The Pentagon Releases New Trove of Declassified UFO Files
Key takeaways
- The release of roughly 160 documents was rolled out on a new website.
- The files contain accounts of UAP from the Apollo crews, including a light flash on the lunar surface during Apollo 17.
- Department of WarThe mysterious nature of UAP has fueled the popular belief that these sightings could be aliens visiting Earth.
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Courtesy U.S. Department of War Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story The Pentagon released a batch of much-anticipated files about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) on Friday including newly declassified documents that have never been seen by the public before.
The release of roughly 160 documents was rolled out on a new website. Among the trove is video footage and images of tantalizing UAP sightings captured around the world. The files also contain scanned historical material about government UAP and unidentified flying object (UFO) programs dating back to the 1940s and the Apollo program.
While it will take days to comb through the finer details, initial highlights include sightings of “orbs launching orbs” by federal employees in the western US in 2023, a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light” reported by the US military in Syria in 2024, and a compendium of UAP reports from the public during the late 1940s, handwritten or produced by typewriter. The files contain accounts of UAP from the Apollo crews, including a light flash on the lunar surface during Apollo 17.