The New York Times reveals the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), a secret Pentagon UAP study funded 2007–2012. The article includes declassified gun-camera footage of two encounters.

The Pentagon officially releases three UAP videos — 'FLIR1', 'Gimbal', and 'GoFast' — previously leaked by former AATIP director Luis Elizondo and To The Stars Academy.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence delivers a 9-page preliminary assessment to Congress. Of 144 UAP reports reviewed (mostly 2004–2021), only 1 could be explained. 18 displayed unusual flight characteristics.

The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) creates the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) within the Pentagon, mandating centralized collection, analysis, and reporting of UAP data across all military branches.

Former intelligence official David Grusch testifies under oath before the House Oversight Committee, alleging a decades-long U.S. government program to retrieve and reverse-engineer non-human craft. The DoD denies the claims.

AARO releases its first Historical Record Report covering UAP programs from 1945 to the present. Reviews 800+ cases. Finds no verifiable evidence of non-human intelligence but documents systemic failures in how UAP data was processed and shared.

DoD releases its first tranche of declassified UAP-related documents under the congressionally mandated transparency process established by the 2022 and 2024 NDAAs.

DoD releases its second tranche of UAP documents, including additional pilot encounter reports and sensor data from restricted airspace near military installations.

DoD releases its third tranche, the focus of today's reporting. Includes fresh accounts of unexplained 'orbs' observed by military personnel near nuclear facilities and carrier strike groups. Objects described as spherical with no visible propulsion and unusual flight characteristics.