Events in 2025
Internal DoD/USAF emails from April 2025 discussing the classification level of UAP sighting reports in the INDOPACOM AOR. The correspondence confirms that specific 'tearline' reports of UAP sightings can be considered UNCLASSIFIED.
A Department of Defense sensor image, cleared for open publication in 2026. The image shows an unidentified object and includes a recommendation from USCENTCOM Chief of Staff MG Richard A. Harrison to AARO.
A 2025 report details a UAP incident involving a helicopter search for orbs/lights. A senior US intelligence official and federal partners observed multiple UAP, some described as 'super-hot' on FLIR, performing high-speed maneuvers and forming patterns.
A senior U.S. intelligence officer recounts a 2025 helicopter mission to investigate UAP sightings on a test range. The mission involved close encounters with orb-like phenomena, observed via FLIR, NVG, and the naked eye, alongside fighter jets.