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UAP events in 2024

19 events in the archive

Every documented UAP event from 2024 in the Disclosure Archives record — hearings, document releases, official reports, named witness testimony, and major civilian sightings. Sorted newest to oldest within the year; each entry links to a primary source.

Every event from 2024

Sighting
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The New Jersey drone wave: thousands of reports, a federal 'no threat' verdict, and an unclosed file

Beginning in mid-November 2024, residents across northern New Jersey report waves of large, slow, often car-sized 'drones' at night, with early clusters near Picatinny Arsenal. The FBI logs thousands of tips, the FAA restricts airspace, and a December 12 joint DHS/FBI statement finds no threat and attributes many sightings to misidentified manned aircraft. A January 2025 White House statement calling the flights 'authorized' closes the news cycle without reconciling the record.

Northern New Jersey, New Jersey — United States#Multiple Witnesses#Civilian Aviation#Law Enforcement#Drone Wave
Official Statement

AARO Provides Classified Briefing to Lawmakers Amid New Jersey Mystery Drone Incursions

Beginning in mid-November 2024, a sustained wave of unidentified drone sightings over New Jersey — concentrated around Morris County, Picatinny Arsenal, and Naval Weapons Station Earle — prompted responses from local, state, and federal officials. By early December the sightings had spread to at least ten New Jersey counties as well as Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, with additional parallel incidents reported over RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell, and RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom in late November. On December 6, 2024, the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) delivered a classified briefing to lawmakers; the specific content of that briefing regarding the drone sightings was not publicly disclosed. The episode is notable for the formal involvement of AARO — the DoD's official office for unidentified anomalous phenomena — in what is primarily a domestic drone-security matter. AARO Director Dr. Jon Kosloski had previously told lawmakers during a Senate hearing that while his office is not directly tasked with drone investigations, AARO's detection capabilities and best practices could be offered to counter-UAS efforts. The incident underscores growing congressional and executive-branch concern about unidentified unmanned aerial systems over sensitive military and civilian infrastructure.

Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey — United States#Congressional Hearing#AARO#Classified Briefing#Drone Incursion
Official Statement

Canadian MP Larry Maguire Sponsors Parliamentary Petition e-5178 Calling for National UAP Task Force

Canadian Conservative Party Member of Parliament Larry Maguire sponsored parliamentary petition e-5178, published on the House of Commons Chamber website, urging the Canadian government to establish a National Task Force on UAPs and adopt standardized protocols for UAP investigation and reporting. The petition, initiated by Benjamin Bruce Schofield of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was open for signatures until January 19, 2025, and called on representatives from the Department of National Defence, Transport Canada, Public Safety Canada, and the scientific community to investigate, analyze, and publicly report UAP activity in Canadian airspace. The petition represents a continuation of Maguire's advocacy on UAP transparency, which he has pursued since 2021. It draws explicit comparisons to U.S. efforts — including dedicated offices and public reporting mechanisms — and calls for international collaboration with allied nations. Maguire also referenced Canada's forthcoming Chief Science Advisor Sky Canada Project as a potential vehicle for domestic progress. The petition underscores growing pressure in Canada for a coordinated governmental response to UAP, mirroring legislative momentum in the United States.

Ottawa, Parliament of Canada, Ontario — Canada#Official Statement#Canada#Parliamentary Petition#UAP Transparency
Sighting
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The FBI's orb files: four years of phenomena in one corner of the northeastern U.S. — witnessed by the Bureau's own agents

PURSUE Release 03 declassifies the FBI's investigation of recurring orb phenomena in one sparsely populated area of the northeastern United States: four authenticated eyewitness videos spanning November 2021 to July 2025 — 'Triangle Orbs,' 'Red Orb Rotation,' 'Orbs Over the Pond,' and the 'Northeastern Orb Sighting' — plus seven investigative records. The standout: an FD-1057 documenting two FBI special agents' own first-hand UAP observation during a November 2024 site survey. The Bureau assesses the civilian witnesses as 'highly credible.'

Northeastern United States, Undisclosed — United States#Multiple Witnesses#Video Evidence#Law Enforcement#Department of War
Hearing
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House Oversight holds 'Eyes Wide Open' UAP hearing

The House Oversight Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, chaired by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), holds a public hearing titled 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Eyes on the Sky, Secrets in the Dark,' featuring testimony from former military and intelligence officials.

U.S. Capitol, District of Columbia — United States#Congressional Hearing#Pentagon#AARO#AATIP
Document Release

Email Correspondance: NA, August 2024 (DOW-UAP-D52)

This document is email correspondence describing the content of a mission report and requesting clarification on its content. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

Report

Mission Report: Iraq, September 2024 (DOW-UAP-D28)

This document is a Mission Report (MISREP), a standardized reporting form the U.S. Military uses to record the circumstances surrounding its operations. U.S. military services often use MISREPs to report Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to AARO. The GENTEXT, or “general text” section of these reports often contains important qualitative, contextual information, distinguishing it from the more quantitative, or numerical, data found elsewhere in the report. While conducting a weapons calibra

Report

Mission Report: Gulf of Aden, July 2024 (DOW-UAP-D75)

A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP on July 14, 2024. The observer reported that the UAP maintained a “straight flight path at same altitude”. The report notes that the UAP’s “speed was faster than flying speed,” and the operator assessed the object as “benign.” The operator reported following the UAP “till the distance became too far.” All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such

Report

Unresolved UAP Report: Syria, October 2024 (DOW-UAP-PR33)

The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of five seconds of video footage from a full-motion video (FMV) camera aboard a U.S. military platform in 2024. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D32, described the UAP as consisting of a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light,” and reported that a “light/glare halo effect” occurred at the top of the FMV feed. Video Description

Report

Mission Report: United Arab Emirates, October 2023 (DOW-UAP-D27)

A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP at an estimated altitude of approximately 24,000 feet. The observer estimated the UAP’s speed as 163 knots (187 mph). All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s subjective interpretation at the time of the event. Such characterizations should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication of the presence or absence of any intrinsic object features or performance characteristics.

Report
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AARO releases Historical Record Report, Volume I

The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office releases the first volume of its congressionally directed historical record of U.S. government involvement with UAP. The 63-page report concludes that no verifiable evidence has been found of extraterrestrial technology in U.S. government possession.

The Pentagon, Virginia — United States#Pentagon#AARO
Report

Mission Report: Greece, January 2024 (DOW-UAP-D25)

A U.S. military operator reported observing one UAP, estimating its speed as “approximately 434 knots (499 mph)”. The observer described the UAP as diamond-shaped, with a non-maneuvering probe at the bottom. The observer noted that the UAP was only visible when viewed via an onboard Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensor. The observer reported that the event occurred over a duration of approximately two minutes. All descriptive and estimative language contained in this report reflects the reporter’s

Mediterranean Sea — International waters#PURSUE Release 01#Department of War#2020s#Redacted record
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