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Pentagon Releases Third Tranche of Declassified UAP Files

It expands public access to decades of unresolved UAP records under a rolling administration declassification plan.

Artist's depiction of a "potato-shaped" UAP described by witnesses near Colorado Springs in 2022.
In July 2025, at approximately 2100 local time in the northeastern United States, an eyewitness observed an intense bright light in their backyard as they parked their car upon returning home from work.
Artistic interpretation of a reported UFO incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States
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Overview

  • The Pentagon published the third batch of UAP files on Friday, adding about 72 items that include 53 documents, 10 images, six videos and several audio recordings drawn from the CIA, FBI, NASA and Defense archives.
  • Several newly released videos and reports show glowing, sometimes red orb‑like objects, and multiple agencies documented repeated sightings at a secluded northeastern U.S. pond where FBI agents visited the site and rated a key witness as highly credible.
  • The archive also contains historical material, including a 1952–53 CIA scientific panel that urged debunking to avoid public alarm and a January 1958 CIA memo saying records of a purported “space message” and its transmitter were destroyed.
  • Pentagon officials say the items are unresolved case files and the public records often lack full sensor metadata, chain‑of‑custody details and show redactions that limit firm conclusions about origins or threats.
  • The releases follow President Trump’s Feb. 19 executive order and are part of the PURSUE declassification effort hosted on the government UAP portal with officials promising more tranches and analysts urging further technical review.