Pentagon Releases 162 Secret UFO Files
The release includes 162 files, photos and videos from multiple agencies, as Congress pushes for more transparency on unexplained aerial sightings.
- On Friday, May 8, 2026, the Department of War launched war.gov/ufo, publishing 162 declassified files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena under a transparency initiative ordered by President Donald Trump.
- President Trump directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on February 19, 2026, to identify and release government records related to extraterrestrial life, citing a desire for 'unprecedented transparency.'
- The initial tranche includes 162 documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo missions, featuring unresolved footage of an inverted teardrop over the United Arab Emirates.
- Representative Tim Burchett praised the release as 'a historic first step,' while critics labeled the initiative a political distraction from controversies surrounding the Epstein Files.
- Pentagon officials confirmed additional files will be released on a rolling basis, though the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 2024 report found no evidence confirming alien technology.
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The office's inaugural report in 2024 revealed hundreds of new incidents of FANE, but found no evidence that the U.S. government has ever confirmed the sighting of alien technology
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Analysts believe that several documents released by the United States about UFOs are already available.
Sean Parnell, spokesman for the Pentagon, reported that more than 340 million people have consulted the declassified UFO files and unidentified anomalous phenomena of the United States. The mass dissemination of the documents occurred after the Pentagon released a first package of files related to sightings, military reports and videos of unidentified aerial objects. The publication is part of a “transparency” strategy driven by U.S. authorities…
By order of Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Defense has released dozens of previously classified documents regarding alleged UFO sightings. According to the department, this is intended to ensure "unprecedented transparency." Among them is a document concerning a sighting off the Dutch coast in 1948. The released PDF file describes an unidentified aircraft near Zeeland. Three American crew members claim to have seen an unknown jet over the …
New Pentagon files shed light on decades of UFO sightings
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- On Friday, the Pentagon released 162 files containing information on unidentified flying objects, including 41 minutes of video footage, to its website. The disclosure follows a promise by President Donald Trump regarding government-held UFO data. The collection includes videos, photos, and reports of sightings, with eyewitness testimony detailing incidents spanning decades [...]
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