Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has begun releasing caller files connected UFOs, saying members of the nationalist tin gully their ain conclusions connected “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”

In summation to the Pentagon, the effort is led by the White House, the manager of nationalist intelligence, the Energy Department, NASA and the FBI.

The Pentagon said Friday successful a station connected X that portion past administrations sought to discredit oregon dissuade the American people, President Donald Trump “is focused connected providing maximum transparency to the public, who tin yet marque up their ain minds astir the accusation contained successful these files.” The Pentagon says further documents volition beryllium released connected a rolling basis.

Trump, a Republican, has been teasing the announcement since February. He has antecedently released records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. that revealed small beyond what was already known.

The Pentagon has been moving connected declassifying documents related to UFOs for years, and Congress created an bureau successful 2022 to declassify material. Its 2024 debut study revealed hundreds of caller UAP incidents but recovered nary grounds that the U.S. authorities had ever confirmed a sighting of alien technology.

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