Release 05

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Centered Contrast over the Gulf of Oman

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00:00:16

A 16-second secondary capture shows an area of contrast remaining generally centered in the infrared sensor display.

Released
September 8, 2021
Source
Department of War
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DOW-UAP-PR117

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Intelligence Review of “Ghost Rocket” Incidents, 1947

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1947 Review of Scandinavian Ghost Rockets

Source: Department of War

The intelligence review weighs natural explanations against a smaller set of reports assessed as possible low-flying V-1-type missile incidents.

PDF1.11 MB
FD-R05-DOC006Source Linked

FD-302, “Slow-moving Objects,” 2026

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FBI Interview: Slow-Moving Objects

Source: FBI

A 2026 Special Agent interview describes an afternoon western U.S. incident and links directly to thermal video FBI-UAP-PR007.

PDF1.21 MB
FD-R05-DOC015Source Linked

FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026

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FBI Interview: Thermally Elevated Aerial Object

Source: FBI

A 2026 FD-302 records a Special Agent’s account of a nighttime western U.S. incident involving a thermally elevated aerial object.

PDF0.24 MB
FD-R05-DOC016Source Linked

FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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First Witness: Multiple Red Lights

Source: FBI

A 2026 FD-302 records three incidents within five hours and links a second witness plus two FBI digital renderings.

PDF0.56 MB
FD-R05-DOC017Source Linked

Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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Multiple Red Lights — First D037 Rendering

Source: FBI

The first FBI digital rendering tied to FBI-UAP-D037 artistically interprets a 2026 first-hand description from two U.S. persons.

PDF0.11 MB
FD-R05-DOC018Source Linked

Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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Multiple Red Lights — Second D037 Rendering

Source: FBI

The second FBI digital rendering linked to FBI-UAP-D037 provides a separate artistic interpretation of the same 2026 reported incident.

PDF0.60 MB
FD-R05-DOC019Source Linked

FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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Second Witness: Multiple Red Lights

Source: FBI

A 2026 telephone interview records two western U.S. incidents and connects them to the second witness account and two FBI renderings.

PDF1.78 MB
FD-R05-DOC020Source Linked

Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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Multiple Red Lights — First D040 Rendering

Source: FBI

The first FBI digital rendering associated with FBI-UAP-D040 visualizes the reported 2026 incident from the second witness record.

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FD-R05-DOC021Source Linked

Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026

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Multiple Red Lights — Second D040 Rendering

Source: FBI

The second FBI digital rendering associated with FBI-UAP-D040 offers another artistic interpretation tied to the same 2026 witness account.

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FD-R05-DOC022Source Linked
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Two Slow-Moving Black-Hot Areas

Source: FBI

Hand-held thermal footage captured by a U.S. Government Special Agent shows two slow-moving black-hot areas of contrast.

00:00:10
FBI-UAP-PR007Source Linked
VIDEOVerified

Long Middle East Track across Sensor Modes

Source: Department of War

A 1:39 source clip tracks a contrast area left to right while the sensor repeatedly changes collection mode and magnification.

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DOW-UAP-PR134Source Linked
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Brief Left-to-Right Middle East Transit

Source: Department of War

The official description isolates a short left-to-right transit between two no-content intervals in a 2025 Middle East sensor record.

00:00:11
DOW-UAP-PR142Source Linked

FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023

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FBI Interview: Dark Translucent Triangle

Source: FBI

A 2026 interview records a former Department of War employee’s account of an October 2023 incident near Colorado Springs.

PDF0.50 MB
FD-R05-DOC011Source Linked

Digital Rendering, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023

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Dark Translucent Triangle — FBI Rendering

Source: FBI

A 2026 FBI digital rendering visualizes the first-hand description documented in FBI-UAP-D026; it is an artistic interpretation, not source photography.

PDF0.74 MB
FD-R05-DOC012Source Linked

FD-302, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 2023

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FBI Interview: Large Triangle with Red Lights

Source: FBI

An October 2025 FD-302 records a U.S. Person’s account of a 2023 Colorado Springs incident paired with an FBI digital rendering.

PDF0.44 MB
FD-R05-DOC014Source Linked
A digital rendering of a large, dark triangular object with red lights flying over a parking lot at night.
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Red-Lit Triangle — Digital Rendering

Source: FBI

An FBI digital rendering depicts a large dark triangular object with red lights above a parking lot, based on the 2023 account in FBI-UAP-D030.

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FBI-UAP-D031Source Linked
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Tracking through Platform Occlusion

Source: Department of War

The source clip tracks and zooms on a contrast area while a platform component repeatedly obscures portions of the sensor display.

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DOW-UAP-PR136Source Linked
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Lower-Frame Transit into Sustained Track

Source: Department of War

A 51-second source record begins with a lower-frame transit, after which the sensor pans to keep the contrast area generally centered.

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DOW-UAP-PR149Source Linked

Intelligence Information Report, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021

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Gulf of Oman Intelligence Information Report

Source: Department of War

An IIR records the AC-130 aircrew’s reported 2021 observations and provides context for six paired Release 05 video records.

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FD-R05-DOC008Source Linked
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Centered Contrast over the Gulf of Oman

Source: Department of War

A 16-second secondary capture shows an area of contrast remaining generally centered in the infrared sensor display.

00:00:16
DOW-UAP-PR117Source Linked
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Brief Exit Below the Gulf Sensor Frame

Source: Department of War

The 30-second secondary capture keeps an area of contrast near center, with a brief moment when it exits the bottom of the frame.

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DOW-UAP-PR118Source Linked
VIDEOVerified

Two-Second Gulf of Oman Sensor Record

Source: Department of War

The shortest Gulf of Oman clip contains two seconds of a centered area of contrast in the infrared sensor display.

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DOW-UAP-PR119Source Linked
VIDEOVerified

Mode Changes and Fading Contrast

Source: Department of War

A 13-second Gulf clip shows display elements crossing the view before two sensor modality changes reduce the contrast area’s distinctiveness.

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DOW-UAP-PR120Source Linked
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Two Contrast Areas Cross and Re-Enter

Source: Department of War

The 34-second clip shows larger and smaller contrast areas moving through the frame, with AARO noting substantial overlap with PR122.

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DOW-UAP-PR121Source Linked
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Re-Entries in the PR122 Gulf Sequence

Source: Department of War

A 26-second sequence shows contrast areas exiting and re-entering the frame; AARO notes substantial content overlap with PR121.

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DOW-UAP-PR122Source Linked
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Pacific Contrast Reappears after Fading

Source: Department of War

The 64-second altered source record shows contrast fading, reappearing, then remaining generally centered as the sensor pans and zooms.

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DOW-UAP-PR123Source Linked
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Pacific Zoom into Fading Contrast

Source: Department of War

A 53-second altered source clip zooms into a centered contrast area before it gradually loses distinctiveness against the background.

00:00:53
DOW-UAP-PR124Source Linked
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Pacific Track, Fade and Return

Source: Department of War

The 28-second altered source clip moves from centered contrast to a leftward track, background fade, then a renewed centered track.

00:00:28
DOW-UAP-PR125Source Linked
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Multiple Apparent Lights in Low-Light Footage

Source: Department of War

A 2:32 hand-held recording pans among several apparent light sources, repeatedly bringing them into and out of the frame.

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DOW-UAP-PR126Source Linked
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Repeated Tracking of an Apparent Light

Source: Department of War

The 2:29 altered source record repeatedly tracks an apparent light source, with several short intervals where no content is shown.

00:02:29
DOW-UAP-PR127Source Linked

FD-302, “Dark Triangle with Lights,” 2011

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FBI Interview: Dark Triangle with Lights

Source: FBI

An April 2025 FD-302 records two former service members describing a 2011 incident later represented in an FBI digital rendering.

PDF1.27 MB
FD-R05-DOC013Source Linked
A digital rendering of a person looking up at a dark, triangular object with three lights in the night sky.
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Dark Triangle with Lights — Digital Rendering

Source: FBI

This FBI digital rendering shows a person looking toward a dark triangular object with three lights, based on the account in FBI-UAP-D028.

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FBI-UAP-D029Source Linked

FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024

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FBI Interview: Lights, Triangle and Multiple Years

Source: FBI

A 2024 FD-302 records a former military pilot’s accounts from 2002 and 2023-2024, with a linked FBI digital rendering.

PDF1.53 MB
FD-R05-DOC010Source Linked
A digital rendering of a large, dark triangle against a starry night sky.
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Airborne Triangle over Bagram — Digital Rendering

Source: FBI

An FBI digital rendering depicts a large dark triangle against the night sky, based on the 2002 first-hand account in FBI-UAP-D024.

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FBI-UAP-D025Source Linked

Briefing Notes for Mr. Walter Elder

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Walter Elder Briefing on Puerto Rico Incident

Source: CIA

Briefing notes add weather, sensor capability and 21-minute radar-tracking details to the 1964 Puerto Rico incident.

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FD-R05-DOC002Source Linked

Unidentified Flying Object Reported near Puerto Rico, 1965

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Puerto Rico Radar and F-8 Sighting

Source: CIA

CIA memoranda compare a pilot’s 1964 visual report with USS Gyatt radar data and consider a possible foreign intelligence link.

PDF0.61 MB
FD-R05-DOC001Source Linked

Diplomatic Cable, Brazil, November 20, 1963

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Scientific Attaché Rejects Bahia Crash Story

Source: Department of State

A follow-up cable says the consulate found the alleged Bahia crash story unsubstantiated and cites an official Brazilian denial.

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FD-R05-DOC004Source Linked

Diplomatic Cable, Brazil, November 14, 1963

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Embassy Check on Bahia Crash Claims

Source: Department of State

A 1963 embassy cable checks sensational press claims against a reported weather balloon and notes that no crashed object was found.

PDF0.81 MB
FD-R05-DOC003Source Linked

NASC Inquiry into Bahia, Brazil Incident, November 13, 1963

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NASC Inquiry into the Bahia Report

Source: Executive Office of the President

An FBIS wire and handwritten NASC notes trace the 1963 request for embassy verification of a reported sphere crash in Bahia.

PDF0.12 MB
FD-R05-DOC009Source Linked

Film Analysis of Unidentified Objects, 1953

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Naval Film Analysis: Montana and Utah

Source: Department of War

A 1953 memorandum examines two earlier films using photogrammetry and luminosity analysis, while documenting confidence limits and recommendations for further study.

PDF62.71 MB
FD-R05-DOC005Source Linked

Air Materiel Command Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 1947-1948

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Project Sign Memoranda and Early Assessments

Source: Department of War

Air Force and AMC correspondence traces early threat concerns, balloon and celestial explanations, and the continuing absence of physical evidence.

PDF38.98 MB
FD-R05-DOC007Source Linked