FBI PDF — Case File 62-HQ-83894 (2026)

Summary

This is Section 4 of the FBI's main UFO case file (62-HQ-83894), covering reported incidents, eyewitness accounts, and related records from June 1947 through July 1968. It includes investigative records, photographic evidence from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, public reports, and technical proposals about propulsion systems. This version is described as more complete than what the FBI has previously posted publicly, with fewer redactions and some previously missing pages restored.

Key Findings

• 1The file spans over 21 years of FBI-documented UFO activity, from the very beginning of the modern 'flying disc' era in June 1947 through July 1968.
• 2Photographic evidence from Oak Ridge, Tennessee — a major nuclear facility — is specifically referenced as part of the file's contents.
• 3The file contains technical proposals related to potential propulsion systems connected to the UFO phenomenon, suggesting some analysis went beyond simple witness reports.
• 4This release is described as more complete than the version on the FBI's public Vault website, with newly declassified pages and only minor redactions remaining.
• 5The file also includes researcher accounts, convention programs, and extensive media coverage from the period, showing the FBI tracked public discourse around UFOs, not just incidents.