Overview
- The new war.gov/UFO portal, which launched Friday, hosts 162 declassified files on what the government calls unidentified anomalous phenomena.
- The archive draws from the Pentagon, the director of national intelligence, the FBI, NASA and the Energy Department, with photos, videos, transcripts and investigative records.
- Officials say the materials were reviewed for security but many have not been analyzed for what the anomalies are, and the public is invited to review the files.
- Examples include an Apollo 17 image showing three distant lights, a 1999 FBI photo with unidentified dots near U.S. aircraft, and recent military sensor footage from the United States, the Middle East, Japan and Greece.
- Scientists and former Pentagon investigators urge caution, noting a 2024 UAP office report found no verified alien technology and that many sightings likely have ordinary explanations.