Donald Trump has ordered the release of hundreds of never-before-seen classified files relating to the sighting of unidentified flying objects.
Among the disclosures was footage of a triangular-shaped UFO and testimonies from US citizens recounting their own alleged close encounters and sightings of strange objects in the sky.
A picture taken from the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 shows three dots in a triangular formation, which analysts believe to be a physical object floating in the sky.
A total of 169 items have been released in the first tranche, including State Department cables, FBI documents and NASA transcripts of crewed flights into space.
One report released by the US Department of War is an account by a drone pilot who claimed he had experienced ‘weird dreams’ and had struggled to sleep after spotting an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) in September 2023.
He claimed to have seen an object for five to 10 seconds which was smaller than a Boeing 737 and about the length of ‘one or two blackhawk helicopters’, flying at around 5,000ft.
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He added that the suspected UFO sighting preceded a storm, which bizarrely caused outages to all the TVs in the hotel where he was staying.
In addition, the crew of Apollo 11, which delivered the first astronauts to the moon in 1969, reported three unusual sightings.
These were: an object sighted on their way to the moon; flashes of light inside the cabin; and a further sighting on the return trip of a bright light, which the crew assumed to be a laser.
Also released is a transcript of a conversation between the crew of Gemini 7 and the Manned Flight Center in Houston about a ‘bogey’ or unknown aircraft, as well as a debris field.
Astronauts James ‘Jim’ Lovell and Frank Borman claimed they saw ‘very, very many […] hundreds of little particles’ within four miles of their spacecraft.
Another document revealed that in October 2001, Georgia claimed Russia had violated its airspace and bombed the Kodori Gorge.
Russia denied the allegations, suggesting the attack could have been the work of UFOs.
Also included in the release were a number of images, including one taken in 2024, appearing to show a football-shaped object with three projections.
But despite these unexplained sightings, a 2024 report found no evidence that any government had confirmed its recognition of alien technology.
Congress members ordered the Pentagon to disclose files in 2022 after military officials reported encounters with unknown aircraft.
It has confirmed it will release additional documents on a rolling basis.
FBI director Kash Patel said of the latest disclosure: ‘The FBI is proud to stand alongside President Trump and our interagency partners in this landmark release of UAP records.
‘For the first time in history, the American people have unfettered access to declassified government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon – a level of transparency that no prior administration has delivered.
‘The FBI remains committed to supporting this rolling declassification effort with the same rigor and integrity we bring to every national security matter. As these files continue to be reviewed and released, the American people can be confident that their security remains our highest priority.’
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the release of the files would ensure ‘maximum transparency’ on information held by the department.
‘Today’s release is the first in what will be an ongoing joint declassification and release effort,’ she said.
Meanwhile, in a post to Truth Social, Donald Trump said of the release: ‘In an effort for complete and maximum transparency, it was my honour to direct my administration to identify and provide government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects.
‘Whereas previous administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new documents and videos, the people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’
‘Have fun and enjoy!’
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