Third batch of UFO files released by Pentagon
UFO sighting, northeastern United States, July 2025
A third batch of declassified UFO files were released by the Pentagon Friday. The latest such release in the Trump administration's new wave of public disclosure of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).
The released files include dozens of documents, images, video and audio recordings from several governmental agencies, along with eyewitness testimonies from first-hand accounts of unexplained sightings.
What they're saying:
Department of Defense spokesperson Sean Parnell released a statement saying, "Today, the Department of War is publishing the third release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE). The collection continues to be housed on WAR.GOV/UFO, and the Department will release additional files on a rolling basis," the statement read.
"As the unprecedented levels of interest in both this topic and the Trump administration's historic transparency effort continue, WAR.GOV/UFO has received over 1.7 billion hits worldwide since the site's launch on May 8, 2026. The Department of War and our agency partners are actively working on the next release of UAP files."
Six new videos depict orb-like objects in the sky, some offering "artistic interpretations" of incidents of UAP, reported by a federal agent. The new tranche also includes audio debriefs from NASA missions, including a discussion astronaut Gordon Cooper had with journalist Walter Cronkite in a 1962 interview.
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New videos released
Pentagon releases third batch of declassified UFO files
On June 12, the Pentagon released a third set of declassified files on what NASA calls Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The batch includes dozens of documents, images, video and audio recordings from several governmental agencies, along with eyewitness testimonies from first-hand accounts of unexplained sightings. Six new videos depict orb-like objects in the sky, some offering "artistic interpretations" of incidents of UAP, reported by a federal agent.
Videos depict five separate incidents over the past three years, all in the United States. One instance shows where a husband and wife recorded a "brilliant red sphere" followed by an identical orb hovering in the sky, moving from right to left.
This image is an artistic interpretation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security site in the western United States involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) over a period of two days in October 2023.
Other videos show an artistic interpretation which is based upon a first-hand account a federal law enforcement special agent reported over a sensitive national security site in the western United States.
Apollo 16 mission debriefing
Declassified UFO file: Walter Cronkite interview with NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper
On June 12, the Pentagon released a third set of declassified files on what NASA calls Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), commonly referred to as unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
Over two hours of audio from a recorded mission debrief from the Apollo 16 mission was released. The audio sessions, recorded in 1972, discussed various topics, including one instance of a speaker making an off-handed comment about an "alien starbase" while discussing experimental data.
Additionally, in a November 1962 interview, an audio excerpt captures Walter Cronkite asking NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper about his views regarding unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Cooper replies that "a large number of exceptionally well-qualified people have seen objects" without a "logical explanation." He also speculates on the existence of other planets with atmospheres similar to Earth and maybe there are "some type of human life" out there.
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The backstory:
The Department of Defense has released additional UFO-related records under a transparency directive issued by the Trump administration, part of an ongoing effort to declassify and make government-held information on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) available to the public.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Department of Defense. This story was reported from Orlando.