The Trump Administration has released a fresh wave of UFO files, including new photos, documents and 46 never-before-seen videos demanded by lawmakers.
The files appeared on the Department of War website just before 8am ET, featuring chilling audio from the Apollo 12 crew, which reported mysterious objects while in space.
The dump includes reports of glowing orange orbs swarming around a military helicopter, mysterious ‘fireballs’ that triggered airborne particle hunts in New Mexico, and intelligence documents describing unidentified aerial phenomena near a Soviet weapons-testing range.
The newly released batch also includes the long-awaited collection of 46 military UAP videos that lawmakers demanded from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month.
The videos showing Tic Tac-shaped UFOs tracked by the US Coast Guard, glowing spheres darting through clouds over Afghanistan, unidentified submerged objects emerging from the ocean, and multiple fast-moving UAPs swarming military aircraft over the Persian Gulf, East China Sea and restricted US airspace.
One of the most explosive entries references a US Air Force F-16 reportedly shooting down a UAP over Lake Huron with an AIM-9X missile in February 2023, while another describes orb-like objects appearing near fighter jets during operations over the Middle East.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in a Friday statement: ‘The Department of War is in lockstep with President Trump to bring unprecedented transparency regarding our government’s understanding of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
‘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.’
Four unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) appeared to create a formation over water in Iran in August 2022
The dump includes reports of glowing orange orbs swarming around a military helicopter. This image was featured ni the release, which was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024
This image, released on Friday, was captured by military in 2019
Above is a still from a military platform showing a mysterious object came into view. The video was uploaded to a classified network in July 2023
The newly released records stem from a March 6, 2026 request by eight members of Congress seeking access to 51 potentially UFO-related files allegedly held by the Department of War and the US intelligence community.
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Officials noted, however, that many of the records lacked a fully verified chain of custody, raising questions about how the materials were obtained and authenticated.
So far, the Pentagon has released over 200 files related to UAPs, which have long been an object of public fascination, following the directive from Trump.
Trump posted on Truth Social, saying: ‘In an effort for Complete and Maximum Transparency, it was my Honor to direct my Administration to identify and provide Government files related to Alien and Extraterrestrial Life, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and Unidentified Flying Objects.
‘Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?” Have Fun and Enjoy!”‘
The 46 videos were requested by Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna in April, giving Hegseth a deadline of April 14, which was not met.
Since then, Luna and other lawmakers have been pushing to get the clips to the American public.
Several clips capture bizarre ‘orb’ formations swarming around US military aircraft, including incidents in which glowing objects appeared to split apart, pulse over water or accelerate at extreme speeds that pilots allegedly struggled to explain.
One video, labeled ‘Syrian UAP instant acceleration,’ shows an unidentified object making a sudden burst of speed in Syrian airspace during a 2021 military operation, while another references a ‘spherical UAP’ weaving in and out of clouds over Afghanistan in November 2020.
The files appeared on the Department of War website just before 8am ET. Above is a photo of mysterious objects uploaded to a classified network in June 2024
The collection also contains multiple videos connected to MQ-9 Reaper drones operating over the Middle East and East China Sea, including incidents where crews allegedly tracked fast-moving UFOs over restricted military zones and near naval operations.
One of the most explosive entries references footage allegedly showing a US Air National Guard F-16C fighter jet, callsign AESIR11, shooting down a UAP over Lake Huron with an AIM-9X missile on February 12, 2023 during the wave of mystery aerial incursions over North America.
The files also reference incidents near Eglin Air Force Base, Kabul and Karaganda International Airport in Kazakhstan, along with multiple encounters involving objects observed near commercial and military airspace around Columbus, Ohio.
Pictured is a still from on of the 26 videos titled ‘7 October 2020 [CALLSIGN] observes UAP’
Several videos are connected to repeated ‘Hackney 6’ and ‘Toxic 6’ incidents in 2020, in which military crews allegedly observed fast-moving UAPs over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Arabia, including one case involving dual UFOs maneuvering near an MQ-9 drone.
Another clip, titled ‘UFOs in formation over Persian Gulf,’ appears to reference multiple objects flying together in coordinated patterns, while others describe ‘erratic movement’ and glowing spheres hovering stationary before rapidly disappearing.
In newly unsealed UFO documents released by the Trump administration on Friday, chilling audio emerged from a 1969 medical debrief involving the Apollo 12 crew.
Astronauts Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean described seeing mysterious flashes and streaks of light in the darkness while trying to sleep during the mission.
NASA later concluded that the strange phenomena were caused by internal visual effects experienced by the astronauts rather than external light sources.
The release also included a document detailing at least 209 sightings of ‘green orbs,’ ‘discs’ and ‘fireballs’ reported near a military base in Sandia, New Mexico, from 1948-1950.
The base was part of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Program (AFSWP), which was the direct, post-World War II successor to the Manhattan Project to manage the military aspects of nuclear weapons.
Witnesses reported unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) maneuvering, flying out of sight, disappearing or exploding.
