Tom DeLonge's To The Stars.
The 2023 Hearing
The whistleblower testimony under oath and the official responses.
David Grusch
The intelligence officer who testified under oath, and the file releases that followed.
Hearings Timeline
Every UAP hearing from 2022 to 2025 in one place, who testified and what came of each.
AARO 2024 Report
The annual UAP report in plain terms, and what the numbers actually show.
AARO Historical Record
The government's own review of decades of programs since 1945.
2025 Disclosure Act
The transparency hearings and disclosure legislation, neutrally explained.
Drone Incursions
Reports near military sites and why officials treat them as a safety concern.
How to Report a Sighting
Who to report to, how to document it, and how to rule out drones, satellites, and planets.
2026 Pentagon UFO Files
Every declassified batch on war.gov, the standout cases, and what AARO found, explained.
Gulf of Oman Cold Orbs
An AC-130 gunship crew tracked about 25 unidentified objects on infrared. The Pentagon can't explain it.
Explore UFO Sightings
How to explore the cases by country, what it costs, and what the one-time pass unlocks.
The 2026 Tehran UFO
A glowing object filmed over Tehran went viral in 2026, fifty years after the famous 1976 case. The drone and flare theories, explained.
2026 UFO Videos, Explained
The year's viral clips, from Tehran to Argentina, and why so many blurry night videos look alike.
The 480 MPH Spheres
The Pentagon's 2026 orb footage: six spheres at 480 mph, and why drones can't explain it.
UFO Hotspots
Where UFOs are most commonly seen, what makes a hotspot, and how to explore the clusters.
The 155,000-Page File Trove
What the huge 2026 UFO document trove actually shows: orbs, green fireballs, and AARO's verdict.
The 1,800 MPH Black Triangle
A silent, heatless triangle clocked at 1,800 mph, and the October 2026 sighting wave around it.
When FBI Agents Report UFOs
Why trained federal observers in the latest files raise the bar on evidence.
Michigan UFO Sightings in 2026
A friendly roundup of the year's notable Michigan reports and what they add up to.
Skywatching & enthusiast guides
How to Spot a UFO
Tell real UAP from satellites, Starlink trains, planes, drones and planets.
UFO Skywatching Gear
What you actually need, from the free apps that matter to binoculars and cameras.
How to Film a UFO
The settings that capture a light in the dark instead of a blurry dot.
Best UFO Watching Spots
Dark-sky sites and famous hotspots, and how to find the ones near you.
Types of UFOs
Saucers, triangles, tic tacs and orbs, with the famous case behind each.
UFO Subcultures Explained
Believers, skeptics and everyone between, and where they agree and clash.
Who's Who in UFO Research
Hynek, Vallee, Elizondo, Grusch and the skeptics who keep the field honest.
UFO Sightings Near You
How to find documented cases in your own area and know your local sky.
UFO Quiz
Can you tell the real cases from the hoaxes? Test yourself, then explore.
UFOs or Drones?
The sound, lights, altitude and movement that tell a drone from a genuine UFO.
UFO vs UAP
What each term means, why the government switched, and whether either one means aliens.
Ufology & the unexplained
What Is Ufology?
What the field is, where it came from, and whether it counts as a science.
The Close Encounter Scale
CE1 to CE5 explained simply, and where the famous cases fit.
The UFO Hoaxes That Fooled the World
The fakes that were admitted or proven, and how we know.
Crop Circles: Hoax or Mystery?
Who admitted making them, what stays unexplained, and the UFO link.
Cattle Mutilations and UFOs
The strange cases, the federal investigation, and the honest verdict.
Men in Black: Fact or Fiction?
Where the legend came from, and what is fact versus folklore.
UFOs in Ancient History
Famous old sky reports, what they likely were, and the ancient aliens debate.
Famous Alien Abduction Cases
The landmark reports, what they share, and how seriously to take them.
How Many UFO Sightings Are There?
The millions reported worldwide, the big databases, and the credible few.
Oumuamua: Was It a UFO?
The strange 2017 interstellar object and the honest verdict on it.
The Best UFO Books Worth Reading
Well-researched reads built on credible witnesses, from ancient history to modern disclosure.
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