YEAR DOSSIER

2021 UAP Cases

Every indexed UAP case documented in 2021, drawn from publicly available official government records — NARA RG 615, AARO, NASA, FBI, and DoD PURSUE program releases.

8 INCIDENTS · YEAR-BASED ARCHIVE HUB
ALL INCIDENTSPURSUE ARCHIVEFULL TIMELINEMATCH MY SIGHTING
DoD? Unknown
UNCLASSIFIED
DOD-083 · 2021-06-25

Pentagon UAP Task Force — Preliminary Assessment to Congress

◎Multiple locations — US airspace (classified specifics)

The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a landmark Preliminary Assessment on UAP to Congress in June 2021. The classified report covered 144 incidents reported by US government sources, primarily military aviators. Of 144 reports, 143 could not be explained. Eighteen incidents showed 'unusual movement patterns or flight characteristics' including hypersonic speeds without propulsion signatures, no visible propulsion, and transmedium travel.

RAPID ACCELERATION90 DEGREE TURNSHOVERING
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
FAA? Unknown
UNCLASSIFIED
FAA-025 · 2021-02-21

American Airlines Flight 2292 — FAA Radio Intercept, Arizona

◎Near Tucson, Arizona / New Mexico border, USA

The crew of American Airlines Flight 2292 reported a long cylindrical object passing over their Boeing 737 at altitude FL370 at speed. The FAA radio transmission was recorded and obtained by aviation journalist Steve Douglass. American Airlines confirmed the report was genuine. The FBI contacted American Airlines for additional information. The crew described the object as a 'long cylindrical object that almost looked like a cruise missile moving very fast.'

RAPID ACCELERATIONDISAPPEARED INSTANTLY
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
State Dept? Unknown
UNCLASSIFIED
STATE-019 · 2021-09-14

Russian Ministry of Defence — Anomalous Aerial Objects Directive

◎Russian Federation airspace (national)

In September 2021, the Russian Ministry of Defence issued internal directive updates requiring formal reporting of anomalous aerial objects by Air and Space Forces personnel. Russian state media (TASS and Interfax) reported the directive publicly. Senior Russian Air and Space Forces officers acknowledged in official statements that unexplained aerial objects had been detected and that systematic documentation was now required. The directive paralleled similar reporting reforms by the US Navy (2019) and JSDF (2020).

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DOD-097 · 2021-07-22

Mojave Desert UAP — Unidentified Object USAF Intercept Attempt

◎Mojave Desert, California / Nevada, USA

US Air Force and Navy radar operators at facilities in the Mojave Desert region tracked an unidentified orb-shaped object operating at extreme altitude over the restricted test range complex. Edwards AFB and China Lake personnel both tracked the object. A USAF test aircraft was diverted to investigate; the pilot could not close on the object. The incident was reported to AARO and is referenced in its 2023 operational case files.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
State Dept◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
STATE-042 · 2021-06-01

Iranian Nuclear Facility UAP — IAEA Observer Reports

◎Natanz Nuclear Enrichment Facility, Isfahan Province, Iran

US State Department intelligence reporting from 2021 referenced Iranian military documentation of unidentified luminous objects appearing over the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility on multiple occasions. IAEA personnel present at the facility filed observations through formal channels. Iranian Air Defense radar tracked contacts. US intelligence received the reports through diplomatic channels. The pattern of UAP activity over nuclear enrichment facilities parallels documented US cases.

HOVERINGSENSOR INTERFERENCERAPID ACCELERATION
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD◉ Orb / Sphere
SECRET
DoD-B14-011 · 2021-08-04

Iranian Air Defense UAP Engagement 2021

◎Isfahan Province, Iran — IRGC Air Defense

IRGC Air Defense tracked and attempted to engage an unidentified orb over the Isfahan region — home to key Iranian nuclear and aerospace facilities. Attempts to fire surface-to-air missiles were reportedly unsuccessful. US intelligence assets monitoring Iranian military communications captured the incident.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATIONSENSOR INTERFERENCE
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD▲ Triangular
CONFIDENTIAL
DoD-B21-020 · 2021-04-08

USS Russell Pyramid UAP — Navy FLIR 2021

◎Pacific Ocean, off California coast

FLIR footage from the USS Russell and other Navy vessels filmed triangular or pyramid-shaped UAP hovering over the ships at night. The footage, leaked by investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell, showed objects appearing as triangular blinking lights through night-vision equipment. The Pentagon confirmed the footage was shot by Navy personnel and was under investigation by the UAP Task Force. The same deployment documented the USS Omaha transmedium sphere event, making it the most UAP-rich naval deployment in the modern record.

HOVERINGANTI GRAVITYTRANSMEDIUM
MODERATE
◈ MEDIA▶ VIDEO
OPEN DOSSIER →
DoD? Unknown
UNCLASSIFIED
DoD-B22-006 · 2021-06-25

UAPTF Report — Pentagon Acknowledges 143 Unexplained 2021

◎Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

The June 25, 2021 UAP Task Force Preliminary Assessment report submitted to Congress was the first official US government document to formally acknowledge that 143 UAP cases reviewed could not be explained. The report described objects demonstrating unusual flight characteristics including acceleration without discernible propulsion, hovering, and transmedium travel. It identified five potential explanatory categories including 'Other' — explicitly acknowledging that some objects may represent technologies unknown to the US. This report formally ended the era of official US denial.

HOVERINGRAPID ACCELERATIONTRANSMEDIUM
PARTIAL
◈ MEDIA
OPEN DOSSIER →
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