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// PURSUE INCIDENT · PURSUE-010 //

Idaho — c.1950

FBI regional office concerned unexplained sightings could cause 'hysteria, or panic'.

Hysteria, or panic.

Incident summary

Idaho regional FBI office expressed concern that unexplained sightings could cause 'hysteria, or panic' among the population. Memo released with redactions.

Why this case matters

This incident is logged in PURSUE Release 01 — the U.S. Department of War's 2026-05-08 declassified UAP file release — under identifier PURSUE-010. The originating agency is the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the case is currently classified DECLASSIFIED and rated CORROBORATED by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). UAP.WATCH mirrors the original record, adds a geographic and temporal index, and links every claim back to the canonical war.gov source.

Primary-source evidence

Declassified documents

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