The Pentagon’s Latest UFO Files: From 2015 Texas Nuclear Site Invasion to 1949 Los Alamos “Green Fireball”
The U.S. Department of Defense on Friday released the fourth batch of government documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), commonly known as unidentified flying objects. The release follows an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year requiring transparency in these records.
The newly disclosed documents include 40 documents from the Pentagon, NASA, CIA, FBI and Department of Energy, including 14 documents, 19 videos, 4 audio recordings and 3 images.
The newly declassified materials include military witness testimony, infrared footage, historical scientific discussions and reports of unexplained aerial objects observed near sensitive U.S. military locations.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said it was ready to disclose more information.
What did the fourth installment reveal?
1. One of the most closely watched documents is a Department of Energy report describing an unidentified object near the Pantex nuclear weapons facility outside Amarillo, Texas, in September 2015.
Two security guards reportedly pursued the object after the facility went into lockdown. They later said that despite viewing through binoculars, the craft made no sound and showed no visible propulsion system. After circling for one to two minutes, it reportedly continued heading north and disappeared from view.
According to the report, “Although they were unable to pursue the object, they stopped and exited the vehicle. In addition, [officers] stated that they were unable to identify any type of propulsion system on the object while using binoculars to evaluate the object. “
2. The documents also include several Navy “range foul reports,” documenting unauthorized objects entering restricted military airspace during training exercises.
One report describes an encounter over the Atlantic Ocean in 2020. A Naval Weapons Systems Officer observed a dark maroon object approximately 12 to 15 feet tall. “Structurally, it appears to be a large, somewhat deformed balloon, but we were unable to verify this as we passed through the confluence,” the weapons systems official wrote, followed by two lines of redacted text.
3. Another report details an incident in the eastern United States in 2019. One veteran military pilot wrote that the object exhibited flight characteristics unlike anything he had seen during 28 years of service in the Air Force and Navy.
“I noticed an object with flight characteristics unlike anything I have seen in my 28 years,” the pilot wrote. The accompanying video appeared to show a fast-moving object that left the camera’s field of view within seconds. Several experienced personnel were reportedly unable to identify it.
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4. Some of the videos show infrared footage captured by military sensors in the Atlantic Ocean, Western Pacific and Middle East.
The most recent incident occurred in 2025 and is the responsibility of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. A military sensor tracked “a contrasting area resembling a six-pointed star” over the Yellow Sea, which officials called a “contrast area.” Another video showed an unidentified object moving over the East China Sea for several minutes. The Pentagon has yet to provide a clear explanation for either incident.
5. The historical section includes the records of a 1949 scientific meeting held in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Attendees, including top physicists associated with the Manhattan Project, debated unexplained “green fireballs” reported over nuclear laboratories.
