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Pentagon Releases 72 UFO Files Describing Rotating Discs and Glowing Orbs
The Defense Department released 72 documents on Friday detailing recent unidentified aerial sightings. The files include witness accounts from military personnel and federal agents but contain no evidence of alien life.
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The Pentagon released 72 files on Friday describing unidentified aerial sightings reported between 2008 and 2025. The documents include accounts of a rotating disc emitting beams of light, a shimmering potato-shaped object, and multiple glowing red orbs.
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One 2022 report from Fort Carson, Colorado, described five Army members who observed a motionless object hovering over Cheyenne Mountain. The object was described as potato-shaped with fish-scale panels and vanished after two minutes. Investigators concluded with low confidence that sunlight reflection may have caused the sighting.
A separate analysis examined October 2023 sightings by six federal law enforcement agents who reported a bright orange orb spawning smaller red orbs. The report listed military flares and developmental technology testing as plausible explanations but did not rule out unrecognized technology.
An FBI report from February 2025 described a Northeast backyard sighting of a brilliant red sphere containing a white plasma-like center. Cellphone footage of two glowing red orbs was shared by the White House on social media. A 2008 CIA report from Zimbabwe described a disc-like object with rotating lights and beams emanating from its underside.
Observers debated whether the object originated from a foreign government or had extraterrestrial origins. The files represent the third release since President Donald Trump directed the administration to disclose information about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Previous agency reports have found no evidence of extraterrestrial life.
