At the direction of the President, the U.S. government has begun releasing long-secret documents related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), also known as Unidentified Flying Objects Donald Trump.
Trump said on “Truth Social” that he will direct Army Secretary Pete Hegers and other agencies to begin releasing government documents related to “alien and extraterrestrial life, UAPs and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).” “Any and all additional information related to these highly complex but extremely interesting and important events is important,” Trump said.
Thereafter, the Department of War, along with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and other agencies, began a massive effort to locate, review, and declassify UAP-related records. Officials say the effort involves millions of records collected over decades.
What does a UFO/UAP file contain?
Newly released government files contain photos, videos and reports of unidentified objects seen by military and government personnel.
Some of these include:
- Infrared image of an unidentified object flying through western U.S. airspace.
- A mysterious object is spotted below during a helicopter flight.
- Military infrared sensors capture multiple unknown aerial objects.
- Possibly unusual aerial object observed over the southeastern United States (2023 reconstruction).
- Archival images of the moon from Apollo 17 show three unexplained lights above the moon’s surface.
- Still from military video of an unidentified object passing through an aircraft sensor screen.
- A UFO incident has been reported near the United Arab Emirates.
- Radar/infrared images show clouds and unclearly shaped objects in the sky.
- A report of a drone flying over ocean airspace near Greece.
- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported a football-shaped object near Japan.
- Drones observed by the US military in African airspace.
- U.S. Air Force report on unidentified aerial activity over the southern United States (2020).
- U.S. Army Report on UAP Observations in North America (2026).
The U.S. government said the documents released were “open cases,” meaning officials could not clearly explain what they observed. This may be due to missing data or incomplete information.
Authorities said the documents will be released in stages over the coming weeks. They also invite outside experts and the public to study the material.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said: “The Department of War has aligned with President Trump to achieve unprecedented transparency into our government’s understanding of unexplained anomalies. The documents hidden behind these classified documents have long fueled legitimate speculation, and it is time for the American people to see them for themselves. The release of the declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s sincere commitment to unprecedented transparency.”
The War Department said the goal is transparency and truthfulness. Officials said the public now has access to previously confidential records.
