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Department of War Releases Second Batch of Declassified UAP Videos

The Department of War posted 51 declassified UAP videos on its website Friday. The files include footage of a luminous object and a fighter jet strike over Lake Huron.

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Department of War Releases Second Batch of Declassified UAP Videos

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GOV/UFO site Friday. The release contained 51 videos located by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. S. military platform captured the footage in 2021, and it was later uploaded to a classified network in 2024. A separate video shows an American fighter jet destroying a UAP above Lake Huron in February 2023.

Then-NORAD chief Gen. Glen VanHerck said after the incident that the military could not determine how the object stayed airborne.

The files stem from a transparency directive signed by President Donald Trump. The department released an initial batch on May 8 and said additional records would follow on a rolling basis. House lawmakers requested the footage in March. The Pentagon cautioned that many files lack a verified chain of custody.

Hegseth said in a statement that the rollout advances transparency. The department reported more than 1 billion visits to the site since its May 8 launch. A written account described a senior intelligence officer who observed orange spheres near his aircraft. Investigators have not identified any of the cases as extraterrestrial in origin.

Key Facts

51 videos

released by All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

February 2023

date of Lake Huron UAP incident

1 billion visits

reported to WAR.GOV/UFO site since May 8

Pete Hegseth

War Secretary who issued transparency statement

government defense transparency potus pentagon department-of-war

Story Timeline

5 events

2021
Infrared sensor captured luminous object footage later labeled Syrian UAP instant acceleration.
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February 2023
U.S. fighter jet destroyed a UAP above Lake Huron.
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March 2026
House lawmakers requested the UAP footage.
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May 8, 2026
Department of War released first batch of declassified UAP files.
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May 22, 2026
Department of War posted second batch of 51 UAP videos on its website.
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Potential Impact

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Additional UAP files are scheduled for release on a rolling basis.
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Public access to the WAR.GOV/UFO site may continue at high volume.

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