Case file · Official inquiry
First tranche of declassified UFO files
In May 2026 the Pentagon published a first batch of 162 declassified UFO/UAP files, some dating back decades.
2026 CE · 38.87, -77.06 · status: official
The account
The release, following the February 2026 presidential order, involved the Energy Department, NASA, the FBI, the State Department and ODNI, and came with a new website. The official statement said the public could 'make up their own minds'.
The sceptical view
Rep. Thomas Massie called the UFO release the 'ultimate weapon of mass distraction'; nothing in the first batch was presented as proof of alien life.
Connections in the atlas
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- Christopher Mellon: Said the government holds withheld videos and satellite imag
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- Donald Trump: At a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, said of the UFO fil
- AARO established
- Anna Paulina Luna: Said that 46 UAP videos identified by whistleblowers, which
- Donald Trump: Asked by Lex Fridman whether he would push the Pentagon to r
- Donald Trump: On Truth Social, directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and