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May 8th, 2026
Image credit: Actual site photo with FBI Lab rendered graphic overlay depicting corroborating eyewitness reports from September 2023 of an apparent ellipsoid bronze metallic object materializing out of a bright light in the sky, 130-195 feet in length, and disappearing instantaneously.
The Department of War (DOW) has posted new information on UFOs, at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Never-before-seen files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) are part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE).
Justified speculation
In a statement by Pete Hegseth, United States Secretary of War:
“The Department of War is in lockstep with President Trump to bring unprecedented transparency regarding our government’s understanding of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,” Hegseth states. “These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation — and it’s time the American people see it for themselves. This release of declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s earnest commitment to unprecedented transparency.”
Unresolved cases
According to the website at: https://www.war.gov/UFO/
“The materials archived here are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena.”
The website adds: “This can occur for a variety of reasons, including a lack of sufficient data, and the Department of War welcomes the application of private-sector analysis, information and expertise. DOW will continue to conduct separate reporting on resolved UAP cases, as mandated by statute. Under this Administration, we will pursue the truth and share our findings with the American people.”
The posting involves roughly 162 documents, photos and videos from the files of NASA, the FBI, Defense Department, and State Department.
According to a CBS breaking news report, “more are expected to be made public as the process continues.”
Infrared still image (black hot) captured of unidentified object(s) over western United States in September of 2025.
Image credit: FBI Photo B20
FBI case file
On the website, a FBI 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968.
The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems.
Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing.
Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
Go to: https://www.war.gov/UFO/#65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_10
Go to “Department of War Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files in Historic Transparency Effort” at:
Image credit: NASA
A DOW release includes a comment from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman:
“I applaud President Trump’s whole-of-government effort to bring greater transparency to the American people on unidentified anomalous phenomena,” Isaacman states. “At NASA, our job is to bring the brightest minds and most advanced scientific instruments to bear, follow the data, and share what we learn. We will remain candid about what we know to be true, what we have yet to understand, and all that remains to be discovered. Exploration and the pursuit of knowledge are core to NASA’s mission as we endeavor to unlock the secrets of the universe.”
Gemini 7 crew members.
Image credit: NASA
NASA files
Included in the files is an audio recording that contains air to ground communications and the NASA Public Affairs audio feed with commentary, recorded during the flight of the Gemini 7 mission.
In the excerpted segment of audio, Astronaut Frank Borman reports to NASA mission control in Houston his sighting of an unidentified object, which he referred to as a “bogey.” This sighting occurred on December 5, 1965. The dialogue includes Borman’s initial report, as well as additional comments by Astronaut Jim Lovell, Borman’s fellow crew member.
Give a listen at:
https://www.war.gov/UFO/#NASA-UAP-D3A-Gemini-7-Audio-Excerpt-1965
Apollo 12, 17
Also released is an archival photographs depicting the lunar surface as viewed from the landing site of Apollo 12.
Image credit: NASA
Image credit: NASA
One image features five highlighted areas of interest, labeled “Area 1” through “Area 5,” above the horizon, in which unidentified phenomena are visible.
The DOW website explains that this image has been modified from its original state to assist viewers in identifying specific areas of interest. These highlights are provided for contextual purposes only. Such alterations do not constitute an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the nature or significance of the subject matter.
Also released by the Pentagon’s DOW is an image from the 1972 Apollo 17 mission.
Apollo 17 commander, Gene Cernan, described observing several flashing, rotating phenomenon that he assessed as corresponding to physical objects in space rather than a purely optical phenomenon.
Fellow moonwalker, Jack Schmitt also reported observing similar phenomenon, though he assessed the source of his observation to be a separated rocket stage (S-IVB).
Cernan reported observing two additional distant flashing objects, though he assessed them as Spacecraft/Lunar Module Adapter panels (SLA panel), another separated component of the Saturn V rocket.
Image credit: NASA
Meanwhile, Enigma Labs, a technology company working on UFO sightings data, has recast the DOW files on an easy to navigate website at:
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