YEAR DOSSIER

2021 UAP Cases

Browse every indexed UAP case from 2021. These year landing pages create long-tail search entry points for archive queries tied to specific years and incidents.

5 INCIDENTS · YEAR-BASED ARCHIVE HUB
ALL INCIDENTSFULL TIMELINESOURCE GUIDE
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 →