DOE-UAP-D005, Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report, 2015

Department of Energy · 9/1/15 · Texas · Document

DOE-UAP-D005, Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report, 2015 is indexed as a Department of Energy record with incident date 9/1/15 and location Texas. This file contains imagery and a report documenting the circumstances surrounding a September 1, 2015, incident involving an unidentified object intruding the airspace above the Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas. The Pantex Plant is a sensitive national security site that contains the primary facility for the assembly, disassembly, maintenance, and life-extension of nuclear weapons. Pages 5 and 6 of this report were originally released under the PURSUE initiative in a more redacted form on May 22, 2026. (See: DOE-UAP-D001, Enhanced Pantex Imagery)

Notable / anomalous element

• The object remained over open unpopulated areas ofthe plant prior to it proceeding offsite. (native PDF text, page 4)
• PF personnel on the ground confirmed the presence of the object and maintained observation via PF vehicle. (native PDF text, page 3)
• UC Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report Image from Ground Surveillance Radar Tower 0 UCNI Pages of 6 (native PDF text, page 6)
• PF personnel followed the object for several miles north of the plant until it was no longer visible. (native PDF text, page 3)

Details

• Tennessee 37831-8009 Dear: Pantex Unidentified Object Report Enclosed for your review is the complete report for the Pantex Unidentified Object that occurred on September 2. (native PDF text, page 1)
• INFOR l\TIO SOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Unaithonad disscmu,a1KIi subj t to civil and cnm tal sancuons When separated from under:.a:li11n 148 of the: A10m1c Energy Act of 19S4. a.s amended attachments. hand le this (42 USC 2163) doct.ment as Unclassified. (native PDF text, page 1)
• ParrrEX / UCNI Pantex Unidentified Object Incident Report Septembe.2, 2015 Pantex Plant Amarillo, TX 79120-0020 UNCLASSIFIED CONTROLLED NUCLEAR INFORNMATION NOT FO'R PUSLIC RELEASE Unauthorized dlssemlncttlon subject t clvll and criminal nctions under Section 148 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 US.C. (native PDF text, page 2)
• The Protective Force (PF) responded in accordance with the NPO approved curity Incident Response to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS} plan. (native PDF text, page 3)
• The object was initially identified just north of Highway 60 and was traveling in a northerly trajectory approximately 10-l Smph. (native PDF text, page 3)
• PF personnel were alerted to the object and subsequently dispatched t o follow it in an effort to obtain as much information about the object as possible. (native PDF text, page 3)
• PF personnel on the ground confirmed the presence of the object and maintained observation via PF vehicle. (native PDF text, page 3)
• PF personnel followed the object for several miles north of the plant until it was no longer visible. (native PDF text, page 3)

Tags: Energy Department, Texas, Unidentified object, Pantex Plant, Weapons, Aerial phenomena, Radar