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Pentagon Opens Public UAP Archive With First 162 Declassified Files

Officials frame it as a first step toward transparency without asserting extraterrestrial findings.

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The Pentagon has opened a case to investigate this 1972 NASA photo from the Apollo 17 mission on the moon. The image contains three unidentified dots above the lunar horizon.
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Overview

  • The Defense Department, in a coordinated push with the White House and allied agencies, posted the first 162 files to a new website Friday and said more releases will follow on a rolling schedule.
  • The tranche spans decades, combining Apollo and Gemini astronaut transcripts about bright flashes with recent military sensor videos, FBI interviews, State Department cables, and photographs.
  • Notable items include a 2024 Indo-Pacific Command infrared video of a small orb, a 2023 multi‑officer report of “orbs launching orbs,” and imagery of a football‑shaped object near Japan along with clips from Syria, Iraq, and North America.
  • Pentagon statements stress the cases are unresolved and reiterate that the U.S. government has not confirmed alien technology or evidence of extraterrestrial life.
  • Scientists and analysts caution the material offers no conclusive proof and often features low‑resolution or previously public items, with further analysis and additional batches expected after Congress’s 2022 disclosure mandate and the Pentagon’s 2024 report.