Official UFO/UAP files, mapped against real sky context.

What happened: A military infrared sensor tracked an object that demonstrated what the uploader described as "instant acceleration" — going from stationary to high speed with no visible transition.

Why it matters: Instant acceleration without visible propulsion is one of the five observables identified by AARO as characteristic of anomalous UAP behavior.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: A spherical object was captured on both full-motion video and infrared sensors. The object's behavior suggested potential transmedium capability — movement between air and another medium.

Why it matters: Dual-sensor capture (visible + infrared) makes camera artifact explanations harder to sustain. Transmedium movement is one of AARO's five anomalous observables.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: UAP footage captured by a fifth-generation aircraft — either an F-22 Raptor or F-35 Lightning II. These are the most advanced sensor platforms in the U.S. military.

Why it matters: 5th-gen aircraft have the most sophisticated sensor suites available. If these systems can't identify the object, it significantly narrows conventional explanations.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: Nearly 18 minutes of infrared footage showing multiple objects flying in formation near maritime zones in the Persian Gulf. The longest UAP video in either PURSUE release.

Why it matters: Formation flying implies coordination. Multiple objects tracked simultaneously over an extended duration makes sensor malfunction unlikely.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: A Navy F/A-18 Hornet's Forward Looking Infrared system captured an unidentified object.

Why it matters: FLIR is the same sensor type used in the famous GIMBAL and GOFAST videos from 2015. Consistent sensor type allows direct comparison.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: Air Force Special Operations Command recorded an unidentified object on infrared over Kabul, Afghanistan during active operations.

Why it matters: UAP observed during active military operations in a conflict zone. One of the earliest cases in the Release 02 timeline.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: An unidentified aerial phenomenon was observed near Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan. This is an intelligence report revision.

Why it matters: UAP near civilian airports represent potential aviation safety concerns. International location expands the geographic scope beyond U.S. military theaters.

Status: Unresolved.

What happened: Infrared footage from a U.S. military platform captured an unidentified object in June 2020.

Why it matters: Part of a cluster of Middle East/CENTCOM sightings from 2020 that make up the largest geographic concentration in the PURSUE releases.

Status: Unresolved.

Infrared footage from a U.S. military platform, October 2020.

Audio from Apollo 12 crew medical debriefing. Astronauts describe streaks of light during the mission.

Audio excerpt from Apollo 17 mission describing unusual visual phenomena during orbital maneuvers.

Audio excerpt from the final Mercury mission. Astronaut Gordon Cooper's observations.

Audio from Wally Schirra's Mercury mission describing unusual observations.

Scott Carpenter's Mercury mission. Audio from one of the earliest manned spaceflight programs.

Gus Grissom's suborbital mission. One of the earliest U.S. spaceflight recordings released under PURSUE.

Infrared sensor, 1 min 39 sec. Indo-Pacific Command encounter, unresolved.

Infrared sensor, 1 min 59 sec. Three distinct objects observed during the encounter.

Infrared sensor, 9 sec. Object described as football-shaped in the official report.

Infrared sensor, 58 sec. Thermal signature with no confirmed identification.

Infrared sensor, 5 min 11 sec. One of the longest clips in the release set.

Infrared sensor, 2 sec. Shortest clip in the set, single thermal frame of an unresolved object.

Infrared sensor, 4 min 53 sec. Extended observation of an unidentified thermal signature.

Infrared sensor, 1 min 34 sec. Unresolved thermal contact from a military platform.

Infrared sensor, 1 min 3 sec. Unresolved object recorded during operational activity.

Infrared sensor, 5 sec. Brief thermal acquisition of an unresolved contact.

Infrared sensor, 1 min 46 sec. Object described as chandelier-shaped in the official report. Oldest encounter in the release set.

Infrared sensor, 9 sec. Short thermal clip, unresolved.

Infrared sensor, 2 min 17 sec. Extended thermal track of an unresolved object.

Infrared sensor, 24 sec. European Command encounter, unresolved.

Infrared sensor, 2 min 57 sec. Object reportedly performed 90-degree turns during observation.

Full-motion video, 5 sec. Short FMV clip from a Central Command encounter.

Full-motion video, 6 sec. FMV capture from Central Command, unresolved.

Full-motion video, 5 sec. FMV capture from Central Command, unresolved.

Infrared sensor, 21 sec. Central Command encounter in the United Arab Emirates, unresolved.

SWIR and electro-optical sensors, 1 min 5 sec. Object described as diamond-shaped in the official report.

Infrared sensor, 4 min 57 sec. Longest UAE clip in the release set.

Infrared sensor, 43 sec. Central Command encounter in the United Arab Emirates, unresolved.

Infrared sensor, 10 sec. Short thermal clip from a Central Command encounter.

Infrared and electro-optical sensors, 14 sec. Dual-sensor capture from Central Command.

Infrared sensor, 10 sec. Officially unresolved despite initial assessment as probable aircraft.

Infrared sensor, 5 sec. Brief thermal acquisition initially described as a possible missile. Unresolved.