The Trump administration has released a batch of previously unseen files and videos documenting unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), formerly known as UFOs, as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) program.
The initial disclosure includes 162 files from agencies such as the FBI, Department of Defense, NASA, and State Department. These comprise 120 PDFs, 28 videos, and 14 images detailing unresolved cases of unexplained objects observed globally, including during Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 missions, New Year’s Eve 1999 near U.S. aircraft, and modern military encounters in Iraq, Syria, the Persian Gulf, and elsewhere.
Photos show strangely shaped objects captured on film, while videos depict sightings like a bright object making 90-degree turns over Kazakhstan. Some files contain redactions to protect eyewitness identities and sensitive sites. The Pentagon emphasized that these are unresolved cases where no definitive determination on the phenomena has been made, and no evidence of extraterrestrial technology has been confirmed in prior investigations.
President Trump directed the Secretary of War and other agencies to identify and declassify relevant records on UAP, UFOs, and extraterrestrial life via Truth Social. The Department of War, with Office of the Director of National Intelligence support, will release additional materials on a rolling basis every few weeks. FBI Director Kash Patel noted the release provides unfettered public access to declassified records.