UFO and UAP cases with infrared or other sensor data
21 well-documented UFO/UAP encounters backed by infrared or other sensor data, 1908 to 2024: 8 explained, 8 unresolved, 3 disputed, 1 identified, 1 unassessed. Each case has its sources, timeline and the official or best explanation.
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- Tunguska explosion EXPLAINED
- Arrey, New Mexico — a theodolite track by a Skyhook balloon crew UNRESOLVED
- RB-47 radar–ECM–visual encounter UNRESOLVED
- Berwyn Mountains "crash" EXPLAINED
- Hessdalen lights UNRESOLVED
- Howden Moor — sonic booms and the search for a crash DISPUTED
- Mexican Air Force FLIR — Campeche EXPLAINED
- USS Nimitz "Tic Tac" UNRESOLVED
- Chelyabinsk meteor — and the “UFO that shot it down” EXPLAINED
- Aguadilla thermal video (DHS) EXPLAINED
- Chilean Navy helicopter FLIR video DISPUTED
- USS Theodore Roosevelt — Gimbal & GoFast DISPUTED
- AARO’s “Southeast Asia Triangles” — fishing nets IDENTIFIED
- Three objects on a Western U.S. military range EXPLAINED
- AC-130J “cold orbs” over the Gulf of Oman UNRESOLVED
- MQ-9 "Middle East orb" UNRESOLVED
- MQ-9 records object with "wake" — South Asia EXPLAINED
- AARO’s “Eglin UAP” — a lighting balloon EXPLAINED
- Tyndall "Tic Tac" — USCG C-144 UNASSESSED
- The teardrop with a pole — United Arab Emirates UNRESOLVED
- The Yemen orb and the Hellfire — shown to Congress UNRESOLVED
By evidence
- Official government documents 158
- Many independent witnesses 135
- Military witnesses 74
- Pilot and aircrew witnesses 57
- Photographs 55
- Video footage 53
- Radar tracking 48
- Physical traces 39
- Police witnesses 36
- Audio recordings or radio transcripts 15
- Reported electromagnetic effects 13
- Documented physiological effects 11
- Motion-picture film 6