The Pentagon released over 160 previously classified documents on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) on Friday, reigniting a topic that has fascinated Americans and Donald Trump for decades.
In a statement, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth justified the decision for transparency: “These documents, long protected by defense secrecy, have fueled speculations. It’s time for the American people to have access to them.”
The archives are now available on a dedicated page on the Pentagon’s website.
Among the released documents are several reports from December 1947 mentioning “flying saucers,” which were emblematic of the first major waves of observations in the United States.
Another file mentions an incident from 2023: three separate teams of federal police allegedly reported observing orange orbs emitting or launching smaller red orbs in the sky.
Donald Trump had announced in February his intention to direct federal agencies to “release” files related to aliens and UFOs.
On the same day, the American president criticized Barack Obama for allegedly disclosing classified information on the subject.
A few days earlier, in a podcast, the former Democratic president had made a sarcastic remark about the existence of aliens: “They are real, but I haven’t seen them.” He then clarified that he had never been aware of any evidence of extraterrestrial contact during his presidency.
The interest in UFOs has increased in recent years in the United States, with many reports of unexplained aerial objects. Authorities have considered the possibility of advanced technologies being tested by foreign powers.
However, in March 2024, the Pentagon concluded in an official report that there was no evidence linking these phenomena to an extraterrestrial origin. Several observations were determined to be weather balloons, satellites, spy planes, or other conventional activities.
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