Pentagon Declassifies Files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)

Key facts

• The Pentagon has begun releasing files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), with the effort led by the White House, the Director of National Intelligence, the Energy Department, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
• The initial release consists of 162 files, including State Department cables, FBI documents, and NASA transcripts from crewed space flights.
• A NASA photograph from the 1972 Apollo 17 mission shows three dots in a triangular formation, which a preliminary analysis suggests could be a physical object.
• Congress established an office in 2022 to declassify UAP material, leading to a 2024 report that identified hundreds of new incidents.
• The Pentagon's 2024 report stated there is no confirmed evidence that the United States government has recovered alien technology or confirmed the existence of alien life.