Pentagon releases fourth batch of UFO files

Administration Pentagon releases fourth batch of UFO files Comments: by Ashley N. Soriano and Steph Whiteside - 07/10/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Ashley N. Soriano and Steph Whiteside - 07/10/26 2:02 PM ET Comments: Link copied

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(NewsNation) — The Pentagon released a fourth tranche of files related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), previously called UFOS, on Friday.

The batch includes 40 new files, including 19 videos.

The Defense Department began releasing UFO files on a rolling basis on May 8, following President Trump’s promise to declassify certain government files. The second and third rounds were published on May 22 and June 12, respectively.

Previous releases highlighted scenarios like UFOs near foreign submarines, objects moving at seemingly impossible speeds and other reports of silent, hovering orbs.

The first batch of files included photos and reports dating back decades, along with archival photos, military video and documents related to NASA’s Apollo 12, Apollo 17 and Gemini 7 missions, during which astronauts reported strange sightings.

File details UAP seen near Pantex nuclear plant

One of the newly released documents details a sighting near the Pantex nuclear plant in Texas on Sept. 1, 2015. The object was described as traveling at 10-15 mph.

Those who witnessed it described a diamond-shaped object that was rounded at the top, around four feet tall and two feet wide at the bottom. Witnesses varied on the color, some saying it was black and others describing it as silver, red and blue.

The anaylsis describes the object as non-threatening and did not come close to sensitive assets.

UAP outran surveillance plane

A 2019 range-fouler report, which is used when there is an unauthorized intrusion into airspace during active military operations or training, described a small rectangular object caught on the camera of a surveillance plane.

Military witnesses described it as having flight characteristics they had never seen and reported that it moved fast enough to outrun the aircraft’s tracking system.

NASA documents included in drop

Additional NASA documents were included in the latest drop, including images showing unidentified objects.

The drop also includes debriefings from the Apollo 14 and Apollo 17 missions.

UAP appears to degrate sensor footage

A Yellow Sea UAP appears to degrade electro-optical and infrared sensor footage from a U.S. military platform.

The 2023 video includes four minutes and 57 seconds of footage that gets progressively worse over time.

Jellyfish UAP

Video from a 2020 enconter over the Atlantic Ocean appears to match long-rumored video of a “floating brain” type UAP, with the footage zooming in on a blob-shaped object with narrower bits dangling beneath it.

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Historical documents date back decades

The drop includes historical documents as well as recent sightings. One 1949 document details a conference regarding sightings of green fireballs near Los Alamos National Laboratory. Attendees included prominent scientists, including some who worked on the Manhattan Project.

A 1948 document from Project Sign, one of the government’s earliest efforts to examine strange sightings, includes 100 reports made between 1947 and 1948. There was an increase in sightings at the time, beginning with World War II pilots reporting sightings of “foo fighters.” In the post-war era, more civilian sightings were documented, including the infamous 1947 Roswell incident.