{"id":275770,"date":"2026-05-08T14:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=275770"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:33:20","slug":"pentagon-releases-first-batch-ufo-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pentagon-releases-first-batch-ufo-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon releases first batch UFO files"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CNN- The Pentagon on Friday released what it says are \u201cnever-before-seen files\u201d on UFOs after President Donald Trump directed the agency to do so earlier this year.<\/p>

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The batch of files outlines various investigations of reported sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena that span decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe American people can now access the federal government\u2019s declassified UAP files instantly,\u201d the department wrote on X<\/a>, referring to unidentified anomalous phenomena, the modern term for UFOs. \u201cThe latest UAP videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire United States government are all in one place \u2013 no clearance required.\u201d<\/p>

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The Defense Department said it will be \u201creleasing new materials on a rolling basis as they are discovered and declassified, with tranches posted every few weeks.\u201d<\/p>

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The Pentagon said some of the materials were previously released by the FBI, but the versions made public Friday had fewer redactions. This was the case with a large FBI file<\/a> containing hundreds of pages describing \u201ceyewitness testimonies and public reports\u201d about UFOs between 1947 and 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other files made public Friday contained much more recent observances.<\/p>

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This image, identified as “DOW-UAP-PR43, Unresolved UAP Report, Africa, 2025” shows “a US military operator reported UAP while operating within African airspace,” per the Defense Department. Department of Defense<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The files include internal military memos describing \u201cone possible small UAP\u201d in Iraq<\/a> in 2022, as well as \u201cmultiple glares or light from an unknown origin\u201d observed in Syria<\/a> in 2024. US troops were stationed in Iraq and Syria during that time as part of ongoing operations against ISIS.<\/p>

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There are also recent reports from US troops in the United Arab Emirates<\/a> and Greece<\/a>.<\/p>

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The Pentagon website where the new documents were posted contains a disclaimer saying that the \u201cdescriptive and estimative language\u201d in these military memos reflect the \u201csubjective interpretation\u201d of the person who wrote the report \u2014 and therefore \u201cshould not be interpreted as a conclusive indication\u201d of what actually happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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