Pentagon Opens Public UAP Archive: Declassified Records, Apollo 11 Debriefs, and Dozens of Videos (1940s–2024)

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The Pentagon has opened a declassified, publicly accessible archive of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena records from the 1940s to early 2024 to fulfill a transparency pledge tied to President Donald Trump, featuring hundreds of pages and dozens of videos—including a 2023 Aegean Sea incident and Apollo 11 briefings with Buzz Aldrin—while officials say there is no confirmed extraterrestrial life and some materials may be released later as lawmakers push for fuller disclosure, with AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick warning that expert analysis is needed to avoid misinterpretation.