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UFO WATCHBriefing No. 17

DAILY BRIEFING

Friday 2 October 2026. The day’s UFO and UAP news in brief, each item with its source.

  1. 1 OCT 16:32

    REPORTED CLAIM

    Chazy Lake sighting report sparks wave of similar claims across upstate New York

    A witness who identified themselves as military told the National UFO Reporting Center they saw blue orbs, each about the size of a pickup truck, moving around Chazy Lake near Dannemora on 16 September before the objects hovered and shot straight upward, in an encounter lasting about two minutes. After the report was published, hundreds of people across upstate New York said they had seen similar lights near Lake Delta, Oneida Lake, Canandaigua, Albany International Airport, Lake George and Cayuga Lake. The original claim has not been independently verified, and no official body has commented; the outlet notes drones, aircraft, satellites, Starlink, the ISS or an optical illusion could explain some sightings.

    Source: 107.7 WGNA

    17 reports from New York in our files
UFO WATCH18 entries

THE DISCLOSURE FILE

Every official step on UFOs and UAP: hearings, laws, reports and releases, newest first.

Official UAP events, newest first
DATEBODYWHAT HAPPENEDTYPE
18 Sep 2026 Dept of War Sixth PURSUE release of declassified UAP files RELEASE
7 Aug 2026 Dept of War Fifth PURSUE release of declassified UAP files RELEASE
31 Jul 2026 ODNI Intelligence agencies told that non-disclosure agreements no longer bar staff from reporting UAP information to AARO or PURSUE DIRECTIVE
10 Jul 2026 Dept of War Fourth PURSUE release of declassified UAP files RELEASE
Jul 2026 AARO Annual report on UAP for fiscal year 2025 published, months after its deadline REPORT
12 Jun 2026 Dept of War Third PURSUE release of declassified UAP files RELEASE
22 May 2026 Dept of War Second PURSUE release of declassified UAP files RELEASE
8 May 2026 Dept of War First release of declassified UAP files under PURSUE, at war.gov/UFO RELEASE
19 Feb 2026 White House President directs the Secretary of War and other agencies to identify and release UAP files DIRECTIVE
18 Dec 2025 US Congress Defence bill signed requiring briefings on UAP intercepts by NORAD and US Northern Command LAW
9 Sep 2025 US House Declassification task force hearing: “Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection” HEARING
14 Nov 2024 AARO Annual report on UAP for fiscal year 2024 published REPORT
13 Nov 2024 US House Oversight hearing: “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth” HEARING
8 Mar 2024 AARO Historical Record Report, Volume 1 REPORT
22 Dec 2023 US Congress Defence bill signed with a narrowed version of the UAP Disclosure Act LAW
14 Sep 2023 NASA Independent study team publishes its UAP report REPORT
26 Jul 2023 US House Oversight hearing with David Grusch, Ryan Graves and David Fravor HEARING
21 Jun 2013 UK MoD Final batch of Ministry of Defence UFO files released at The National Archives RELEASE