Trump administration releases first batch of declassified alien files

The United States government has unsealed a first tranche of military records concerning Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs).

This release follows a direct order from President Donald Trump, who directed federal agencies in February to identify and declassify intelligence records connected to extraterrestrial life.

The Department of Defense (DOD) launched the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) to manage the public dissemination of these files.

The initial batch includes more than 160 declassified files, comprising military reports, witness interviews, and pilot accounts.

These documents are now hosted on a central government website, allowing public access to materials that were previously restricted by high levels of security classification.

According to the Department of War (DOW), the collection spans several decades of reported sightings, dating as far back as 1948.

The records include a significant number of infrared stills and videos captured by military hardware.

One notable inclusion is an infrared image of an unidentified object recorded over the Western United States in December 2025.

Another document provides a transcript from the 1965 Gemini 7 mission, where astronauts reported a debris field consisting of hundreds of small particles.

The files also contain historical data from crewed Moon missions.

Records from the Apollo 17 mission describe astronauts observing unexplained lights, with some preliminary analysis suggesting a physical object was present in the lunar scene.

Despite the volume of data, the Pentagon noted that these remain unresolved cases.

Officials stated the government is currently unable to make a definitive determination on the exact nature of the observed objects.

President Trump characterized the release as a move toward total transparency, stating that the public should be able to review the documents for themselves.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is coordinating further declassification efforts with other agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Additional files are expected to be released on a rolling basis.

U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna indicated that a second tranche of material could be made available to the public in approximately 30 days.

The documents also feature a 2024 report from the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACIFIC) involving a football-shaped body.

While some analysts suggest portions of the data were previously known, the centralized release under the PURSUE program marks a formal shift in how the administration handles anomalous aerial data.