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Radar Confirmed

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January 21, 2015

GIMBAL: the Navy's rotating-object video, still unresolved

An F/A-18F crew from the USS Theodore Roosevelt's air wing records an infrared object with no visible exhaust that appears to rotate in flight while the crew reports a formation of additional objects on their situational-awareness display. One of three videos the Pentagon officially confirmed authentic in April 2020 — and the only one of the three with no published resolution.

Off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida — United States#U.S. Navy #Pentagon #AATIP #Radar Confirmed

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January 8, 2008

Stephenville sightings tracked by FAA radar

Dozens of residents around Stephenville, Texas, report large, fast-moving, brightly lit objects in the night sky. A subsequent FOIA release of FAA radar data confirms anomalous tracks consistent with witness reports.

Stephenville, Texas — United States#Radar Confirmed #Multiple Witnesses #FOIA

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November 14, 2004

USS Nimitz strike group reports the 'Tic Tac' encounter

Aircrews from the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group report repeated radar contacts and a daylight visual encounter with a small, white, smooth, Tic Tac–shaped object during a training exercise in the Pacific. One of three Pentagon videos later released by the Department of Defense (FLIR1) documents a portion of the event.

Off the coast of San Diego, California — United States#U.S. Navy #Pentagon #AATIP #Radar Confirmed

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November 29, 1989

Belgian UAP wave begins

Hundreds of witnesses across Belgium, including dozens of national and federal police officers, report large, silent, triangular craft moving at low altitude over the country. The Belgian Air Force scrambles F-16s on 30–31 March 1990 and obtains a brief radar lock that is later attributed to anomalous propagation.

Brussels — Belgium#Radar Confirmed #Multiple Witnesses #International #Law Enforcement

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November 17, 1986

Japan Airlines Flight 1628 reports objects over Alaska

Capt. Kenju Terauchi reports two small craft and a much larger, walnut-shaped 'mothership' alongside a Japan Airlines 747 cargo flight transiting Alaskan airspace. The objects are corroborated by FAA ground radar at Anchorage Center.

Near Anchorage, Alaska — United States#Radar Confirmed #Multiple Witnesses #Civilian Aviation #FOIA

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September 19, 1976

Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 reports loss of weapons systems near Tehran

Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms intercept an unidentified object over Tehran. Both pilots report electronic-system failures, and one reports temporary loss of weapons control. A four-page Defense Intelligence Agency report on the case is later released under FOIA.

Tehran — Iran#Cold War #Radar Confirmed #International #FOIA

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July 19–26, 1952

Radar tracks unidentified objects over Washington, D.C.

Across two consecutive weekends, multiple radar installations and visual observers track unidentified objects above the restricted airspace surrounding the U.S. Capitol and White House. The Air Force convenes its largest press conference since World War II to address the events.

Washington, District of Columbia — United States#U.S. Air Force #Cold War #Radar Confirmed #Multiple Witnesses