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DOWJune 12, 2026PURSUE Release 03 (June 2026)

DOW-UAP-D088, U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

Summary

Includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.

Key highlights

  • Witnesses reported seeing a large cloud of smoke and hearing a loud explosion.p.3

    a big cloud of smoke remained in the sky
  • Eyewitness accounts describe the object as a bright ball of fire with a vapor trail.p.15

    Vapor trail with ball of fire at head of trail

Outliers

  • Some witnesses described the object as resembling a rocket or a ball of fire.p.5

    this object of Feb. 18th was variously reported as a 'falling plane', a 'jet plane', and a 'ball of fire'.

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / DoW
Public domain (US Government work)
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