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FBIMay 8, 2026PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

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Summary

This report from the Department of War and FBI includes investigative records and eyewitness testimonies about Unidentified Flying Objects documented between June 1947 and July 1968. It contains high-profile incident accounts, photographs from locations like Oak Ridge, TN, and discussions on potential propulsion systems.

Key highlights

  • Witnesses reported seeing a flying disc in Hackensack, New Jersey on August 3, 1947.p.4

    a 'Flying Disc' had been reported to have been seen at Hackensack
  • Charles Caselia described the object as round and black, moving too fast for a balloon.p.4

    a round, black object moving from south to north
  • Joyce McFarland saw the object and described it as round and silver-blue, appearing to revolve.p.6

    she said that it was round and silver-blue in color
  • Investigators noted that the object was seen by multiple witnesses, including a soldier and a local resident.p.4

    a soldier stationed at Fort Dix, observing
  • The report includes a teletype about a plane crash in Kelso, Washington, unrelated to the discs.p.24

    the crash of the B-Twentyfive at Kelso, WN.

Outliers

  • The document references a separate investigation into a plane crash that was initially suspected to involve flying discs.p.24

    there is no question of the crash of the B-Twentyfive at Kelso

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / FBI
via FBI Vault
Public domain (US Government work)
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