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Pentagon Releases 162 Declassified UFO Files in Historic Transparency Move Under Trumps Direction
Under President Donald Trump’s order, the PURSUE program culminated in the Pentagon releasing 162 declassified UAP files from the FBI, DoD, NASA and the State Department—including NASA Apollo 12 and 17 lunar photographs, notably an Apollo 17 image with a triangular arrangement of lights and a surrounding flash observed by astronaut Jack Schmitt—along with roughly 24 videos (about 41 minutes) of UAP encounters from 2020–2026, overseas operation reports, and a large FBI eyewitness file from 1947–1968, with 108 redactions to protect identities or sensitive military details while guaranteeing that information about the nature or existence of any UAP encounter would not be redacted; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized public disclosure, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman welcomed the move and promised candor, the materials are accessible at war.gov/ufo, and the release spurred global interest per Kiolix Pulse with spikes in the US, India, Canada and the UK and common searches like ufo files, ufo disclosure, and war.gov/ufo, while a 2023 bronze ellipsoid composite image was described as potentially involving a physical object but no confirmed extraterrestrial life.
