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U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows

NY Times · May 8, 2026, 8:53 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.

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