Unprecedented UAP Declassification: Over 40 Minutes of Footage Released from a Decades-Long Archive, Inviting Private-Sector Analysis

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President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have authorized a phased declassification with the ODNI to release more than 40 minutes of previously classified UAP footage and documents, launching a long-term transparency effort that invites private-sector researchers and the broader scientific community to analyze ongoing investigations of decades‑old cases, including a 1969 Apollo 11 debrief in which Buzz Aldrin described a sizable object, with videos showing rapid acceleration and movement across air, space, and ocean environments, some appearing to descend into the ocean, and with more materials to come as reviews continue.