UAP Timeline

Senate holds follow-up UAP hearing examining AARO's findings and ongoing whistleblower allegations. Multiple senators express dissatisfaction with the pace and scope of the investigation.

AARO releases Volume 1 of its historical report, concluding it found no evidence of alien technology. The report is widely criticized by whistleblowers and members of Congress as incomplete and dismissive.

Senate version of UAP Disclosure Act, which would have created an independent review board with eminent domain over UAP materials, is stripped from the final NDAA after lobbying pressure. Partial provisions survive.

Historic congressional hearing on UAP. David Grusch testifies under oath about non-human craft recovery programs. Ryan Graves and David Fravor provide military testimony. Bipartisan support for further investigation.

Former intelligence officer David Grusch publicly alleges that the U.S. government has been recovering and reverse-engineering non-human craft. Claims corroborated by intelligence community inspector general as "credible and urgent."

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) established within the Department of Defense under Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick. Tasked with investigating UAP across air, sea, space, and transmedium domains.

Office of the Director of National Intelligence releases preliminary assessment on UAP. Of 144 incidents examined, only 1 could be explained. Report acknowledges UAP represent a national security concern.

Department of Defense establishes the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) under the Office of Naval Intelligence to investigate UAP encounters.

U.S. Navy announces new guidelines for reporting UAP encounters, acknowledging that pilots have been seeing unexplained objects. First official acknowledgment that UAP represent a genuine concern.

New York Times publishes landmark article revealing the existence of AATIP, the Pentagon's secret UAP program, along with declassified videos. Marks the beginning of mainstream UAP discourse.

Navy fighter pilots from VFA-11 report near-daily encounters with unidentified objects during training flights off the East Coast. Objects demonstrate ability to remain stationary in high winds and accelerate to hypersonic speeds. Reported by Lt. Ryan Graves.

Navy Commander David Fravor and Lt. Commander Alex Dietrich encounter a "Tic Tac" shaped object demonstrating extraordinary flight capabilities during training exercises. FLIR video captured. Object tracked on radar by USS Princeton for two weeks prior.

Thousands of witnesses across Arizona report a massive V-shaped formation of lights moving silently across the sky. Governor Fife Symington later admits he witnessed the event and found it otherworldly.

US Air Force personnel at RAF Woodbridge report encounters with an unidentified craft over multiple nights. Deputy base commander Lt. Col. Charles Halt files official report documenting radiation readings and visual observations.

Multiple ICBMs at Malmstrom Air Force Base go offline simultaneously while security personnel report a glowing red object hovering over the launch facility. Investigated by USAF and remains unexplained.

Multiple unidentified objects appear on radar at Washington National Airport and Andrews AFB. Fighter jets scrambled. Objects observed visually and on radar over two consecutive weekends.

Roswell Army Air Field issues press release about recovering a "flying disc." Statement retracted within hours, replaced with weather balloon explanation. Remains the most debated UAP incident in history.

Pilot Kenneth Arnold reports nine unusual objects flying in formation near Mount Rainier at estimated speeds over 1,200 mph. The press coins the term "flying saucers."