Pentagon Begins Releasing Batch of Previously Public UFO Documents on New Website

In February 2026, President Trump directed the Pentagon and other agency heads via Truth Social to release files on UFOs, UAPs, unidentified flying objects, and any alien and extraterrestrial life. Trump has said he is not sure whether or not aliens exist. S.

Government has never claimed that it has detected or encountered extraterrestrial life in any of these disclosures. The files contain documents, photos and videos from the FBI, Defense Department, State Department and NASA. Many of the files contain documents that are already publicly available, but some versions have more pages or fewer redactions than previously released versions.

The files also contain scanned historical material about government UAP and UFO programs dating back to the 1940s, including material related to the Apollo program. Video footage and images of UAP sightings captured around the world appear in the release. Federal employees in the western US reported sightings of “orbs launching orbs” in 2023.

The US military reported a “misshapen and uneven ball of white light” in Syria in 2024. An amoeba-like shape was captured by the US Indo-Pacific Command in 2024, while a bright round shape was filmed by the US Central Command in 2024. Apollo crews reported a light flash on the lunar surface during Apollo 17.

Unidentified lights appear in a picture taken by the Apollo 17 crew from the surface of the Moon. The files contain a compendium of UAP reports from the public during the late 1940s, handwritten or produced by typewriter. The Pentagon has tracked reports of unidentified aerial phenomena for decades.

A 2024 Pentagon report stated there is no evidence that any government investigation into UAPs has confirmed the existence of extraterrestrial life. More than 60 percent of Americans believe that the government is concealing information about UAP, according to YouGov. Forty percent think UAP are likely alien in origin, according to Gallup.

Rep. ” The Pentagon said the materials have been reviewed for security purposes but many have not yet been analyzed for resolution of any anomalies. The release follows years of congressional hearings into whether there has been a program to recover non-human technologies, though evidence remains elusive.