Trump administration releases first batch of UFO records

The Trump administration ordered the Department of Defense to publish the initial tranche of previously classified unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) files. The release includes hundreds of videos, photographs and transcripts, among them images captured during NASA’s Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 missions that appear to show unexplained points in the lunar sky, a UAP video over Japan that resembles a soccer ball, and FBI photographs from New Year’s Eve 1999 showing unidentified objects near U.S. military aircraft. Some sections are redacted to protect witness identities and sensitive locations. President Trump announced the move on Truth Social, emphasizing a commitment to “full and maximum transparency” about potential extraterrestrial activity.

The documents were released after Trump instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to make all UFO‑related records public, marking the first large‑scale disclosure of such material by a U.S. government.