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US Releases Second Batch of Declassified UAP Files

The release adds more than 50 videos and documents, while officials say most cases still lack enough data for a definitive explanation.

  • The U.S. Defense Department released a second batch of declassified files on alleged UFO sightings, detailing reports of 'green orbs,' 'discs,' and 'fireballs.'
  • Included is Pentagon footage of a U.S. fighter jet shooting down an unidentified object over Lake Huron in 2023.
  • The archive contains 209 reports of various unexplained aerial phenomena, as stated by the Pentagon.
  • The Pentagon emphasized that the files differ in quality and sourcing, released to promote transparency about unidentified aerial phenomena.
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The new collection of documents—released two weeks after the publication of the first installment—contains a total of 64 files, including documents and videos concerning unexplained phenomena and objects. As in the previous case, the Ministry of Defense offers no clear explanations for the phenomena described and shown in the recordings and documents. One of the most puzzling documents comes from the Office of the Director of National Intelligen…

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It leaves the second tranche of documents on the UFO, or Uap (the unidentified abnormal phenomena) published by the Pentagon: 64 files available on the official website of the U.S. Department of Defense, which also include the direct testimony of an intelligence officer dating back to 2025. The new release includes six pdf, seven audio files and 51 videos. It arrives two weeks after the publication of the first group of declassified materials be…

·Rome, Italy
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The Trump administration has released new classified documents, including photos, reports and 46 previously unpublished videos. The UFO files contain footage that has intrigued conspiracy theorists and researchers for years.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense in Virginia, has released footage of UFO sightings for the second time this year. This was done at the request of President Donald Trump.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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IBTimes UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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