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The top 10 UFO encounters revealed throughout the decades as Pentagon declassifies files

Nypost · · 510 words · By New York Post
Government Declassification UFO/UAP Sightings
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The War Department dumped 162 declassified files on Friday that show thousands of “flying saucers” reported in our skies since the 1940s.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the US Department of War released 162 declassified UAP files on May 8, 2026, as part of the PURSUE system.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De…
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“Pan Am Captain Alpheus Powell was cruising toward La Guardia when he spotted a bright orange, “fuselage-sized” cylinder pacing his plane.”
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While general UFO lists and cylinder-shaped sightings are mentioned, there is no specific evidence in the provided results regarding Captain Alpheus Powell or a flight to La Guardia in 1947.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following list contains only notable graduates and former students of Columbia College, the undergraduate liberal arts division of Columbia University, and its predecessor, from 1754 to 1776, King…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Columbia_College_peopl…
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web search NEUTRAL — List of reported UFO sightings Most commonly reported shapes in UFO sightings gathered in the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) Online Database [1] This is a list of notable reported sightings of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings
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web search NEUTRAL — An unidentified flying object (UFO) is any aerial object or optical phenomenon not readily identifiable to the observer. UFOs became a major subject of interest following the development of rocketry a…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-object
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“His navigator, W. White, saw a deep gold, elliptical craft doing 175 mph. He described it as about 15 feet long and 2-5 feet deep.”
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The evidence provided consists of unit converters and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Dole Air Race, etc.); there is no mention of navigator W. White or the specific craft described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Polynesian navigation or Polynesian wayfinding was used for thousands of years to enable long voyages across thousands of kilometres of the open Pacific Ocean. Polynesians made contact with nearly eve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_navigation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santa Fe College is a public college in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida College System and offers both associate and baccalaureate degree programs. Established in 1965 b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_College
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was a tragic air race across the Pacific Ocean from northern California to the Territory of Hawaii in August 1927. Of the 18 official and unofficial en…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dole_Air_Race
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“Officer Lonnie Zamora thought he was chasing a speeder in New Mexico, but he found something much weirder. A mystery craft touched down, leaving behind four rectangular indentations in the dirt and three patches of charred grass before blasting off.”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms the Lonnie Zamora incident on April 24, 1964, near Socorro, New Mexico, involving a shiny object and a police officer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lonnie is a given name usually used for males.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lonnie Zamora incident was an alleged UFO sighting that occurred on April 24, 1964 near Socorro, New Mexico when Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora claimed he saw two people beside a shiny objec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Zamora_incident
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Socorro (, sə-KOR-oh) is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet (1,396 m). At the 2020 census, the population was 8,707.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socorro,_New_Mexico
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“Sweden’s version of “Men in Black” spent years investigating a UFO that took a dive into a local lake. Intelligence was so convinced that they sent down naval divers, who found a massive, uncharted crater on the lake floor they attributed to a crashed saucer.”
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The web search results provided are completely irrelevant (discussing mRNA and blood circulation) and do not mention Swedish intelligence or lake craters.
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web search NEUTRAL — Who discovered messenger RNA? Open AccessMatthew Cobb.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098221…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who should perform gdmt in patients with HF and coexisting valve disease?
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063
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web search NEUTRAL — 6. Who discovered the circulation of blood? 7. They are selling delicious fruit ice cream there now.Давайте переведем эти предложения в пассивный залог. Важно помнить структуру пассивного залога: форм…
https://www.euroki.org/koza/uprazhnenie--peredayte-sleduyusc…
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“Near a Soviet missile base, seven military members watched three glowing disks pull a “Houdini.” When a Soviet fighter jet tried to close in, the UFOs hit the gas so hard that the supersonic jet looked like it was standing still.”
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The evidence mentions Soviet aircraft (Yak-141, MiG-31) but does not corroborate the specific event of seven military members witnessing glowing disks outpace a jet in 1989.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Yakovlev Yak-141, also known as the Yak-41, is a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff/landing fighter aircraft designed by Yakovlev. Intended as a replacement for the Yak-38, it was designed as a su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-141
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web search NEUTRAL — ufo videos Five U.S. Navy Sailors Saw the Glowing ‘Tic Tac’-Shaped UFO.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a63549222…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'I knew it must be a Soviet fighter, probably a MiG-31, then the newest Soviet interceptor. 'I raised my periscope and saw too that we were leaving a long contrail. 'I knew the fighter could see our c…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-3993738/The-duel-skie…
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“A French student pilot during a solo night flight saw a “comet-tailed” green sphere envelope his jet. The object grazed his wing before vanishing. Ground radar saw absolutely nothing.”
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The evidence provided for 1976 contains general historical facts and copyright laws, but nothing regarding a French student pilot or a green sphere.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Copyright Act of 1976 extends copyright duration for an additional 19 years in the United States. The Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is placed on the list of endangered species.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 20, 2025 · This quick read presents a collection of fun facts, trivia, and historical events from the year 1976.
https://thosewerethedays.substack.com/p/the-year-1976-fun-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2024 · Discover the most significant events of 1976, from world-changing political decisions to cultural milestones. Explore the key moments that shaped history during this pivotal year
https://takemeback.to/events/date/1976
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“A French Mirage IV crew nearly collided with a glowing craft at 31,000 feet.”
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While the Dassault Mirage IV is confirmed as a French aircraft, there is no evidence in the provided results of a near-collision with a glowing craft in 1977.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dassault Mirage IV is a supersonic strategic bomber and deep-reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_IV
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web search NEUTRAL — Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d25XUgkwt4o
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web search NEUTRAL — Bandura A (1977) Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1977-25733-001
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“The crew of Air France Flight 3532 saw an 800-foot-long behemoth hanging in the sky. The craft morphed from a “brown bell” into a “lens” before vanishing instantly. This time, radar confirmed the bogey was right where the pilots said it was.”
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No evidence was found after searching for Air France Flight 3532 or the described 800-foot craft.
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“A metallic, “rugby ball” shaped craft sparked a city-wide blackout in Antananarivo.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for a rugby ball-shaped craft causing a blackout in Antananarivo.
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“Last November, a solid unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) was caught on camera over Syria. It zipped along at 424 knots for seven minutes”
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“Three veteran pilots over Kazakhstan watched a light show for 40 minutes as a UFO pulled high-G corkscrews. The object left contrails at a staggering 100,000 feet”
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