DOE-UAP-D005, Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report, 2015
This file documents a September 1, 2015 incident in which an unidentified object intruded upon the restricted airspace over the Pantex Plant, a sensitive national security site near Amarillo, Texas, that serves as the primary U.S. facility for the assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and life-extension of nuclear weapons. The record includes a black-and-white image captured from a ground surveillance radar tower showing a small object circled in red in the sky above a flat landscape, along with a report describing the circumstances of the intrusion. According to the releasing agency, pages 5 and 6 of this report were originally released in a more heavily redacted form on May 22, 2026 under the PURSUE initiative (see DOE-UAP-D001, Enhanced Pantex Imagery). The document is marked as redacted. It was released by the U.S. Department of War, with the Department of Energy identified as the originating agency.
Description
A Department of Energy report and accompanying ground surveillance radar tower imagery documenting a September 1, 2015 incident in which an unidentified object intruded upon the airspace above the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas, a primary U.S. nuclear weapons assembly and maintenance facility. Released by the U.S. Department of War as part of a UAP disclosure release.
Claims
The Pantex Plant is the primary U.S. facility for the assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and life-extension of nuclear weapons.
100%Pages 5 and 6 were originally released in a more redacted form on May 22, 2026 under the PURSUE initiative.
85%A ground surveillance radar tower captured a black-and-white image showing a small object circled in red in the sky.
80%Pages 5 and 6 of this report were originally released in a more redacted form under the PURSUE initiative on May 22, 2026.
80%Imagery of the object was captured from a ground surveillance radar tower, showing a small object in the sky above a flat landscape.
75%On September 1, 2015, an unidentified object intruded upon the restricted airspace above the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.
70%On September 1, 2015, an unidentified object intruded the airspace above the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas.
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Events
Aug 31, 2015
Pantex unidentified object airspace intrusion
An unidentified object intruded upon the airspace above the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas; captured in imagery from a ground surveillance radar tower.
May 21, 2026
Initial redacted release under PURSUE initiative
Pages 5 and 6 of this report were originally released in a more heavily redacted form under the PURSUE initiative (DOE-UAP-D001).
Jul 9, 2026
Release of DOE-UAP-D005
The U.S. Department of War released this file as part of a UAP disclosure release.
May 21, 2026
Initial PURSUE release of pages 5-6
Pages 5 and 6 of this report were originally released in a more redacted form under the PURSUE initiative as DOE-UAP-D001.
Jul 9, 2026
Release 4 publication
This file was released by the Department of War via war.gov as part of UAP disclosure release 4.
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a oi ac Pantex Unidentified Object incident Report Image from Ground Surveillance Radar Tower
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