*By George M. Eberhart*
*[**Note: **This is an excerpt from **UFOs and Intelligence: A Timeline,** which is kept up to date on the CUFOS website.]*
[image: The Major Cities Chiefs Association, the organization representing US police executives in large US cities, in June 2024 issued an information resource on UAP.]
January — A group called UAP Sweden announces a European Crash Retrieval Initiative that aims to map, locate, and possibly visit credible UFO/UAP crash sites in Europe. (“European Crash Retrieval Initiative <www.ecr-initiative.org/>”)
January — The Centro de Identificatión Aerospacial of the Argentine Air Force presents an analysis of 82 UFO cases that were reported in 2023, explaining them all as having natural causes. (Rubén Lianza, *Informe de Resolución de Casos Recibidos en 2023* <www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/2018/11/informe-ciae-2023.pdf> *,* Centro de Identificación Aerospacial, 2024)
January 4 — In an apparent extension of the December drone incidents above Langley, an F-22 Raptor stealth fighter encounters a small drone above or near Joint Base Langley-Eustis near Hampton, Virginia, forcing it to deviate from its course to avoid a collision. (Kyle Warfel and Christopher Sharp, “F-22 Near Miss with Unidentified Object Outside Langley AFB, <www.liberationtimes.com/home/f-22-near-miss-with-unidentified-object-outside-langley-afb-drone-incursions-extended-beyond-december-2023-as-questions-are-raised-about-usaf-transparency>” Liberation Times, October 24, 2024)
January 5 — The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence denies The Black Vault’s request for records related to UFO whistleblower David Grusch <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims> from May 2022 when he submitted a “Disclosure of Urgent Concerns” to the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community. A subsequent appeal is also denied on February 21. (John Greenewald, “FOIA Request for Access to UFO Whistleblower Documents Denied by Intelligence Agency, <www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/foia-request-for-access-to-ufo-whistleblower-documents-denied-by-intelligence-agency/>” The Black Vault, January 8, 2024; John Greenewald, “The Black Vault’s Appeal Rejected in Pursuit of UFO Whistleblower’s Communications with ICIG, <www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/the-black-vaults-appeal-rejected-in-pursuit-of-ufo-whistleblowers-communications-with-icig/>” The Black Vault, February 21, 2024)
January 7 — Alain Juillet <fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Juillet>, former director of intelligence within the French General Directorate of External Security (DGSE), tells UAPCheck News in an interview: “What is terrible about unidentified objects, flying or otherwise, is that these are systems against which our armies are incapable of responding. We are faced with something we do not control.” He thinks a key characteristic is their transmedium abilities—to become unidentified submerged objects with little transition. (“OVNI: Alain Juillet, ancien directeur du renseignement de la DGSE @OPENBOXTVfr,
January 8 — AARO provides additional information to whistleblower David Grusch <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims> to address his concerns about confidentiality and classification handling and offering a standing invitation for an interview. (John Greenewald, “FOIA Documents Reveal AARO’s Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch, <www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/foia-documents-reveal-aaros-authorized-and-repeated-attempts-to-engage-with-david-grusch/>” The Black Vault, April 18, 2024)
January 9 — A new bill, the Safe Airspace for Americans Act, is introduced into the House of Representatives by Reps. Robert Garcia <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garcia_(California_politician)> (D-Calif.) and Glenn Grothman <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Grothman> (R-Wis.). It aims to encourage UAP reporting to the Federal Aviation Administration by pilots and other civilian aviation personnel and offers legal protection against repercussions. The FAA would also be required to collect data and conduct investigations into UAP reports it receives, after which the information is to be shared with the DoD’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). (“Safe Airspace for Americans Act, <robertgarcia.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/robertgarcia.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/garcro_065_xml.pdf>” US House, January 9, 2024; Micah Hanks, “New Bipartisan Bill Aims to Strengthen UAP Reporting from Civilian Pilots and Aviation Personnel, <thedebrief.org/new-bipartisan-bill-aims-to-strengthen-uap-reporting-from-civilian-pilots-and-aviation-personnel/>” The Debrief, January 11, 2024)
January 12 — Morning. Legislators on the House Oversight Committee receive a closed-door briefing on UAPs from Thomas Monheim <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Monheim>, inspector general of the intelligence community. Many emerging from the meeting say they remain frustrated in their attempts to get more information on David Grusch <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims>’s sensational claims. However, Rep. Robert Garcia <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garcia_(California_politician)> (D-Calif.) says that “it’s reasonable to say that everyone that was in the room received probably new information.” Rep. Tim Burchett <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burchett> (R-Tenn.) says the meeting provided “some validity to what’s been said.” (“Lawmakers Investigating UAPs, or UFOs, Remain Frustrated after Closed-Door Briefing with Government Watchdog, <www.cbsnews.com/news/uap-ufo-briefing-house-inspector-general-intelligence-community/>” CBS News, January 12, 2024; “U.F.O.s Remain a Mystery to Lawmakers after Classified Briefing, <www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/politics/ufos-aliens-classified-briefing.html> ” *New York Times,* January 12, 2024; “Burchett: Classified UFO Briefing ‘Energized’ Congress on Issue, More Hearings Expected, <thehill.com/homenews/house/4406775-burchett-classified-ufo-briefing-energized-congress/>” The Hill, January 13, 2024)
January 12 — Scientists from the Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses del Ministerio Público in Lima, Peru, present the results of their analysis of alleged humanoid mummies confiscated at the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima in October 2023 when they were in the process of being shipped to Mexico. Forensic archaeologist Flavio Estrada Moreno demonstrates that the mummies seized were constructs made up of composite bones from birds and mammals and assembled with metal plates and dressed in miniature human clothes. (“Especialistas del Ministerio Público confirmaron que momias incautadas en el aeropuerto Jorge Chávez no son reales, <www.gob.pe/institucion/cultura/noticias/893041-especialistas-del-ministerio-publico-confirmaron-que-momias-incautadas-en-el-aeropuerto-jorge-chavez-no-son-reales>” Government of Peru, Nota de prensa, January 12, 2024)
January 15 — Frédéric Courtade succeeds Vincent Costes as head of the French UFO agency, GEIPAN (Groupe d’Étude et d’Informations sur les Phénomènes Aérospatiaux Nonidentifiés). A materials engineer, Courtade has had 20 years of technical and managerial experience with the French space agency CNES. (“Un nouveau responsable au GEIPAN à compter du 15 janvier 2024, <www.cnes-geipan.fr/index.php/fr/node/60359>” GEIPAN Actualités, February 12, 2024)
January 19 — Sean Kirkpatrick <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Kirkpatrick> asserts that his “Historical Record Report, Volume 1” is being prepared for delivery to Congress and the public, although it is unclear whether he is submitting it to the Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review. He also says that allegations of a crash/retrieval cover-up that “captured the attention of policymakers and the public, driving legislative battles and dominating the public narrative” are largely the product of former AATIP personnel, namely associates of Robert Bigelow <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bigelow>. He also states that “none of the conspiracy-minded whistleblowers” have come to AARO to provide their evidence. However, David Grusch <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims> says he was in email contact with AARO in October 2023, but was concerned about the way the office is handling classified compartmentalized information. (Sean Kirkpatrick, “Here’s What I Learned As the U.S. Government’s UFO Hunter, <web.archive.org/web/20240201075508/https:/www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-what-i-learned-as-the-u-s-governments-ufo-hunter/> ” *Scientific American,* January 19, 2024; Christopher Sharp, “Former UFO Office Director’s Opinions Draw Scrutiny on Impartiality and Investigation Handling, <www.liberationtimes.com/home/former-ufo-office-directors-opinions-draw-scrutiny-on-impartiality-and-investigation-handling>” Liberation Times, January 22, 2024; Billy Cox, “Yeah, Blame the Conspiracy Nuts, <lifeinjonestown.substack.com/p/yeah-blame-the-conspiracy-nuts>” Life in Jonestown, January 22, 2024)
January 23 — In a podcast with journalist Peter Bergen <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bergen>, former AARO head Sean Kirkpatrick <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Kirkpatrick> doubles down on unsubstantiated stories by a “core group of people” who are trying to get the government “involved in the business of investigating aliens.” (Peter L. Bergen, “Is the Pentagon Really Hiding Crashed Alien Spaceships? <www.peterbergen.com/podcast/#episode38>” In the Room podcast, January 23, 2024; Richard Luscombe, “Pentagon ex-UFO Chief Says Conspiracy Theorists in Government Drive Spending, <www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/27/sean-kirkpatrick-pentagon-ufo-conspiracy-theory-myths> ” *The Guardian* (UK), January 27, 2024)
January 24 — The Department of Defense Inspector General releases an unclassified summary of its August 15, 2023, report on the DoD’s actions regarding UAP. It reveals that different components within the DoD have developed varied processes for the collection, analysis, and identification of UAP incidents. This lack of uniformity and integration poses potential risks to national security and military forces. The summary states, “the DoD’s lack of a comprehensive, coordinated approach to address UAP may pose a threat to military forces and national security.” (“Unclassified Summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109, ‘Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,’ August 15, 2023, <media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/25/2003381266/-1/-1/1/UNCLASSIFIED%20SUMMARY_UNIDENTIFIED%20ANOMALOUS%20PHENOMENA%20SECURE.PDF>” Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, January 24, 2024; John Greenewald, “IG’s Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Finally Released, <www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/igs-evaluation-of-the-dods-actions-regarding-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-finally-released/>” The Black Vault, January 25, 2024; Howard Altman, “Watchdog Says Pentagon’s UAP Response May Pose Threat to National Security, <www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/watchdog-says-pentagons-uap-response-may-pose-threat-to-national-security>” The Drive: The War Zone, January 25, 2024)
January 30 —Larry J. Hancock, Ian M. Porritt, and other researchers associated with the Scientific Coalition of UAP Studies publish a third paper on reported UFO activities from 1945 to 1975, this time focusing on nine specific characteristics, including interactive flight, interference with military weapons systems, intrusions at military installations, and observed occupants. Their earlier two <www.explorescu.org/post/uap-pattern-recognition-study-1945-1975-us-military-atomic-warfare-complex> papers <www.explorescu.org/post/uap-indications-analysis-1945-1975-united-states-atomic-warfare-complex> in 2023 focused on incidents in the context of atomic weapons development and deployment. (Larry J. Hancock, Ian M. Porritt, et al., “UAP Activity Pattern Study 1945–1975, Military and Public Activities, <www.explorescu.org/post/uap-activity-pattern-study-1945-1975-military-and-public-activities>” Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, January 30, 2024)
January 31 — Portuguese MEP Francisco Guerreiro <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Guerreiro> poses a question in the European Parliament on why the preparatory work for an EU Space Law does not include a UAP reporting and monitoring system. (“UAP Monitoring and Reporting in the EU Space Law, <www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2024-000318_EN.html>” European Parliament, Parliamentary Question E-000318/2024, January 31, 2024; Jochen Ickinger, “UAP in the European Parliament, Part 2, <www.uapcheck.com/news/id/2024-02-13-uap-in-the-european-parliament-part-2>” UAP Check, February 28, 2024)
February — The inaugural issue of *Limina: The Journal of UAP Studies* is released by the Society for UAP Studies. It includes a research article by Massimo Teodorani <cufos.org/about-us/cufos-board-consultants-and-friends/massimo-teodorani/> titled “Investigating UAP Events Using Astronomical Techniques” that outlines the data on UAP that might be obtained through magnetometry, photometry, and spectroscopy. (*Limina: The Journal of UAP Studies* <www.societyforuapstudies.org/_files/ugd/2267bd_15ab10cd7745477c9b6c31988a18116a.pdf> 1, no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2024))
February — The MUFON Computer Management System suffers an unexpected shutdown for three months, resulting in the organization’s inability to log incoming UFO reports. The system is reinstated in May. (Kevin D. Randle, “Rob Swiatek, EM Effects, and a UFO Photo, <kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2024/09/rob-swiatek-em-effects-and-ufo-photo.html>” A Different Perspective, September 13, 2024)
February 5 — At a plenary session of the European Parliament held to discuss a new European Space Law, Portuguese MEP Francisco Guerreiro <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Guerreiro> calls for a Europe-wide coordinated reporting and investigation procedure for UAP in European airspace. European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Breton>, clarifies that UAP reports are handled by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. (Baptiste Friscourt, “MEP Francisco Guerreiro Calls for a UAP Space Law in the European Parliament, <sentinelnews.substack.com/p/mep-francisco-guerreiro-calls-for>” Sentinel News Substack, February 8, 2024; Christopher Sharp, “European Parliament Member Advocates for Unified Approach to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena in New Space Law, <www.liberationtimes.com/home/european-parliament-member-advocates-for-unified-approach-to-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-in-new-space-law>” Liberation Times, February 18, 2024)
February 6 — US government agencies have until the end of the current fiscal year to “review, identify, and organize each UAP record in its custody for disclosure to the public and transmission to the National Archives,” according to a memo sent by Laurence Brewer, chief records officer for the US Government, and Chris Naylor, NARA’s executive for research services. (Adam Mazmanian, “National Archives Tees Up New Rules for UFO Records <www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/02/national-archives-tees-new-rules-ufo-records/393982/>,” NextGov, February 6, 2024; National Archives, “Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives <www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps>”)
February 7 — 3:40 a.m. Pilots of a Cargojet Airways aircraft report seeing a “strange light” approaching them near Lac Laforge, northern Quebec. The light resolves into 3–4 lights, then fades away. (Chris Rutkowski, “UFOs Reported through Transport Canada on March 18–19, 2024, <uforum.blogspot.com/2024/03/ufos-reported-through-transport-canada.html>” Ufology Research, March 19, 2024)
February 8 — 8:49 p.m. Seven distinct objects are observed over Blainville, Quebec. They are flying east to west and have a “bright full red color.” (Chris Rutkowski, “UFOs Reported through Transport Canada on March 18–19, 2024, <uforum.blogspot.com/2024/03/ufos-reported-through-transport-canada.html>” Ufology Research, March 19, 2024)
February 9 — 12:23 a.m. The pilot of a Jazz Aviation Bombardier Challenger CL600 business jet flying above Black Rock Mountain, Alberta, notices three bright lights that “grow dimmer.” More lights appear and disappear for the next few minutes. Air traffic control reports no air traffic in the vicinity. (Chris Rutkowski, “UFOs Reported through Transport Canada on March 18–19, 2024, <uforum.blogspot.com/2024/03/ufos-reported-through-transport-canada.html>” Ufology Research, March 19, 2024)
February 11 — 3:36 a.m. The pilot of an Air Canada airliner observes a formation of 5 lights near Thunder Bay, Ontario, and notifies Canadian Air Defence. (Chris Rutkowski, “UFOs Reported through Transport Canada on March 18–19, 2024, <uforum.blogspot.com/2024/03/ufos-reported-through-transport-canada.html>” Ufology Research, March 19, 2024)
February 12 — An American Airlines pilot reports a high-speed object with a flashing orange light while flying between Boston, Massachusetts, and Harrisburg. Pennsylvania. An audio recording posted on YouTube allegedly documents the conversation between the unidentified pilot and air traffic control. (“Pilot Spots UFO While Flying from Boston: ‘Bright Orangy Thing,’
February 12 — British UFO researcher Gary Heseltine launches a new website that encourages UK pilots to submit their UAP reports for analysis by a team of civilian investigators. (“Welcome to UK Pilots Reporting UAP <www.ukpilotsreportinguap.co.uk/>”; “Announcing the Launch of UK Pilots Reporting UAP, <uapnewscenter.com/ufo-uap-press-release-uk-pilots-reporting-uap-launch/>” UAP News Center, February 13, 2024)
February 16 — 7:04 p.m. Two pilots flying an airliner at 36,000 feet near or off the coast of South Carolina watch a large, triangular object, “roughly the size of a football field,” moving at about 4,000 feet below them. The object has three white lights at its corners and a central red light at its rear, which blinks out after 30 seconds. Neither onboard radar for the Traffic Collision Avoidance System detects it. After about 3 minutes, the object appears to emit a static discharge and vanishes, leaving the pilots to wonder whether it had accelerated or merely gone dark. They capture a few photos of the object on a cellphone. (National UFO Reporting Center, “NUFORC Sighting 180940, <nuforc.org/sighting/?id=180940>” April 27, 2024)
February 21 — During an appropriations hearing at the state capitol in Harrisburg, David Padfield, director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, admits that UAP have been reported in the vicinity of the state’s nuclear power plants. The statement is in response to a question from State Rep. Ben Waxman <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Waxman> (D-Philadelphia) about unmanned aerial systems at nuclear facilities. Padfield says that most UAPs re attributable to astronomical phenomena or military aircraft, but others are not easily explained. (Dustin Slaughter, “‘Undefined’ Sightings: Pa. State Emergency Management Director Acknowledges Receiving UAP Reports, <uapregister.substack.com/p/undefined-sightings-pa-state-emergency>” The UAP Register, February 22, 2024; Peter Hall, “Pennsylvania Has Investigated More Than a Dozen UFO Incidents in the Past Decade, Records Show, <penncapital-star.com/government-politics/pennsylvania-has-investigated-more-than-a-dozen-ufo-incidents-in-the-past-decade-records-show/> ” *Pennsylvania Capital-Star,* May 4, 2024)
February 27 — 3:20 a.m. Two witnesses in Pozzuoli, Campania, Italy, see three whitish lights flying at a high altitude. After a few seconds, one manages to film the lights briefly before they disappear. (“UFO Sighting in Pozzuoli: Mysterious Lights in the Night Sky, <www.ilmattino.it/en/ufo_sighting_in_pozzuoli_mysterious_lights_in_the_night_sky-8037561.html> ” *Il Mattino* (Naples), April 5, 2024)
February 27 or 28 — Night. A Mavic 3T thermal-imaging drone used by a unit of Ukraine’s 406th Artillery Brigade to carry out frontline surveillance captures images of a silent, stationary, disc-shaped object. Based on the drone’s altitude of 500 feet, the object could be about 30 miles away. (“Ukrainian Reconnaissance Drone Records Mystery Object in Warzone, <www.kyivpost.com/post/28820>” *Kyiv Post,* February 29, 2024; “Filmte eine ukrainische Drohne ein UFO über dem Kriegsgebiet? <www.grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de/filmte-eine-ukrainische-drohne-ein-ufo-ueber-dem-kriegsgebiet20240229/>” grenzWissenschaft-aktuelle.de, February 29, 2024)
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