Nuclear Facility Intrusion Logs: DOE-UAP-D012 Record

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Record ID

DOE-UAP-D012

Release

PURSUE Release 05, published August 21, 2026

Installations Covered

Pantex Plant, Los Alamos, Hanford Site, Savannah River Site, Oak Ridge

Time Span

1952-2024 declassified incident logs

Classification

Declassified Department of Energy nuclear safeguards security records

Seven decades of security intrusions over atomic facilities

This document provides official multi-decade verification of the long-debated connection between unidentified anomalous phenomena and sensitive nuclear weapons production complexes.

Incident summary

Throughout the Cold War and into the 2020s, security forces at nuclear assembly plants (Pantex), national research laboratories (Los Alamos, Oak Ridge), and plutonium production reservations (Hanford) logged repeated violations of prohibited airspace by silent, highly maneuverable craft.

What the DOE security records document

• DOE-UAP-D012 was declassified by the Department of War under PURSUE Release 05 on August 21, 2026.
• The file compiles 142 declassified security incident reports documenting unidentified aerial intrusions over DOE nuclear facilities.
• Incidents span from early Atomic Energy Commission logs in the 1950s through modern drone incursion alarms at the Pantex weapons assembly plant.
• Security police officers documented hovering objects, high-intensity illumination beams, and rapid vertical ascents over restricted exclusion zones.

Security police officer affidavits and visual tracking

• Cross-reference the modern Pantex entries with DOE-UAP-D001 (Enhanced Pantex Imagery) from Release 02.
• Note the frequency with which security forces launched armed intercept teams that were unable to overtake departing targets.
• Observe that security commanders repeatedly raised concerns regarding foreign espionage probes and sabotage vulnerabilities.

What the recurring security patterns show

The file establishes an unbroken official paper trail of unidentified objects entering restricted airspace over US nuclear weapons installations.

Correlating nuclear sites with aerial incursions

• Examine whether incursion frequencies correlate with known nuclear weapons testing or radioactive material transport schedules.
• Analyze the shift in observer descriptions from metallic discs in the 1950s to small illuminated drones in the 2020s.
• Evaluate whether modern commercial counter-UAS systems deployed at DOE sites successfully jammed or disabled any intruding craft.

The strategic significance of nuclear exclusion airspace

Airspace over federal nuclear facilities is designated as National Defense Airspace under Title 49, where unauthorized incursions permit the use of armed deadly force.

• Security forces documented craft hovering directly above nuclear weapons bunkers and storage igloos.
• In multiple historical incidents, facility alarm systems and radiation monitors were temporarily triggered during flyovers.
• The document substantiates testimony delivered to Congress regarding persistent surveillance of atomic installations.

Redactions protecting sensitive nuclear security perimeters

It does not prove non-human intelligence; defense agencies continually investigated whether incursions were foreign adversary intelligence collection missions.

Questions regarding sensor instrumentation at nuclear sites

Did security teams at Pantex or Hanford ever recover debris, disabled drone hardware, or electronic telemetry from any incursion?

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Sources

• Department of War Release 05 portal - Official PURSUE portal catalog view for Release 05.
• Department of War PURSUE UFO portal - Primary official portal for PURSUE UAP releases.
• DOE Los Alamos Laboratory Technical Records (James Tuck & Pajarito) - Declassified Los Alamos National Laboratory historical records on plasma physics and astronomical sky observations.