Pentagon Releases 162 Secret UFO Files
The release includes 120 PDFs, 28 videos and 14 images, and officials say more files will be posted as they are declassified.
- 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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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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American DeepTech Commends Historic Release of UAP Files, Highlighting a New Era of Data Transparency and Innovation; from Apollo to Artemis
WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / May 8, 2026 / American DeepTech, an investment firm focused on next-generation infrastructure, applauds today's historic release of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files by the President and the Department of War. This unprecedented government…
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