Military
Military encounters, sensor data, and service-member testimony involving unidentified objects.
MQ-9 Reaper Drones Record Spherical Object Over Yemen — AGM-114 Hellfire Strike Deflects Without Detonation
Military witnesses testified that a missile strike on an unidentified spherical object over Yemen produced a deflection effect that witnesses described as inconsistent with expected ballistic behavior, prompting Congressional scrutiny.
Coast Guard C-144 Captures 'Tic Tac' Thermal Signature in April 2024 Encounter
U.S. Coast Guard thermal infrared imaging documents two objects matching 'Tic Tac' characteristics previously observed in 2004 Nimitz incident
Four Craft Diamond Formation Over Gulf of Mexico
Military pilots documented four aircraft flying in coordinated diamond formation alongside a large floating orb over the Gulf of Mexico in January 2023, with radar systems recording the encounter.
Iran UAP Formations — August 2022
Military sensors recorded four cigar-shaped objects in formation over Iranian airspace, part of a documented pattern of Middle East UAP activity.
Submarine USO Encounters: Evidence of Transmedium Objects, 2019-2022
Congressional demand for submarine-recorded footage of unidentified submerged objects references documented encounters with spherical objects observed transitioning between air and water near classified fleet positions.
Syria MQ-9 Reaper Encounter — 2021 — UAP Over the Middle East Theater
A comprehensive accounting of the 2021 encounter between an MQ-9 Reaper drone and an unidentified object over southern Syria, including the sensor lock, object characteristics, and its place within broader Middle East UAP encounter documentation.
Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Disc — November 2020 — Thermal Infrared Imagery
Thermal infrared imaging captured footage of a massive disc-shaped object along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on November 23, 2020, estimated at 200-400 meters in diameter, maneuvering through cloud cover with abrupt directional changes.
Persian Gulf UAP Encounters — 2020 ('Hackney' Series)
MQ-9 Reaper drones tracked multiple UAP formations over the Persian Gulf in 2020, documented under Pentagon classification code 'Hackney'
The Iraq 'Jellyfish' UAP — 2018
Surveillance footage from an Iraqi military base captured an unidentified floating object with a jellyfish-like morphology and three dangling appendages.
The Mosul Orb
A U.S. reconnaissance aircraft captured four-second footage of a metallic sphere flying alongside it over Mosul, Iraq in April 2016, with the object later designated unexplained by Pentagon analysis.