Trump administration releases first batch of formerly classified UFO files

The Pentagon is releasing a never-before-seen cache of UFO documents so the public can examine evidence gathered on what the government refers to as unidentified anomalous phenomena.

The release of information, announced Friday, follows President Trump’s order to begin identifying and declassifying government files related to UAPs.

“No other president or administration in history has followed through on this level of UAP transparency,” Pentagon officials said.

Several agencies were involved in the process, including the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, NASA and the FBI. The collection will be available for public examination at War.GOV/UFO. Additional files will be released by the Defense Department on a rolling basis, officials said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the release will bring “unprecedented transparency” regarding the government’s understanding of unidentified flying objects.

“These files hidden behind classifications have long fueled justified speculation, and it’s time the American people see it for themselves,” Mr. Hegseth said Friday in a statement.

Mr. Trump made the release announcement during last week’s visit to the White House by the Artemis II astronauts.

“We’re going to be releasing a lot of things that we haven’t. I think some of it’s going to be very interesting to people,” he said.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he fully supports the effort to bring transparency to the American public about UAPs.

“At NASA, our job is to bring the brightest minds and most scientific instruments to bear, follow the data and share what we learn,” Mr. Isaacman said. “We will remain candid about what we know to be true, what we have yet to understand and all that remains to be discovered.”

This won’t be the first time that Mr. Trump has opened government files for scrutiny. Early in his presidency, he ordered the release of documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Those disclosures revealed scant details beyond what was already known.