Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel said in a new interview that UAP records will be released very soon and that the bureau has already delivered an initial batch to a White House-led interagency review.
- Patel described the effort as led by the Department of War, naming Secretary Pete Hegseth, and said agencies are preparing materials for public release after internal review.
- No new UFO or alien documents have been published so far, with officials offering no firm public timeline for when the first files will appear.
- Patel also touted new use of artificial intelligence at the FBI, claiming the tools helped agents act on a tip and prevent a planned school massacre in North Carolina.
- Reports continue to question Patel’s standing in the administration, with an unnamed White House official telling Politico it is only a matter of time before he is dismissed, while Patel denies misconduct allegations and has challenged media accounts in court.