UAP Task Force Archives

Incursions at the Border: Homeland Security Agents Tell of Encounters With Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Sightings and video footage of aerial objects that defied explanation led one Customs and Border Patrol Agent to push for the creation of a UAP Task Force within the DHS.

Tim McMillan, Micah Hanks and Christopher Plain·May 27, 2022

Sightings and video footage of aerial objects that defied explanation led one Customs and Border Patrol Agent to push for the creation of a UAP Task Force within the DHS.

Complete Transcript of Congress’s Historic Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Tim McMillan·May 18, 2022

The complete transcript, including full-resolution versions of the videos shown at the historic Congressional hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.

What’s The Air Force Really Trying To Hide?

Debrief Art·February 4, 2022

Last June, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released a public report entitled Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. The report...

Preliminary Assessment: The Pentagon’s New UAP Investigative Group

Micah Hanks·November 25, 2021

This week, we examine the DoD's all new UAP investigation effort, the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group.

DoD Announces the Establishment of “Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group” to Study UAP

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the AOIMSG will assume the current duties of the Navy’s UAP task force.

Micah Hanks·November 24, 2021

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks says the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) will assume the current duties of the Navy’s UAP task force.

The FAA Finally Admits it Documents Reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Micah Hanks·August 13, 2021

The FAA has now confirmed that it documents UFO reports, in contrast with the agency's history of avoiding involvement with the subject.

UFOs: The Cycle Continues

Micah Hanks·August 11, 2021

This week we examine the cycles of UFO interest throughout time, the pattern that emerges, and why current events involving the subject may represent something new for the future of UAP studies.

Pentagon’s UAP Task Force to Gain Broader Access to Intelligence on UFOs

New bill will give the task force unfettered access to UFO data, reports, and records.

Micah Hanks·August 7, 2021

The Navy's UAP Task Force will now have greater access to information collected by U.S. intelligence agencies about unidentified aerial phenomena, according to a new bill.

The UAP Report: Knowns and Unknowns

Micah Hanks·July 1, 2021

Welcome to this week’s Intelligence Brief… on the heels of last week’s big release of the UAP Task...

Pentagon Told to “Formalize” Its Investigation of UFOs, Possibly Expand UAP Task Force

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks Orders Pentagon to Provide UAPTF More Resources and Support.

Christopher Plain·June 26, 2021

Moments after the UAP report was released to the public, the DoD has been tasked to expand their efforts to investigate this mystery.

Government Releases Highly Anticipated Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Tim McMillan and Micah Hanks·June 25, 2021

A highly anticipated report detailing the U.S. government's assessments of military encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) has just been released.

Devices of Unknown Origin Part III: “Mr. Secretary, We Don’t Know”

Tim McMillan·June 25, 2021

In 1969, when the Condon Committee issued its final report condemning the subject of UFOs, Ray Mabus was...

SETI and UAP: An Uneasy Alliance?

Micah Hanks·June 23, 2021

This week we look at SETI and UAP, and why some scientists think common ground exists between these very different areas of study.

House Intelligence Committee Members Just Received a Classified Briefing on UFO Findings

A Congressional hearing could soon follow; it would be a political event decades in the making.

Micah Hanks·June 17, 2021

On Wednesday, members of the House Intelligence Committee received a classified briefing with U.S. Navy and FBI officials on unidentified aerial phenomena.

China Confirms It Has Its Own UFO Task Force

Chinese Military Said to Be Using AI to Track an Increase in “Unidentified Air Conditions.”

Tim McMillan and MJ Banias·June 4, 2021

With the looming release of a national intelligence report detailing U.S. military encounters with “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” or...

White House Says President Biden Supports the Pentagon’s UAP Investigations

The ODNI's report is underway, but Psaki says "in terms of disclosure, that would be up to them."

Micah Hanks·May 26, 2021

The White House acknowledged current efforts by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to produce a report on unidentified aerial phenomenon, more commonly known as UFOs, during a press briefing on Tuesday.

Pentagon Confirms Leaked Video Showing “Transmedium” UFO is Authentic

Micah Hanks·May 14, 2021

The Pentagon has confirmed that recently leaked UAP footage was obtained by the US Navy, and is being examined by the UAP Task Force.

Pentagon Confirms Leaked UFO Images Are Authentic

Tim McMillan·April 10, 2021

The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. Navy personnel captured several leaked images and a video depicting unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP.

“It isn’t Ours.” Marco Rubio Says the Government is Taking Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Seriously

Micah Hanks·March 24, 2021

Marco Rubio recently weighed in on unidentified aerial phenomena, saying that the “stigma” associated with the subject has hindered government efforts at studying it.

The Decades-Long UFO Taboo the Biden Administration Will Have to Face

Tim McMillan and Tom Rogan·January 19, 2021

After more than 70 years of avoidance, the Biden administration may find itself in a position of being unable to avoid the UFO taboo.

UFOs Are Still a Mystery, and 2020 Showed Us the DoD is Paying Attention

2020 has seen many advances related to UFOs, but the subject remains a historical mystery and a challenge to science.

Micah Hanks·December 31, 2020

2020 has seen many advances related to unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs, but the subject remains a historical mystery and a challenge to science.

Year in Review: The Nashville Bombing, and UFOs in 2020

Micah Hanks·December 31, 2020

New details about the Christmas Day Nashville Bombing, UFO developments related to the military in 2020, and COVID stimulus checks for the deceased are all topics in this week's Intelligence Brief.

UAP Task Force to Provide Report to Senate Intelligence Committee

The recent passing of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 2021 may help shed light on the Pentagon's current investigations into UFOs.

Ryan Sprague and Tim McMillan·December 29, 2020

While the Intelligence Authorization Act for 2021 has been passed, questions remain about a forthcoming report by the Navy's UAP Task Force.

Leaked UFO Photo Surfaces Showing Purported “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena”

Taken from the cockpit of an F/A-18 fighter jet, the photo shows an unidentified aerial object as it hovered above the ocean.

Tim McMillan·December 3, 2020

Taken from the cockpit of an F/A-18 fighter jet, the photo shows purported unidentified aerial phenomena observed as it hovered above the ocean.

‘Fast Movers’ and Transmedium Vehicles – The Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force

Classified briefings and intelligence Reports offer an unprecedented glimpse into The Pentagon’s current investigation of UFOs.

Tim McMillan·December 2, 2020

Classified briefings and intelligence Reports offer an unprecedented glimpse of the UAP Task Force and The Pentagon’s current investigation of UFOs.

The DoD Has Officially Announced It Has a UAP Task Force

What will the military's review of information about UAP reveal?

Micah Hanks·August 18, 2020

The latest in a now long series of developments related to government studies of unidentified aerial phenomena, more...