unidentified

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The Sierra Madre Police Department said Saturday that a man — at that point unidentified — died after having a medical emergency on the trail and that no foul play was suspected.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Iran's Fars news agency later cited an unidentified source as saying that vessel had been "sailing under the US flag and belonged to the United States".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Another file summarizes statements from seven federal government employees who separately reported "several unidentified anomalous phenomena" in the United States in 2023.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“Brother, what’s your location? Are you a tanker or cargo?” an unidentified Chinese crew member asked in Chinese over the radio.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Mom anxiously took me from Poppy and I clutched hard to her shoulder, my heart beating wildly from an unidentified terror.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam