YEAR DOSSIER

1971 UAP Cases

Every indexed UAP case documented in 1971, drawn from publicly available official government records — NARA RG 615, AARO, NASA, FBI, and DoD PURSUE program releases.

4 INCIDENTS · YEAR-BASED ARCHIVE HUB
ALL INCIDENTSPURSUE ARCHIVEFULL TIMELINEMATCH MY SIGHTING
DoD◎ Disc / Saucer
SECRET
DOD-081 · 1971-03-10

USS Trepang SSN-674 — Arctic UAP Photographs

◎Arctic Ocean, North Pole region

A series of photographs taken from the USS Trepang (SSN-674) nuclear submarine while operating in the Arctic Ocean show unidentified disc-shaped and cigar-shaped objects near the sea surface and ice. The photographs were classified SECRET. Declassified versions were released by researcher John Greenewald via FOIA and authenticated by naval historians. They show objects displaying transmedium behavior — transitioning between air and water.

HOVERINGTRANSMEDIUMRAPID ACCELERATION
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
NASA◉ Orb / Sphere
UNCLASSIFIED
NASA-007 · 1971-02-06

Apollo 14 — Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Lunar UAP Observations

◎Lunar orbit and cislunar space — Apollo 14 trajectory

Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot Dr. Edgar Mitchell — one of 12 humans to walk on the Moon — formally stated in interviews and testimony that the Apollo 14 crew observed unidentified objects during their mission, and that senior NASA personnel had advised crew members not to discuss such observations publicly. Mitchell became the most credentialed official witness to directly address UAP observations in the NASA program, holding a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATION
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
State Dept◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
STATE-033 · 1971-09-14

China PLA Air Force UAP Reports — Declassified Incident Series

◎Inner Mongolia and Guangdong Province, China

Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force pilots and radar operators documented multiple unidentified aerial encounters from the early 1970s through the 1980s. Chinese researchers obtained partial access to PLA Air Force internal reports through the 1990s and 2000s as China's government engagement with UAP became more open. Chinese astronomer and science writer Shi Bo documented declassified Chinese military incident reports from multiple provinces.

RAPID ACCELERATIONFORMATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD⬭ Ellipsoid
TOP SECRET
DoD-B11-012 · 1971-03-01

USS Trepang Submarine USO Photos 1971

◎Arctic Ocean, USS Trepang operating area

Photographs attributed to USS Trepang's 1971 Arctic cruise show an unusual object emerging from the ocean and transitioning to aerial flight. The images, leaked decades later, were authenticated by multiple photographic experts. The photographs are among the most analyzed USO imagery in the classified record.

TRANSMEDIUMRAPID ACCELERATION
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
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