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

Summary

This is an FBI case file (62-HQ-83894) covering UFO and flying disc reports spanning over two decades, from June 1947 to July 1968. It brings together eyewitness testimonies, investigative records, public reports, photographic evidence, and media coverage into one consolidated file. This version is described as more complete than the copy on the FBI's public vault, with fewer redactions and some previously withheld pages now included.

Key Findings

• 1The file contains photographic evidence gathered from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a major nuclear facility, suggesting UFO activity was reported near sensitive government sites.
• 2The case file spans 21 years of documentation, from the very beginning of the modern UFO era in June 1947 through July 1968, capturing the full arc of Cold War-era UFO reporting.
• 3The file includes technical proposals related to potential propulsion systems, suggesting the FBI was at least receiving material that analyzed how these objects might be powered.
• 4Researcher accounts and convention programs are included, meaning the FBI was tracking civilian UFO investigators and organized UFO research communities of the era.
• 5This release is described as more complete than the version already on the FBI Vault, with newly declassified pages and only minor redactions remaining.