Dozens of newly declassified UFO records have been released by the Trump administration, shedding light on unexplained sightings investigated by the US military and other government agencies.
The fourth tranche, published Friday on the Department of War’s website, says ‘it is time the American people see for themselves’ as it adds a trove of documents, videos and photographs to the government’s growing public archive.
Among the most striking additions are videos showing a mysterious eight-pointed object hovering over East Asia, a jellyfish-like UFO over the Atlantic Ocean and an unresolved case involving an oddly shaped craft zig-zagging across the western US.
The release also includes a Department of Energy report detailing how security teams at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant in Texas scrambled after radar detected a silent, diamond-shaped object drifting over the highly secured facility in 2015.
Officers said the craft flew just 100 to 200 feet above the ground with no visible means of propulsion before disappearing, prompting surveillance footage to be analyzed by Sandia National Laboratories and all evidence to be turned over to the FBI.
Also included is the influential COMETA Report, a study by retired French generals and defense experts that concludes the extraterrestrial hypothesis is the most plausible explanation for some of the world’s most baffling UFO encounters.
The authors warned that the phenomenon should be treated as a national security issue and urged governments to prepare for the possibility that humanity is not alone.
The newly released records span decades of unexplained encounters, from military sightings and radar detections to cases that remain unresolved despite extensive investigations.
Above is a still from a video taken in 2020 over the Atlantic Ocean. Witnesses described it as ‘darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15 feet in height.’ Some have likened it to the jellyfish UFO previously seen in Iraq
The fourth tranche, published Friday on the Department of War’s website features a video of an eight-pointed object spotted flying over the Yellow Sea in East Asia in 2025
Pictured is a still from a video deemed an unresolved case involving an oddly shaped craft zig-zagging across the western US
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in a statement: ‘The Department of War is in lockstep with President Trump to bring unprecedented transparency regarding our government’s understanding of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).
‘These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fueled justified speculation, and it’s time the American people see it for themselves. This release of declassified documents demonstrates the Trump Administration’s earnest commitment to unprecedented transparency.’
According to the Pentagon, there have been ‘unprecedented levels of interest’ in the UFO files, and the Department of War’s website has received over 1.7 billion hits worldwide since its launch on May 8.
A second release took place two weeks later, followed by a third on June 12.
Footage of the eight-pointed object was submitted by the US Indo-Pacific Command, the military command responsible for operations across the Indo-Pacific region.
The 18-second video was captured from an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform in 2025.
It shows the mysterious object moving over the Yellow Sea, hovering in place at times.
‘The sensor pans to track an area of contrast resembling a six-pointed star, keeping it generally centered within the center of the screen,’ the video description states.
Pictured is the ‘jellyfish’ craft reported in Iraq in 2018
The clip, however, includes redactions, which the Department of War said were added to ‘protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UFO.’
Another newly released file includes 32 seconds of infrared footage captured by a US military platform in 2020, showing a dark, jellyfish-like object drifting through the sky.
The sighting has drawn comparisons to the so-called ‘jellyfish’ UAP filmed over Iraq several years ago, though officials have not suggested the two incidents are connected.
According to a debrief submitted by US Northern Command to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), witnesses described the object as a dark maroon color, measuring roughly 12 to 15 feet tall.
The report said it appeared to travel with the wind without changing direction or maneuvering and resembled a ‘large, somewhat deformed balloon.’
The accompanying video shows the military sensor repeatedly zooming and panning to keep the object centered in frame.
The release also includes a Department of Energy report detailing how security teams at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant in Texas scrambled after radar detected a silent, diamond-shaped object drifting over the highly secured facility in 2015
Pictured is a page in the Department of Energy report, showing an enhanced view of the object spotted over the nuclear plan
According to the report, security personnel were dispatched after ground surveillance radar detected an unidentified object moving near the highly secured site, prompting officers to track it for several miles
The Department of War cautioned that the footage is being released for informational purposes only and does not represent an official conclusion about the object’s identity or significance.
A video from the US Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), created to standardize the collection and reporting of military encounters with ‘UFOs’ and investigate potential threats to national security, was also included in Friday’s tranche.
The two-minute and 57-second clip appears to have been taken by an infrared sensor aboard a US military platform in 1996 over an undisclosed location in the western US.
The craft, which appeared to be circular with a wing on each side, was soaring over a mountainous terrain as the military jet tracked it from behind.
The latest release also includes nearly two minutes of infrared footage captured by a US military platform in 2024 after the US Indo-Pacific Command reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon to the AARO
The video initially tracks a single area of contrast before zooming in, revealing what appears to be an elongated object
The video shows a dark, high-contrast object crossing the sensor’s field of view between the 14- and 17-second marks, entering from the upper-right corner before exiting toward the lower left.
The remaining footage consists of repeated playback of the same sequence at normal and slower speeds, followed by a still frame captured from the initial pass.
One of the most detailed files centers on a September 2015 incident at the Pantex Plant in Texas, the nation’s primary facility for assembling and dismantling nuclear weapons.
According to the report, security personnel were dispatched after ground surveillance radar detected an unidentified object moving near the highly secured site, prompting officers to track it for several miles.
Witnesses described the object as silent, diamond-shaped and lacking any visible means of propulsion before it disappeared beyond the facility’s perimeter.
The report includes radar tracks, surveillance images and enhanced stills produced by Sandia National Laboratories as investigators sought to determine what had crossed the skies above the nuclear complex.
The latest release also includes nearly two minutes of infrared footage captured by a US military platform in 2024 after the US Indo-Pacific Command reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon to the AARO.
The video initially tracks a single area of contrast before zooming in, revealing what appears to be an elongated object.
The release also includes 10 seconds of infrared footage recorded by a US military platform in 2023 after US Central Command reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon to the Pentagon’s AARO
One newly released document is a transcript from a secret 1949 meeting at Los Alamos, where military officials and some of America’s top scientists gathered to investigate a wave of mysterious green fireballs reported over New Mexico
As the sensor magnifies the scene further, the object seems to split into a line of multiple bright points moving diagonally across the frame, with the military sensor continuing to follow the formation for about a minute as it gradually fades into the distance.
The release also includes 10 seconds of infrared footage recorded by a US military platform in 2023 after US Central Command reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon to the Pentagon’s AARO.
Although brief, the video captures two mysterious objects streaking across the sensor’s field of view in opposite directions.
A larger object enters from the lower right before disappearing off the top of the frame, while a second, smaller object drops into view from above and exits at the bottom just moments later.
One newly released document is a transcript from a secret 1949 meeting at Los Alamos, where military officials and some of America’s top scientists gathered to investigate a wave of mysterious green fireballs reported over New Mexico.
The sightings, many reported near sensitive nuclear facilities, were unlike ordinary meteors, participants said, appearing to travel in nearly horizontal paths, maintaining a constant speed and producing an intense emerald glow while remaining eerily silent.
During the meeting, renowned astronomer Lincoln LaPaz argued the so-called ‘green fireballs’ did not fit the characteristics of conventional meteorites, prompting scientists to debate whether they represented an entirely new phenomenon or even a secret technology.
At one point, LaPaz revealed he had initially speculated the objects might be part of classified US military defensive operations around atomic bomb installations, only to be told the Air Force knew nothing about them, leaving the mystery unresolved.
The file dump featured documents from the 1948 Project sign report, one of the Air Force’s earliest classified investigations into the wave of ‘flying saucer’ sightings sweeping the country.
After reviewing roughly 100 reports, investigators noted striking similarities between many of the encounters, including objects described as disc- or oval-shaped that appeared capable of hovering motionless, climbing at astonishing speeds and, in some cases, traveling faster than the speed of sound.
Witnesses estimated the mysterious craft ranged in size from a 25-cent coin held at arm’s length to objects as large as six B-29 bombers, while some reported seeing them fly silently without any visible exhaust.
Although the Air Force stopped short of identifying the objects, the report concluded the available evidence was too compelling to dismiss outright and recommended continued investigation.
