# Now Declassified — UAP Archive (nowdeclassified.com)

> Independent research index for publicly available U.S. government UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) records. 39 documented incident case files, 232 total files indexed (first batch May 8, 2026; second batch May 23, 2026), from NARA Record Group 615, AARO, NASA, and the FBI Vault. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

For the full machine-readable content dump of all incidents, guides, and entities, see: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/llms-full.txt

## Site Purpose

Now Declassified is a public research layer built around official UAP declassified records released by U.S. federal agencies. It organizes, indexes, and explains publicly available government archive material on UAP incidents spanning 1947–2026. All incident data traces to official government sources. The site presents no speculation, no anonymous sources, and no fabricated content.

## Primary Source Archives

- NARA Record Group 615 (National Archives UAP Collection): https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/rg-615
- AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office): https://www.aaro.mil/UAP-Records/index.html
- NASA UAP Independent Study: https://science.nasa.gov/uap/
- FBI Vault (historical UFO files): https://vault.fbi.gov/ufo

## Site Sections

- / — Homepage: interactive 3D globe, featured incidents, guides, games, community sightings
- /incidents — Full searchable incident database (all 30+ cases with filters)
- /guides — Research library: 12 deep-dive articles on the UAP archive ecosystem
- /match — Sighting Matcher: cross-reference a personal UAP observation against the archive
- /patterns — Pattern analysis dashboard: shape frequency, agency distribution, regional hotspots, behavior trends
- /timeline — Chronological UAP incident timeline 1947–2026
- /archive — Source guide: NARA, AARO, NASA, FBI documentation explained
- /sightings — Community UAP sighting reports (moderated, cross-referenced to archive)
- /games — 6 interactive UAP games built on real archive data
- /tracker — Upcoming record releases and disclosure milestone tracker
- /faq — Frequently asked questions about UAP records and this archive
- /about — About Now Declassified
- /resources — External UAP research resources

## Interactive Tools

- **Sighting Matcher** (/match): Answer 4 questions (shape, behavior, region, altitude). The system returns a ranked match score against all indexed cases. Runs client-side.
- **Pattern Dashboard** (/patterns): Recharts visualizations of shape frequency, agency distribution, regional clustering, and behavior co-occurrence.
- **Interactive Globe** (/): Three.js 3D globe with incident markers at official coordinates. Click to open the incident dossier.
- **Community Sightings** (/sightings): Submit and browse public UAP sighting reports. Each report is moderated and cross-referenced against the archive.

## Games (/games)

Six interactive games built on real archive data:
- ANALYST BRIEF (/analyst): Wordle-style daily puzzle — guess agency, shape, region, classification, altitude in 6 attempts
- SIGNAL TRACE (/signal): GeoGuessr-style map game — drop a pin on where you think the incident occurred, scored by distance
- RADAR INTERCEPT (/clearance): Orbital radar narrative — click radar blips to unlock story chapters from NASA missions
- REDACTED (/redacted): Progressive declassification — identify a fully blacked-out file as clues are revealed
- CHRONO ORDER (/chrono): Arrange 5 incidents in chronological order with years hidden
- BREACH (/breach): 60-second speed quiz on agency, shape, classification, region

## All Documented Incidents

### roswell-1947 — Roswell Hexagonal Disc Recovery
- Year: 1947 | Agency: FBI | Classification: TOP SECRET
- Location: Roswell, New Mexico, USA | Shape: Disc
- Summary: Materials recovered near Roswell, NM. A hexagonal disc approximately 20 feet in diameter was documented, suspended from a balloon. Modern re-analysis notes composition inconsistent with known terrestrial alloys.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/roswell-1947

### gorman-dogfight-1948 — Gorman Dogfight — USAF F-51 Pilot, Fargo
- Year: 1948 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Fargo, North Dakota, USA | Shape: Orb
- Summary: USAF Lieutenant George Gorman pursued a fast-moving luminous orb for 27 minutes over Fargo in his F-51 Mustang. The object executed head-on passes, outran the F-51, and climbed vertically faster than the aircraft could follow. Independently confirmed by control tower operators and two CAA controllers. Project Sign listed it as one of the best unexplained cases.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/gorman-dogfight-1948

### washington-dc-1952 — Washington D.C. UFO Flap — Capitol Airspace
- Year: 1952 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Washington D.C., USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Multiple unidentified objects tracked on radar at Washington National Airport and Andrews AFB on two separate weekends in July 1952. USAF interceptors scrambled twice; objects vanished when jets arrived and returned when jets departed. Prompted the largest Air Force press conference since World War II. One of the best-documented mass radar UAP events in U.S. history.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/washington-dc-1952

### lubbock-lights-1951 — Lubbock Lights — V-Formation, Texas Tech Professors
- Year: 1951 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: A V-shaped formation of soft blue-green lights traveled silently over Lubbock, Texas, witnessed by four Texas Tech professors and photographed by 18-year-old Carl Hart Jr. Project Blue Book's final report lists it as unknown.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/lubbock-lights-1951

### lakenheath-1956 — RAF Lakenheath — Radar-Visual Chase, UK
- Year: 1956 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: East Anglia, UK | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Radar operators at RAF Bentwaters and Lakenheath tracked multiple unknown objects. A USAF Venom interceptor achieved visual contact, then the object moved behind the aircraft and mirrored its every turn — pursuing the interceptor through multiple violent maneuvers. Evaluated as unexplained in 2026 archive release notes.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/lakenheath-1956

### rb47-1957 — RB-47 Electronic Countermeasures — Multi-Sensor UFO
- Year: 1957 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Multiple U.S. States | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: A USAF RB-47 tracked an unknown object visually, on airborne radar, and via electronic intelligence equipment simultaneously for over 90 minutes across multiple states. The object appeared, disappeared, and reappeared on three different sensor systems independently. Dr. James McDonald called it one of the most puzzling cases in the whole Blue Book collection.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/rb47-1957

### levelland-1957 — Levelland, Texas — Electromagnetic Vehicle Shutdown
- Year: 1957 | Agency: FBI | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Levelland, Texas, USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Nine independent witnesses over two hours reported their vehicles' engines dying and headlights extinguishing when a large glowing egg-shaped object appeared near their vehicles. Six separate highway incidents within a 10-mile radius in the same two-hour window. Engines restarted when the object departed.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/levelland-1957

### socorro-1964 — Socorro, New Mexico — Lonnie Zamora Landing
- Year: 1964 | Agency: FBI | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Socorro, New Mexico, USA | Shape: Ellipsoid
- Summary: Police officer Lonnie Zamora observed a white oval craft with red insignia resting on legs, attended by two figures. The craft took off with a roaring flame and departed at high speed. Physical evidence — burned vegetation, soil compression, metal scrapings — confirmed by State Police and Army investigators. Project Blue Book listed as unknown.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/socorro-1964

### gemini7-1965 — Gemini 7 — Orbital Bogey Report
- Year: 1965 | Agency: NASA | Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
- Location: Low Earth Orbit | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Astronaut Frank Borman reported a bogey keeping pace with Gemini 7 in orbit. Audio recording included in the indexed archive set. NASA classified as unexplained orbital anomaly.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/gemini7-1965

### tehran-uap-1976 — Tehran UFO — Iranian F-4 Weapons System Failure
- Year: 1976 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Tehran, Iran | Shape: Diamond
- Summary: Two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantoms attempted to intercept a bright diamond-shaped object over Tehran. Both aircraft experienced complete weapons systems and communications failures when attempting to engage. The object emitted smaller objects during the encounter. A Defense Intelligence Agency report called it an outstanding report of significant intelligence interest.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/tehran-uap-1976

### rendlesham-forest-1980 — Rendlesham Forest — USAF Base Incursion, UK
- Year: 1980 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, UK | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Over three nights, USAF security personnel at RAF Woodbridge reported a structured craft in Rendlesham Forest. Deputy Base Commander Lt. Col. Charles Halt filed an official memorandum to UK Ministry of Defence. Ground traces, radiation readings, and Halt's audio recording are included in the 2026 declassified archive.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/rendlesham-forest-1980

### trans-en-provence-1981 — Trans-en-Provence — Physical Trace Landing, France
- Year: 1981 | Agency: State Dept | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Trans-en-Provence, France | Shape: Disc
- Summary: A retired engineer observed a disc-shaped object land in his garden. French national police collected physical trace evidence including ground compression, scorched vegetation, and unusual biochemical changes. GEPAN's 1983 report remains one of the most rigorous official government UAP physical evidence analyses ever published.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/trans-en-provence-1981

### apollo12-1969 — Apollo 12 — Five Lunar Phenomena
- Year: 1969 | Agency: NASA | Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
- Location: Lunar Orbit / Surface | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Photograph shows five unexplained phenomena above the lunar horizon. Pete Conrad's filed report describes an object maintaining parallel course for approximately 40 minutes during lunar orbit.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/apollo12-1969

### apollo17-1972 — Apollo 17 — Triangular Formation & Crater Flash
- Year: 1972 | Agency: NASA | Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
- Location: Lunar Surface / Cislunar Space | Shape: Triangle
- Summary: Photograph shows three dots in triangular formation in the lunar sky. Harrison Schmitt reported a flash north of Grimaldi crater. NASA's assessment: no consensus about the nature. Photographs not included in original public mission archives.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/apollo17-1972

### malmstrom-afb-1967 — Malmstrom AFB — UAP Over Nuclear Missile Silos
- Year: 1967 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Malmstrom AFB, Montana, USA | Shape: Orb
- Summary: A red-orange orb was observed hovering over Launch Control Facility Echo. Within minutes, all ten Minuteman ICBMs at Echo went into No-Go status — inoperable for nuclear launch. A similar event was reported at Oscar Flight the same morning. No unclassified technical explanation has ever been provided.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/malmstrom-afb-1967

### shag-harbour-1967 — Shag Harbour — Transmedium Entry, Atlantic Canada
- Year: 1967 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Multiple witnesses observed 4 amber-lit objects fly in formation before one entered the ocean. RCMP confirmed the sighting. Canadian military divers found no wreckage. Canadian government opened an official investigation, classifying it as unknown — one of the few government-acknowledged transmedium UAP events in the historical record.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/shag-harbour-1967

### tajikistan-1994 — PanAm Corkscrew Encounter — Tajikistan
- Year: 1994 | Agency: State Dept | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Tajikistan Airspace | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Commercial PanAm aircraft at 41,000 ft encountered an object performing circles, corkscrews and 90-degree turns at rapid rates. State Department diplomatic cable filed. No military explanation found.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/tajikistan-1994

### phoenix-lights-1997 — Phoenix Lights — Mass Witnessed V-Formation
- Year: 1997 | Agency: FAA | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: A massive V-shaped formation of lights traversed Arizona from north to south on March 13, 1997, witnessed by an estimated 10,000 people including the sitting governor. FAA radar records and military communications included in the 2026 archive release remain unexplained for the formation event.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/phoenix-lights-1997

### nimitz-tic-tac-2004 — USS Nimitz Tic Tac — Navy Intercept, Pacific
- Year: 2004 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Pacific Ocean, off San Diego | Shape: Ellipsoid
- Summary: USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group radar operators tracked an unknown object for two weeks before F/A-18 pilots were tasked to intercept. Commander Fravor observed a white 40-foot oblong object with no wings, propulsion, or exhaust hovering over a roiling sea disturbance before it accelerated away instantaneously. FLIR footage declassified by DoD in 2020. AARO lists as unresolved.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/nimitz-tic-tac-2004

### ohare-airport-2006 — O'Hare International Airport — Disc Over Gate C17
- Year: 2006 | Agency: FAA | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA | Shape: Disc
- Summary: A metallic disc-shaped object hovered silently over Gate C17 at O'Hare International Airport, observed by over a dozen United Airlines employees. The FAA initially denied radar contact; a FOIA release revealed internal FAA discussion of the event. The object punched a clear circular hole through overcast cloud upon departure.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/ohare-airport-2006

### stephenville-2008 — Stephenville, Texas — Mile-Wide Object, Military Pursuit
- Year: 2008 | Agency: FAA | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Stephenville, Texas, USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Over 40 witnesses reported a massive object approximately one mile wide with white strobing lights flying low and silently. F-16s pursued the object. FAA radar data obtained via FOIA showed the object tracking toward the Crawford, Texas airspace before military jets pursued.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/stephenville-2008

### belgian-ufo-wave-1990 — Belgian UFO Wave — NATO F-16 Pursuit
- Year: 1990 | Agency: State Dept | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Belgium | Shape: Triangle
- Summary: Over 13,500 witnesses reported a large triangular object with bright lights traversing Belgium over 18 months. Belgian Air Force F-16s achieved radar lock on the object twice; it accelerated from 280 mph to 1,100 mph in 2 seconds. The Belgian government publicly acknowledged and investigated the sightings. U.S. Embassy Brussels diplomatic cables are in the 2026 archive release.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/belgian-ufo-wave-1990

### jal-1628-1986 — JAL Flight 1628 — Massive Object Over Alaska
- Year: 1986 | Agency: FAA | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Alaska Airspace, USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: JAL Boeing 747 Captain Kenjyu Terauchi reported two unidentified objects flanking his aircraft for 50 minutes over Alaska, followed by a massive object described as twice the size of an aircraft carrier. FAA Anchorage center and Elmendorf AFB radar confirmed returns. The FAA opened a formal investigation.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/jal-1628-1986

### gimbal-uap-2015 — Gimbal UAP — Rotating Object Against the Wind
- Year: 2015 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, East Coast USA | Shape: Disc
- Summary: An F/A-18 Super Hornet ATFLIR pod captured a disc-shaped object visibly rotating against the direction of wind at 25,000 feet, moving into the prevailing wind with no visible propulsion. DoD officially released the FLIR footage in 2020; AARO lists it as unresolved.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/gimbal-uap-2015

### gofast-uap-2015 — GoFast UAP — Hypersonic Low-Altitude Object
- Year: 2015 | Agency: DoD | Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, East Coast USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: FLIR footage declassified by DoD captures a small fast-moving object skimming approximately 25 feet above the Atlantic Ocean surface at a speed inconsistent with any known drone or projectile at that altitude. AARO classifies the GoFast as unresolved.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/gofast-uap-2015

### nuclear-facility-2020 — UAP Activity Near Nuclear Installations — Eastern Europe
- Year: 2020 | Agency: State Dept | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Eastern Europe (multiple facilities) | Shape: Orb
- Summary: Recurring UAP activity reported near nuclear installations in Eastern Europe. Luminous spheres that neutralized sensor systems upon approach. Recurring pattern documented across multiple facilities.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/nuclear-facility-2020

### mediterranean-triangle — Triangular Metallic UAP — Mediterranean
- Year: 2022 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Mediterranean Sea | Shape: Triangle
- Summary: NATO pilot reported a triangular and metallic UAP at 25,000 ft over the Mediterranean. Object hovered motionless for 4 minutes then accelerated to beyond sensor range instantaneously.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/mediterranean-triangle

### iraq-2022 — Small UAP — Iraq Military Zone
- Year: 2022 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Iraq (Military Zone) | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Internal military memo describes one possible small UAP operating near US military assets in Iraq at ~80,000 ft altitude. Performed maneuvers inconsistent with any known aerial vehicle.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/iraq-2022

### western-us-2023 — Eye of Sauron Orb Cluster — Western USA
- Year: 2023 | Agency: FBI | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Western United States | Shape: Orb
- Summary: Federal agents witnessed orange orbs described as resembling the Eye of Sauron without a pupil, emitting smaller red orbs in groups of 2–4. Rated among the most compelling cases in AARO's holdings.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/western-us-2023

### bronze-ellipsoid-2023 — Bronze Metallic Ellipsoid — Materialization Event
- Year: 2023 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Classified (Military Zone) | Shape: Ellipsoid
- Summary: An ellipsoid bronze metallic object, 130–195 feet in length, materialized from a bright light and disappeared instantaneously. Rated among the most extraordinary events in the indexed archive set.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/bronze-ellipsoid-2023

### transmedium-pacific-2023 — Transmedium Object — Pacific Naval Zone
- Year: 2023 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Pacific Ocean (Naval Zone) | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: UAP entered the ocean without deceleration, tracked by sonar at 900m depth for 11 minutes, re-emerged and departed at hypersonic speed. First officially documented transmedium UAP event.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/transmedium-pacific-2023

### greece-2023 — Rapid-Turn Object — Greek Airspace
- Year: 2023 | Agency: State Dept | Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
- Location: Greece | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: Object tracked making multiple precise 90-degree turns at approximately 80 mph over Greek airspace. Turns executed with zero radius — inconsistent with any known aircraft. State Dept cable filed via Athens embassy.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/greece-2023

### syria-2024 — Semi-Transparent Orange Phenomena — Syria
- Year: 2024 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Syria | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: F-18 pilots observed two semi-transparent orange areas, each visible for 2 seconds, described as multiple glares or light from an unknown origin. Objects maintained a precise formation before disappearing simultaneously.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/syria-2024

### indopacific-football-2024 — Football-Shaped UAP — Indo-Pacific Sensor
- Year: 2024 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Indo-Pacific (Military Sensor Zone) | Shape: Ellipsoid
- Summary: Football-shaped UAP captured by advanced US military sensor platform in the Indo-Pacific. Object caused temporary sensor interference upon approach and displayed acceleration beyond Mach 5.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/indopacific-football-2024

### fbi-photo-b20-2025 — FBI Infrared Still B20 — Unidentified Craft
- Year: 2025 | Agency: FBI | Classification: SECRET
- Location: USA (Classified) | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: FBI Photo B20: an infrared still of an unidentified craft hovering at under 1,000 ft for 45 minutes. Object defied wind conditions and maintained perfect stationary position with no discernible propulsion.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/fbi-photo-b20-2025

### sandia-afswp-1948 — Sandia — Armed Forces Special Weapons Program Orb Encounters
- Year: 1948–1950 | Agency: DoD | Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
- Location: Sandia Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | Shape: Orb
- Summary: Newly declassified Armed Forces Special Weapons Program records document 209 UAP sightings at Sandia Base — the nation's primary nuclear weapons facility — between 1948 and 1950. Orbs performed high-speed maneuvers and in several cases appeared to explode. Released May 23, 2026 (Pentagon second batch).
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/sandia-afswp-1948

### western-us-orange-orbs-2025 — Western US Test Range — Orange Orb Swarm, Military Helicopter
- Year: 2025 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Western U.S. Military Test Range | Shape: Orb
- Summary: A senior U.S. intelligence officer aboard a military helicopter over a western test range encountered "countless orange orbs swarming in all directions." Oval-shaped with orange and white centres, a group assembled into a triangular formation before vanishing. Encounter lasted over one hour. Released May 23, 2026 (Pentagon second batch).
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/western-us-orange-orbs-2025

### lake-huron-2023 — Lake Huron Shootdown — Fighter Jet Video
- Year: 2023 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Lake Huron, Michigan, USA | Shape: Unknown
- Summary: A U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down an unidentified object over Lake Huron on February 12, 2023, on White House orders. Classified cockpit video from the intercept is included in the May 23, 2026 Pentagon archive release — the first public release of this footage.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/lake-huron-2023

### yellow-sea-uap-2022 — Yellow Sea — Spherical UAP High-Speed Video
- Year: 2022 | Agency: DoD | Classification: SECRET
- Location: Yellow Sea, East Asia | Shape: Orb
- Summary: A classified video captured in 2022 over the Yellow Sea shows a spherical UAP moving at high speed. Described by intelligence officials as among the clearest UAP recordings in the archive. Speed and flight characteristics assessed as inconsistent with any known aerial platform. Released May 23, 2026.
- URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/incidents/yellow-sea-uap-2022

## Research Guides (/guides)

Guides are editorial research articles — different from case files. They explain the archive ecosystem, teach UAP research methodology, and provide deep-dive analysis.

### nara-rg-615 — What Is NARA Record Group 615?
Explains NARA's UAP Records Collection, its legislative origin in the 2024 NDAA, what it contains, and how to access it. The primary archive anchor for this site.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/nara-rg-615

### aaro-uap-cases — How AARO Publishes UAP Cases
Covers AARO's records, imagery, and case-resolution pages. How they differ from NARA holdings. What resolved vs. unresolved means.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/aaro-uap-cases

### nasa-uap-study — NASA's UAP Study and Why It Matters
Explains NASA's role in scientific framing and methodology for UAP research, the 2023 Independent Study Team report, and the data quality framework.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/nasa-uap-study

### fbi-ufo-files — How to Use the FBI Vault UFO Files
Shows how the historical FBI Vault — digitized investigation records from the 1940s–1970s — fits into the broader UAP archive ecosystem.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/fbi-ufo-files

### how-to-search-uap-archives — How to Search UAP Archives Efficiently
Practical workflow for moving between NARA, AARO, NASA, and FBI sources without losing context. Recommended starting point for new researchers.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/how-to-search-uap-archives

### phoenix-lights-1997 — The Phoenix Lights 1997 — Full Archive Case File
Mass witness V-formation over Arizona: FAA radar records, governor testimony, and what the 2026 archive adds.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/phoenix-lights-1997

### nimitz-tic-tac-2004 — USS Nimitz Tic Tac 2004 — Navy Intercept Archive
Complete guide to Commander Fravor's F/A-18 intercept, DoD radar records, FLIR footage, and 2026 archive release.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/nimitz-tic-tac-2004

### pentagon-uap-videos — The Three Declassified Pentagon UAP Videos
FLIR1, Gimbal, and GoFast: what each video shows, AARO's assessment, and where to access the official archive.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/pentagon-uap-videos

### how-to-report-uap-sighting — How to Report a UAP Sighting to AARO
Step-by-step guide to reporting a sighting to AARO, what to document, and how to submit a community report on this site.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/how-to-report-uap-sighting

### uap-five-observables — The Five UAP Observables — What the Archive Shows
Anti-gravity lift, sudden acceleration, hypersonic velocity, low observability, and transmedium travel — with archive examples for each.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/uap-five-observables

### rendlesham-forest-ufo — Rendlesham Forest UFO 1980 — The Full USAF Archive
The USAF base incursion, Lt. Col. Halt's memorandum, the audio recording, and what the 2026 declassified archive adds.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/rendlesham-forest-ufo

### congressional-uap-hearings — Congressional UAP Hearings 2023–2024
Sworn testimony from Navy pilots, intelligence officials, and whistleblowers — and the legislation that created NARA RG 615.
URL: https://www.nowdeclassified.com/guides/congressional-uap-hearings

## Entity Model

- **Incident**: single UAP event — id, title, year, agency, classification, location (name/lat/lng/region), shape, behaviors, altitude, duration, witnesses, summary, sourceUrl
- **Agency**: DoD | FBI | NASA | State Dept | FAA
- **Region**: north-america | pacific | europe | middle-east | asia | space
- **Shape**: orb | triangle | disc | ellipsoid | diamond | unknown
- **Behavior**: hovering | rapid-acceleration | 90-degree-turns | corkscrew | disappeared-instantly | emitting-objects | transmedium | formation | anti-gravity | sensor-interference
- **Classification**: TOP SECRET | SECRET | CONFIDENTIAL | UNCLASSIFIED

## Hub Pages

Agency hubs (filter all incidents by agency):
- /agencies/dod — Department of Defense cases
- /agencies/fbi — FBI cases
- /agencies/nasa — NASA cases
- /agencies/state-dept — State Department cases
- /agencies/faa — FAA cases

Region hubs:
- /regions/north-america | /regions/pacific | /regions/europe | /regions/middle-east | /regions/asia | /regions/space

Shape hubs:
- /shapes/orb | /shapes/triangle | /shapes/disc | /shapes/ellipsoid | /shapes/diamond | /shapes/unknown

Year hubs: /years/[year] for every year with an indexed incident (1947–2025)

## Data Scope

- Date range: 1947–2026
- Incident count: 30+ profiled cases, 162 total files indexed
- Agencies: DoD, FBI, NASA, State Department, FAA
- Last updated: May 2026

## Legal

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