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U.S. Releases Additional UFO Files as Adviser Calls for More Data
The U.S. government has issued three batches of declassified UAP files in May and June 2026. A Harvard astrophysicist advising the administration described the records as a detective story that could be resolved with additional information.
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The U.S. government released three batches of declassified UAP files on May 8, May 22, and June 12, 2026. The latest batch includes a June 5, 2026 report from the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office that describes an October 2023 incident in which law enforcement officials observed an orange orb launching smaller red orbs.
A Harvard astrophysicist appointed to advise the Trump administration’s new UFO science council told Newsweek that the files amount to a detective story that could be resolved with better data. The adviser said about 40 percent of the reported phenomena lack a reasonable explanation and remain unresolved.
Earlier records include a 2008 incident at Zimbabwe’s Harare airport and 1949 correspondence from then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The adviser noted that some data collected by classified sensors is missing from the public releases. The adviser said detection by multiple sensors operating in different wavelength bands could verify whether objects lie outside the performance envelope of human-made technologies.
The adviser added that one outstanding question is whether all technological objects near Earth are human-made and how any evidence of non-human technology should be communicated to the public.
