Australian Transport Safety Bureau

…copies Of Finalised ATSB Aviation Occurrences (including AO-Series Occurrence Briefs, RO-Series Reports, And Any Internally Generated Narrative Or Summary Fields) That Meet All Of The Following…

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…copies Of Finalised ATSB Aviation Occurrences (including AO-Series Occurrence Briefs, RO-Series Reports, And Any Internally Generated Narrative Or Summary Fields) That Meet All Of The Following Criteria: 1. The Occurrence Involves An Observation, Report, Near Encounter, Or Pilot/controller Communication Regarding An Aerial Object, Activity, Or Phenomenon That: • Was Unidentified At The Time Of Observation, • Was Unusual Or Unexpected, • Was Assessed By Crew, Ats, Or Bystanders As Anomalous, Or • Could Not Be Readily Classified As A Known Aircraft, Drone, Balloon, Meteorological Event, Or Other Conventional Source At The Time Of Reporting. 2. ATSB Occurrence Data Or Narrative Fields Contain Any Of The Following Terms (including Fragments And Variations): • “unidentified Object” • “uap” • “ufo” • “unidentified Aerial” • “unknown Object” • “unusual Sighting” • “unexplained Aerial” • “anomalous” • “object Not Identified” • Or Any Equivalent Qualifier Indicating The Object Was Not Immediately Identifiable. 3. The Occurrence Took Place During The Date Range: • 31 December 2015 To 14 November 2025 Inclusive.

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This FOI release from the ATSB (reference FOI 25-26(10)) relates to a search for finalised aviation occurrence reports documenting unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) observations reported between 31 December 2015 and 14 November 2025. The request sought ATSB occurrence briefs and investigation reports containing references to unidentified objects, UAP, UFO sightings, or anomalous aerial observations that could not be readily classified as known aircraft, drones, balloons, or meteorological events at the time of reporting. The released material indicates two document entries (IDs 25-601795 and 25-601796) were identified matching the search criteria, both dated March 2019. However, the actual substantive content of these occurrence reports is not legible in the provided excerpt due to formatting issues in the table structure, preventing assessment of specific incident details, causal factors,

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