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Everything UFO-shaped that is scheduled, claimed, rumored or prophesied for 2027. Open a row for the full story, pictures, footage and sources.
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The footage everyone cites
The three Navy videos the Pentagon made official in 2020, and the hearings, documentary and film that turned them into a countdown.
FLIR1, the “Tic Tac”14 November 2004, USS Nimitz strike group off San Diego. The object pilots including David Fravor described as a white Tic Tac with no wings or exhaust.US Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsGIMBAL21 January 2015, USS Theodore Roosevelt off Florida. A pilot can be heard saying “Look at that thing, dude!” as the object appears to rotate.US Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsGOFAST2015, also from the Theodore Roosevelt group. A small object appears to race low over the ocean.US Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
26 July 2023. The former intelligence officer tells Congress, under oath, that the US has a decades-long crash-retrieval programme. The Pentagon denies it.
Ten years ago UFOs were a punchline. Here is the decade that put a year on the departures board.
2017
The New York Times breaks AATIP
On 16 December the Times reveals a secret Pentagon UFO programme and publishes Navy footage. UFOs go from fringe to front page.
2020
The Pentagon makes the videos official
On 27 April the Department of Defense formally releases FLIR1, GIMBAL and GOFAST, calling the objects unidentified.
2021
The first government UAP report
The intelligence community reviews 144 military reports and can explain exactly one: a deflating balloon.
2022
Congress holds its first UFO hearing in 50 years
In May, the House Intelligence Committee hears from Pentagon officials. In July, the Pentagon sets up AARO to investigate.
2023
Grusch testifies under oath
Former intelligence officer David Grusch tells Congress the US holds non-human craft and “biologics”. In February, John Ramirez first says “2027”.
2024
A second hearing, and AARO pushes back
AARO's historical report finds no evidence of alien technology. In November, Lue Elizondo and others testify anyway.
2025
Whistleblowers, a documentary and a stalled law
Jake Barber goes public with retrieval claims, Luna's task force holds hearings, the Disclosure Act is stripped from the defense bill again, and The Age of Disclosure hits Prime Video.
2026
The government starts dumping files
The president orders UFO records released in February. The PURSUE programme posts seven batches from May to October, Spielberg's Disclosure Day opens, and the House votes the Disclosure Act into the 2027 defense bill.
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