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Pentagon Publishes Fifth Tranche of Declassified UAP Files

Officials say the rolling declassification aims to boost transparency while unresolved military sensor footage raises fresh safety and national-security concerns.

PHOTOS | Pentagon drops fifth batch of UFO files (File courtesy of the U.S. Department of War)
PHOTOS | Pentagon drops fifth batch of UFO files (File courtesy of the U.S. Department of War)
PHOTOS | Pentagon drops fifth batch of UFO files (File courtesy of the U.S. Department of War)
PHOTOS | Pentagon drops fifth batch of UFO files (File courtesy of the U.S. Department of War)

Overview

  • The Department of War/Pentagon published the fifth release on Friday, adding 41 documents, images and videos drawn from the Pentagon, FBI, CIA, State Department and the Executive Office of the President.
  • The new tranche spans more than seven decades and includes a 1953 Naval analysis, a 2002 FBI Form 302 describing a silent 500-foot triangle over Bagram, and recent sensor videos from CENTCOM in 2025 plus six AC-130J gunship clips from a 2021 Gulf of Oman encounter.
  • The archive labels these cases 'unresolved' because available data, metadata and some redactions prevent definitive identification of the observed phenomena.
  • Military accounts in the files describe encounters that raised operational safety concerns, including objects observed near bases and naval units and incidents where UAPs appeared to react to live fire during exercises.
  • Officials say more records will be released on a rolling basis and Congress and oversight panels are pressing for standardized reporting, better frontline documentation and further review of potential national-security implications.