Field guide

UFO & UAP Field Guide

Straight, useful writing on how to report a sighting, read the map, and make sense of what the government has actually released — no hype, no gatekeeping.

Getting started

How to Report a UFO Sighting (and What Happens Next)

What to write down first, how location and evidence are handled, and what happens to your report after you hit submit.

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Using the map

How to Read the Live UFO Sightings Map

Clusters, heatmaps, shape and date filters, and the “near me” button — how to find UAP sightings near you and spot real patterns.

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Government data

The Pentagon's UAP Files: What's Actually Been Released

A grounded tour of the 2026 PURSUE disclosures — the videos, the documents, and what they do and don't show.

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Terminology

UFO or UAP? A Plain-Language Guide to Shapes and Terms

Sphere, disc, triangle, “Tic Tac” — what the reporting shapes mean and how to pick the right one for your sighting.

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Stay ahead

Real-Time UFO Sighting Alerts for Your Area

How cluster alerts work, how to set a watch area and radius, and why we tuned them not to cry wolf.

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Behind the scenes

How UFO Intel Maps 60,000 Sightings in Real Time

The data pipeline, the spatial database, and the engineering behind a UFO sighting database that stays fast on a phone.

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