1940 UAP Sighting — AARO Records (D213P10)
Since the 1940s, some UAP sightings have likely been misidentified experimental and operational space, rocket, and air systems. This includes stealth technologies and the increasing use of drone platforms. The United States experienced a surge in experimental technologies during
Background
A UFO/UAP incident extracted from page 10 of aaro historical record vol1 2024, an All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) document published in 2024-2025. The incident is dated 1940s and located in Unknown location.
What the document records
Since the 1940s, some UAP sightings have likely been misidentified experimental and operational space, rocket, and air systems. This includes stealth technologies and the increasing use of drone platforms. The United States experienced a surge in experimental technologies during and after World War II and the Cold War.
Witnesses on file: civilian observers.
Status of the case
The page-level assessment recorded in the document is: identified as aircraft. AARO designates unresolved cases as those for which the agency has not concluded the events were anomalous, has not concluded they were conventional, and has not ruled out either possibility. Conventional candidates for sightings of recent periods include drones, classified test platforms, satellite re-entry, balloon traffic, atmospheric optical phenomena, and astronomical objects.