Timeline: 1944-2026

All documented incidents in chronological order

A chronological view of the incidents documented in the archive — from 1940s wartime 'foo fighter' reports, through Cold War cables and Apollo-era astronaut sightings, to modern military encounters. Each entry links to the declassified document behind it.

127 incidents

1944-1948 — Dawn of the era

1947-1977 — FBI Flying Discs era

1969-1973 — Apollo and Skylab era

1985-1994 — State Department cables

1996-2015 — Early modern reports

2016-2026 — Modern DoW era