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Trump Administration Releases 162 Previously Classified UAP Documents

The Trump administration has declassified 162 documents related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, making hundreds of images, videos and records publicly available on the Department of Defense website. The release includes an FBI interview transcript detailing a drone operator's 2023 encounter with a luminous linear object.

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The Trump administration released 162 previously classified documents related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena on Friday, fulfilling a disclosure process the president had been hinting at since early February. The cache, now accessible via the Department of Defense website with no clearance required, comprises State Department communications, FBI records and NASA spaceflight transcripts.

It includes hundreds of never-before-seen images and video recordings.

One document in the initial batch is an FBI interview transcript from September 2023 that records a drone operator's sighting of an unexplained aerial phenomenon. The operator observed a linear object emitting light so intense that distinct bands within the light were visible to the naked eye.

The object's brightness allowed the witness to discern structural details within the illumination itself.

According to the unidentified drone pilot, the object was visible for five to 10 seconds and then the light went out and the object vanished. The drone operator's account describes a brief but striking encounter with a luminous phenomenon that disappeared suddenly.

President Trump posted on Truth Social declaring that he had ordered the disclosure of information connected to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

Former President Barack Obama dismissed the notion the government was withholding information on extraterrestrial lifeforms on Tuesday. ” Obama added: “I promise you some guy guarding the installation would have taken a selfie with one of the aliens and sent it to his girlfriend to impress her.

” GB News reported that this particular document formed part of the initial batch of declassified materials.

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Key Facts

Trump administration declassifies 162 UAP documents
The release includes an FBI transcript of a September 2023 drone sighting of a linear object with intensely bright banded light visible for 5-10 seconds before
President Trump announces disclosure on Truth Social
Trump stated he ordered release of information on alien and extraterrestrial life, UAP and UFOs, ending the post with "GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
Obama rejects government secrecy claims
On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, former President Barack Obama said the government is terrible at keeping secrets and that leaks would have occurred if ex

Story Timeline

4 events
  1. 2026-05-08

    Trump administration releases 162 UAP documents to the public via Department of Defense website

    1 sourceGB News
  2. 2026-05-06

    Former President Barack Obama comments on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert dismissing extraterrestrial cover-up theories

    1 sourceGB News
  3. 2023-09

    Drone operator observes linear luminous object during flight, later documented in FBI interview transcript

    1 sourceFBI interview transcript via GB News
  4. 2026-02

    President Trump begins hinting at impending declassification of UAP materials

    1 sourceGB News

Potential Impact

  1. 01

    Public gains direct access to State Department, FBI and NASA UAP records without security clearance

  2. 02

    Administration officials emphasize shift toward maximum transparency contrasting with prior approaches

  3. 03

    Release of specific 2023 drone sighting transcript may fuel continued public discussion of luminous aerial phenomena

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PublishedMay 8, 2026, 6:05 PM
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