Pentagon releases next batch of declassified UFO files

The Pentagon released its second batch Friday of recently declassified UFO and unidentified anomalous phenomena files, which includes more than 40 videos requested by lawmakers.

President Donald Trump ordered War Secretary Pete Hegseth last month to begin releasing the government's files on UFOs and UAPs. Trump initially promised in February to order the release of the files after he criticized former President Barack Obama for divulging "classified information" when he said he believes aliens are real.

The first batch was released earlier this month and included never-before-seen documents related to incidents that have already been reported, including military videos and documents related to NASA’s Apollo 12, Apollo 17 and Gemini 7 missions, during which astronauts reported weird sightings.

The new files include a report about an unidentified object incident from the Department of Energy and a CIA information report about a sighting in the Soviet Union in 1973.

Another file contained over 100 pages of documentation from the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program and the U.S. Air Force relating to a string of sightings and investigations in Sandia, New Mexico, from the late 1940s to 1950.

Other files include video footage of a UAP that was shot down over Lake Huron, which was requested by lawmakers, following the Chinese spy balloon scandal, and a video featuring a new shape of UAP not previously seen in video footage.

The documents and files can be viewed on WAR.GOV/UFO, and additional files will be released on a rolling basis.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.