FILE STATUS: DECLASSIFIED
Eighty years of sightings, secret programs, sworn testimony and declassified files. This is the full, sourced story of UFO / UAP disclosure — what is proven, what is claimed, and what is still unknown.
// BRIEFING
For decades, talking about UFOs could end a career. Then, in December 2017, the New York Times revealed that the Pentagon had been secretly studying them. Since then, the U.S. Navy has confirmed videos of unidentified objects, Congress has held public hearings, a whistleblower has testified under oath about recovered non-human craft, and the government has begun releasing its files.
Nobody has yet produced public proof of alien life. But the conversation has moved from the fringe to the floor of the U.S. Congress. This site lays out the record — and lets you judge for yourself.
// 01 — CHRONOLOGY
From 1947 to today. Filter by era.
“I was informed, in the course of my official duties, of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse-engineering program to which I was denied access …”
— David Grusch, testimony to the U.S. House Oversight Committee, July 26, 2023
// 02 — CASE FILES
18 files. Click any file to open it.
// 03 — EVIDENCE
Recorded by U.S. Navy fighter jets. Officially released by the Pentagon on April 27, 2020.
Videos: U.S. Navy, public domain, with original cockpit audio. Originals in the U.S. Navy FOIA reading room; more recent footage at war.gov/ufo.
// 04 — UNDER OATH
House Intelligence Subcommittee
Pentagon intelligence chief Ronald Moultrie and Navy intelligence deputy Scott Bray answer questions in public. They show a clip of a reflective object zipping past a Navy jet and admit some cases remain unexplained.
House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security · Grusch, Fravor, Graves
Under oath, David Grusch says the U.S. has recovered craft of non-human origin and “biologics”. Cmdr. David Fravor describes the Tic Tac. Ryan Graves calls UAP a flight-safety issue. The Pentagon denies Grusch’s claims.
“The Tic Tac object we engaged in 2004 was far superior to anything that we had at the time, have today, or [are] looking to develop in the next 10 years.” — Cmdr. David Fravor
House Oversight Committee · Elizondo, Gallaudet, Shellenberger, Gold
Witnesses describe alleged secret programs, suppressed data, and harassment of whistleblowers. Lawmakers from both parties call for more transparency.
House Oversight Task Force on Declassification
Military witnesses and journalist George Knapp testify, and Rep. Eric Burlison plays video of a Hellfire missile striking a glowing orb off the coast of Yemen — which appears to keep flying.
// LATEST — 2026
FEB 20, 2026
The President directs the Secretary of War and other agencies to “begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life” and UAP.
MAY 8, 2026
The Pentagon publishes 162 declassified files — videos, images, FBI records, Apollo imagery and recent sightings from the Middle East, Greece and the UAE.
MAY – SEPT 2026
Five more batches follow, bringing the total to about 450 files — including 1952 Blue Book briefing audio and research papers from the Pentagon’s secret AAWSAP program.
SEPT 14, 2026
The Department of War waives non-disclosure penalties for personnel who share UAP information with the officials running the release effort.
“These files … have long fueled justified speculation — and it’s time the American people see it for themselves.” — Secretary Pete HegsethBrowse the official files
// 05 — PRIMARY SOURCES
// 06 — KEY FIGURES
// 07 — WEIGH THE EVIDENCE
Good disclosure means looking at both sides.
“AARO found no evidence that any USG investigation … has confirmed that any sighting of a UAP represented extraterrestrial technology.” — AARO Historical Record Report, 2024
“UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to U.S. national security.” — ODNI Preliminary Assessment, 2021
// 08 — GLOSSARY
// 09 — QUESTIONS
// 10 — SOURCES