Pentagon Releases Fourth Batch of UAP Files Under Executive Order

The Pentagon released 40 files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena on Friday, consisting of 14 documents, 19 videos, four audio files and three images. The files originated from the Pentagon, NASA, CIA, FBI and Energy Department. They were posted on the department's UFO website under an executive order signed earlier this year.

2015 Energy Department report described an unidentified object entering airspace over the Pantex nuclear facility near Amarillo, Texas. Two officers pursued the object during a lockdown; they reported it made no sound and showed no visible propulsion system before it moved north.

A 2020 Navy report detailed an encounter over the Atlantic with an object described as 12-15 feet tall and maroon in color. The weapons systems officer noted it resembled a deformed balloon but could not confirm the observation. A 2019 report from an aviator over the eastern United States described an object with flight characteristics unlike any seen in 28 years of service.

Four additional personnel observed the object, which appeared rectangular after analysis.

The batch also includes a 1949 transcript from a Los Alamos conference where scientists discussed unexplained green fireballs. Attendees considered meteor explanations but found no matching observations. A Pentagon spokesman said additional releases are in preparation. The department and partner agencies continue work on the next set of UAP files.