Magenta Event A UFO either crashed or landed in Italy during the early 1930s. [1933 Italy]

Kenneth Arnold Sighting Kenneth Arnold, a private pilot and reputable businessman, while looking for a downed plane sighted nine disk-shaped objects near Mt. Rainier, Washington, traveling at an estimated speed of over 1,000 mph. [sighting america 1947]

Maxwell AFB Sighting Four Air Force officers, two pilots, and two intelligence officers from Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama, saw a bright light traveling across the sky. [sighting america 1947 Maxwell AFB Alabama]

Lake Mead Sighting A US Air Force pilot in an F-51 was flying near Lake Mead, Nevada, when he saw a formation of five or six circular objects off his right wing. [sighting america 1947]

United Airlines Sighting (Emmett, Idaho) A United Airlines crew flying near Emmett, Idaho, saw five UFOs. [sighting america 1947 idaho]

Roswell Crash Debris of a crashed vehicle is discovered, reported to be a 'flying saucer' by Air Force. [1947 america sighting]

Portland, Oregon Sighting A number of flying disks were seen around the city of Portland. [sighting america 1947]

Muroc Air Base Sighting Multiple sightings were made at Edwards AFB (then called Muroc Air Base). [sighting america 1947 Edwards AFB Muroc Air Base California]

Formation of CIA [america 1947 CIA]

Twining Letter Issued A letter to the Commanding General of the (then) Army Air Forces stated that UFOs are real and may fall into a number of categories, but that a dedicated effort was required to investigate and understand them - this served as the impetuous for Project Sign. [america 1947]

Mantell Incident A US Air Force pilot died after chasing a UFO and flying too high. [america 1948 sighting]

Ruppelt / Battelle Meeting In late December 1951, Ruppelt met with members of the Battelle Memorial Institute, a think tank based in Columbus, Ohio. Ruppelt wanted their experts to assist them in making the Air Force UFO study more scientific. It was the Battelle Institute that devised the standardized reporting form. [1951 Edward Ruppelt Battelle Memorial Institute Project Grudge]

Project Blue Book Established [1952 Edward Ruppelt Project Blue Book]

Project Stork (first status report) [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

Project Stork (second status report) [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

Project Stork (third status report) [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

Washington, D.C. UFO incident [1952 America Washington, D.C.]

Project Stork Special Report [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

Project Stork (fifth status report) [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

Project Stork (sixth status report) [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

Project Stork (seventh status report) [1952 Project Stork Battelle Memorial Institute]

1952 ATIC Meeting CIA, ATIC, and representatives from either Project Stork or Battelle Memorial Institute (referenced indirectly in Pentacle Memo), held at ATIC. [1952 CIA ATIC Battelle Memorial Institute]

Pentacle Memo Issued Dr Howard C Cross, of the Battelle Memorial Institute, issues a memorandum recommending a delay to the meeting of the Robertson Panel to allow more time for statistical analysis of the phenomenon by BMI / Project Stork. [1953 Howard Cross Battelle Memorial Institute Project Stork Robertson Panel]

Robertson Panel CIA-sponsored meeting of a scientific panel to consider the problem of "flying saucers". [1953 Robertson Panel CIA]

4602nd AISS assigned UFO investigation duties The newly formed 4602nd Air Intelligence Squadron (AISS) of the Air Defense Command was assigned the task of investigating only the most important UFO cases with intelligence or national security implications. These cases were deliberately siphoned away from Blue Book, leaving Blue Book to deal with the more trivial reports. [1953 AISS US Air Force]

Captain Ruppelt Leaves Project Blue Book Ruppelt requested reassignment from Blue Book, temporary replacements took over.

Regulation 200-2 As an immediate consequence of the Robertson Panel recommendations, in February 1953, the Air Force issued Regulation 200-2, ordering air base officers to publicly discuss UFO incidents only if they were judged to have been solved, and to classify all the unsolved cases to keep them out of the public eye [1953 Robertson Panel US Air Force]

Regulation 146 In December 1953, Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Regulation number 146 made it a crime for military personnel to discuss classified UFO reports with unauthorized persons. Violators faced up to two years in prison and/or fines of up to $10,000. [1953 America]

Eisenhower ET Meeting President Eisenhower allegedly meets with extraterrestrials at Holloman Airforce Base.

BMI Titanium Alloy Contract Battelle Memorial Institute is contracted to develop titanium alloys.

Greada Treaty Signed President Eisenhower allegedly meets with extraterrestrials at Holloman Airforce Base and signs a treaty with Grey aliens that states the aliens would not interfere in human affairs, and humans would not interfere in theirs; the US Government would keep their presence on earth secret while the aliens would furnish the US with advanced technology. In addition, the aliens could abduct humans and livestock on a limited basis for medical examination and monitoring - the people subjected to these experiences would not be harmed, and would be returned to their point of abduction with no recollection of the event. The US could also do a medical examination and genetic experience with aliens and would share the results; the aliens would be granted secret facilities for their accommodations and experiences. According to Bob Lazar this exchange continued in central Nevada until 1979 '...at which time there was a conflict which brought the program to an abrupt halt'.

Majority Twelve (MJ12) Formed President Dwight Eisenhower established a permanent committee to oversee and conduct all covert activities with the aliens by the Greada Treaty. This committee, created on secrecy by Executive Memorandum, NSC5410, is known as “Majority Twelve” or simple as MJ12. In later years this operation evolved into and became known as MAJI (the Majority Agency for Joint Intelligence).

Publication of Project Blue Book Special Report 14 Although the reports themselves indicated that a substantial proportion of cases remained unexplained even though enough data was provided, the actual conclusion presented was that there was nothing worth investigating, and that all cases would have prosaic explanations if more data would have been provided.

Abduction of Barney and Betty Hill

Lonnie Zamora Incident Socorro police officer Lonnie Zamora claimed he saw two people beside a shiny object that later rose into the air accompanied by a roaring flame. [America New Mexico Socorro 1964 Close Encounter]

Condon Committee The Condon Committee suggested that there was nothing extraordinary about UFOs, and while it left a minority of cases unexplained, the report also argued that further research would not be likely to yield significant results.

Pentacle Memo Found Vallee finds Pentacle memo in papers of Hynek.

Project Blue Book Closed Official closure of Project Blue Book, but last recorded activity was actually 30th January 1970.

Project Outgrowth Advanced Propulsion Concepts at Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards AFB, California. Led by Franklin B. Mead, Jr. [1972 America US Air Force Franklin Mead Jr Edwards AFB California]

Pascagoula River Abduction Two men were abducted by humanoid entities with crab-like claws. After a short period during which they were inspected, they were returned to the riverbank. [Abduction 1973 Mississippi America]

Dulce Battle A firefight between humans and Greys is triggered by Phil Schneider when his underground survey breaks through into an underground base.

Greada Treaty Ends According to Bob Lazar this exchange continued in central Nevada until 1979 '...at which time there was a conflict which brought the program to an abrupt halt', with an agreement that the Greys would return at some point in the future. The US government attempted to reverse engineer the remaining hardware using the information they had so-far obtained.

Cash–Landrum Incident A sighting of a UFO that led to health problems in the witnesses. [America Close Encounter 1980 Texas]

Antimatter Explosion According to Bob Lazar, scientists experimenting on one of the UFOs held by the US government attempted to cut into its reactor, triggering a release of antimatter and killing the researchers. The explosion was explained as an unannounced low-yield underground nuke test.

Alien Reproduction Vehicle (ARV) Displayed at Norton Air Force Base Mark McCandlish reports that his colleague Brad Sorenson visited an Air Force show at Norton Air Force Base in November 1988. In a separated area, he witnessed three so-called alien reproduction vehicles, which resembled UFOs in appearance - they appeared to be well-worn and not brand new. McCandlish theorised that the technology was based on charged electrical plates.

Bob Lazar Starts Work at S-4 Lazar works at the facility in New Mexico to understand the propulsion system used by one of nine flying saucers. He remained working at the site until April 1989. He was hired to replace one of the scientists killed in May of 1987.

Bob Lazar Blows Whistle Bob Lazar blows whistle on nine UFOs held at S-4 / Area 51, where he attempted to understand the propulsion used by one of the craft. Little progress made, but some insights. Lost clearance after showing aerial displays to friends and filming them.

Ariel School Incident A UFO appeared at this school in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, several children reported it landing and seeing the occupants up close.

Senator Harry Reid attends NIDS board meeting This may have been the beginning of Reid's interest in the paranormal, as well as his connection to Robert Bigelow. [1996 America Nevada NIDS Robert Bigelow Harry Reid]

Guam UFO Recovery In late 2002 (Sep-Dec) a Vietnamese fishing vessel was stopped by US Coast Guard about 20 miles south of Guam. It was trawling a ufo in a fishing net. USCG recovered this and handed over to Air Force / Navy. Frequent sightings in this area.

Foal Eagle Incident US Army on exercise in South Korea picked up a number of UFOs using Ku Band EM frequencies. [2003 south korea sighting]

USS Nimitz Incident

Senior DIA scientist visits Skinwalker Ranch Has unusual experience with entity, helps provide impetus for AAWSAP. [DIA 2007 AAWSAP]

James Lacatski reads Hunt for the Skinwalker DIA rocket scientist James Lacatski reads Hunt for the Skinwalker, becomes interested in miltary applications and possible threats regarding the phenomena at Skinwalker Ranch. [2007 James Lacatski Skinwalker Ranch AAWSAP AATIP]

James Lacatski discusses paranormal with colleague Lacatski meets in DWO (Defense Warning Office) Office with "Jonathan Axelrod" to talk about tales of the paranormal. [2007 James Lacatski Skinwalker Ranch AAWSAP AATIP]

James Lacatski writes to Robert Bigelow to request visit to Skinwalker Ranch After reading Hunt for the Skinwalker, Lacatski keen to visit Skinwalker Ranch and see phenomena himself. [2007 James Lacatski Skinwalker Ranch Robert Bigelow AAWSAP AATIP]

Robert Bigelow telephones Harry Reid to discuss letter from James Lacatski [2007 James Lacatski Harry Reid Skinwalker Ranch Robert Bigelow AAWSAP AATIP]

James Lacatski visits Skinwalker Ranch, has paranormal experience Lacatski and Bigelow fly to Utah to visit Skinwalker Ranch. Within 60 minutes of arrival Lacatski had experience, saw tubular structure. Convinced that money needs to be spent investigating. [2007 James Lacatski Skinwalker Ranch Robert Bigelow AAWSAP AATIP]

Robert Bigelow briefs Harry Reid Robert Bigelow briefs Harry Reid on the phenomena at Skinwalker Ranch, Lacatski's visit, and arranges for Lacatski to meet senators to discuss further investigations. [2007 James Lacatski Harry Reid Skinwalker Ranch Robert Bigelow Ted Stevens Daniel Inouye AAWSAP AATIP]

Creation of Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) A subsidiary company of Bigelow Aerospace, created to fulfil the AAWSAP contract. [2008 BAASS Robert Bigelow AAWSAP]

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Act signed into law, allocates $10 million to fund first year of AAWSAP. [2008 AAWSAP DIA america AATIP]

Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP) Established Establishment of the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP) at the DIA. [2008 AAWSAP DIA america BAASS]

AATIP Closed End of AATIP funding and operations. [2012 AATIP]

UAPTF Established Establishment of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF). Largely replaces / continues work of AATIP. [2012 america UAPTF]

USS Theodore Roosevelt Incident UAP / UFO sighting near the Florida coast, footage later released by DoD and named 'GO FAST'. [2015 america florida sighting]

‘Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program’ article published by New York Times In collaboration with To The Star Academy, release and publicise footage of UAP. [2017 America To The Stars Leslie Kean Ralph Blumenthal Helene Cooper]

US Space Force Established The US Space Force was established as an independent military branch on 20th December 2019, with the signing of the United States Space Force Act. [America 2019 US Space Force]

DoD Confirms Navy Videos of UAPs The recent videos are confirmed to be genuine Navy footage. [2020 Department of Defence america US Navy]

‘No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public’ article published by New York Times Article in New York Times confirms that investigation into UAP is progressing, and a task force has been formed. [America UAPTF 2020]

Launch of the Galileo Project A Harvard University project led by Avi Loeb to search for physical traces in the skies of UAP / UFO using ground-based telescopes and cameras. [2021 Avi Loeb The Galileo Project]

Elizondo and Mellon join Galileo Project as Research Affiliates Luis Elizondo and Christopher Mellon join Galileo Project as Research Affiliates [2021 Luis Elizondo Christopher Mellon The Galileo Project]