Organization
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Also known as FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. domestic law-enforcement and counter-intelligence agency, collected "flying disc" reports from the late 1940s. Its files include the 1950 Guy Hottel memo and an investigation of the "Majestic 12" documents, both filed here.
The FBI is the second-largest contributor to the PURSUE releases, with 104 records so far.
Sources: FBI Vault · PURSUE records
Facts and claims
- documented FBI files include the 22 March 1950 Guy Hottel memo, relaying third-hand a claim that three “flying saucers” had been recovered in New Mexico. Source: FBI “Guy Hottel” memo
- documented The FBI is the second-largest contributor to the PURSUE releases, with 104 records across releases 01–06. Source: PURSUE — Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters
Connected files
Documents
- FBI file: Majestic 12 (produced)
- GAO report on the Roswell crash records (B-262046, July 28, 1995) (quoted in) — It quotes the FBI's 8 July 1947 message that the disc and balloon were being sent to Wright Field
- FBI “Guy Hottel” memo (produced)
Incidents
- Western U.S. national security site triangle sighting (recorded) — The agents' written statement was recorded by the FBI (FD-302, FBI-UAP-D043)
People
- Guy Hottel (staff)
Official records (PURSUE)
- 65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844 — 65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844 (released)
- 65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-26505 — 65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-26505 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_001 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_001 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_002 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_002 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_003 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_003 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_004 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_004 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_005 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_005 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_006 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_006 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_007 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_007 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_008 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_008 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_009 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_009 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_010 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_010 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_153 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_153 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_164 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_164 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_220 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_220 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_403 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_403 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_438 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_438 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_449 — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_449 (released)
- 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A — 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_SUB_A (released)
- FBI Photo A001 — FBI Photo A001 (released)
- FBI Photo A002 — FBI Photo A002 (released)
- FBI Photo A003 — FBI Photo A003 (released)
- FBI Photo A004 — FBI Photo A004 (released)
- FBI Photo A005 — FBI Photo A005 (released)
- FBI Photo A006 — FBI Photo A006 (released)
- FBI Photo A007 — FBI Photo A007 (released)
- FBI Photo A008 — FBI Photo A008 (released)
- FBI Photo B001 — FBI Photo B001 (released)
- FBI Photo B002 — FBI Photo B002 (released)
- FBI Photo B003 — FBI Photo B003 (released)
- FBI Photo B004 — FBI Photo B004 (released)
- FBI Photo B005 — FBI Photo B005 (released)
- FBI Photo B006 — FBI Photo B006 (released)
- FBI Photo B007 — FBI Photo B007 (released)
- FBI Photo B008 — FBI Photo B008 (released)
- FBI Photo B009 — FBI Photo B009 (released)
- FBI Photo B010 — FBI Photo B010 (released)
- FBI Photo B011 — FBI Photo B011 (released)
- FBI Photo B012 — FBI Photo B012 (released)
- FBI Photo B013 — FBI Photo B013 (released)
- FBI Photo B014 — FBI Photo B014 (released)
- FBI Photo B015 — FBI Photo B015 (released)
- FBI Photo B016 — FBI Photo B016 (released)
- FBI Photo B017 — FBI Photo B017 (released)
- FBI Photo B018 — FBI Photo B018 (released)
- FBI Photo B019 — FBI Photo B019 (released)
- FBI Photo B020 — FBI Photo B020 (released)
- FBI Photo B021 — FBI Photo B021 (released)
- FBI Photo B022 — FBI Photo B022 (released)
- FBI Photo B023 — FBI Photo B023 (released)
- FBI Photo B024 — FBI Photo B024 (released)
- FBI September 2023 Sighting - Composite Sketch — FBI September 2023 Sighting - Composite Sketch (released)
- FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 003 — FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 003 (released)
- FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 004 — FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 004 (released)
- FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 005 — FBI September 2023 Sighting - Serial 005 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D001 — FD-302, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado Springs, 2022 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D002 — FD-1057, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado Springs, 2022 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D003 — Digital Rendering, Unresolved UAP Report, Colorado Springs, 2022 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D004 — FD-1057-02, Northeastern United States, 2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D005 — FD-1057-04, Northeastern United States, 2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D006 — FD-1057-05, Northeastern United States, 2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D007 — FD-1057-06, Northeastern United States, 2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D008 — FD-1057-07, Northeastern United States, 2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D009 — FD-302-67, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D010 — FD-302-71, “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D011 — D/FBI Correspondence Referral, 1949 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D012 — Newark Field Office, 1952-1967 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D013 — Washington State ‘UFO’ Investigation, 1952-1960 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D014 — Correspondence Relating to UFO Sightings, 1967, 1974 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D014 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-1, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D015 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-2, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D016 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-1, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D017 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-2, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D018 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-3, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D019 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-4, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D020 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-5, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D021 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 1-3, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D022 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-6, Western United States Event, 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D023 — Digital Rendering, Narrative Statement 2-7, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D024 — FD-302, “Airborne Lights and Triangle,” 2002, 2023-2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D025 — Digital Rendering, “Airborne Triangle,” 2002 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D026 — FD-302, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D027 — Digital Rendering, “Dark Translucent Triangle,” 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D028 — FD-302, “Dark Triangle with Lights,” 2011 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D029 — Digital Rendering, “Dark Triangle with Lights,” 2011 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D030 — FD-302, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D031 — Digital Rendering, “Large Triangle with Red Lights,” 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D032 — FD-302, “Slow-moving Objects,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D033 — FD-302, “Thermally Elevated Aerial Object,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D037 — FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D038 — Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D039 — Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D040 — FD-302, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D041 — Digital Rendering 1, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D042 — Digital Rendering 2, “Multiple Red Lights,” 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-D043 — FD-302, Unidentified Aerial Object Observation Report, 2026 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR001 — “Triangle Orbs,” Northeastern United States, 2021 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR002 — “Red Orb Rotation,” Northeastern United States, 2022 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR003 — “Orbs Over the Pond,” 2024 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR004 — “Northeastern Orb Sighting,” 2025 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR005 — Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-1, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR006 — Digital Recreation, Narrative Statement 3-2, Western United States Event, 2023 (released)
- FBI-UAP-PR007 — “Slow-moving Objects,” 2026 (released)
- USPER Statement about UAP Sighting — USPER Statement about UAP Sighting (released)
Mentioned in this file
Mentioned in videos
- Citizen Hearing 2013: A Global Phenomenon, Part 2
- Kenneth Arnold and the first UFOs, with Arnold's 1947 radio interview (Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World, 2019)
- Rick Doty with George Knapp, part 2: MJ-12, the FBI and UFO cover stories for secret aircraft (Mystery Wire, 2019 interview)
- Richard Doty on disinformation, Paul Bennewitz and Linda Moulton Howe (Rebelliously Curious with Chrissy Newton, The Debrief, February 2025)
- Understanding UAP: Science, National Security & Innovation (House Oversight and Government Reform)
- Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection
- Former DISA contractor Kevin Campbell: UAP seen live on MQ-9 feeds over East Asian seas (Americans for Safe Aerospace, 2026)
- Rep. Eric Burlison on the Dr. Phil Podcast: "A Congressman Was Briefed on a Secret Test to Lure UFOs" (15 October 2026)
- What Trump’s Files Are About To Expose About UAPs & Nonhuman Observers — Luis Elizondo Warns Us
- "I Retrieved a UFO With My Helicopter!" -Jake Barber
- Breaking UFO Story: ‘Immaculate Constellation’ UFO Program (Ft. Michael Shellenberger)
- Air Force veterans abducted by aliens reunite 50 years later: Woods & Johnson (American Alchemy, 2026)
- Joe McMoneagle - CIA's Project Stargate | SRS #95
Mentioned in documents and records
- An Alien Harvest: Further Evidence Linking Animal Mutilations and Human Abductions to Alien Life Forms
- Case MJ-12: The True Story Behind the Government's UFO Conspiracies
- Exempt from Disclosure: The Disturbing Case About the UFO Coverup
- Top Secret/Majic: Operation Majestic-12 and the United States Government's UFO Cover-up
- The U.S. has recovered the bodies of non-human beings from crashed craft
- Government UFO disinformation
- War Department UAP/UFO page
- PURSUE Release 01
- PURSUE Release 03
- PURSUE Release 04
- PURSUE Release 05
- PURSUE Release 07: federal agents' triangle sighting and AAWSAP's working files
- Pantex nuclear weapons plant incursion
- Upper Heyford triangle (Dan Isbell)
- Western U.S. military facility orb encounter
- UAP Science Advisory Council
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base