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US president had previously posted on his social media site 'I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)'\",\"title\":\"US Government releases huge set of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena videos\",\"videoId\":3648249}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/05\/08\/7385715655666911306\/480x270_MP4_7385715655666911306.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an internet<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donald Trump has ordered the discharge of tons of of never-before-seen classified files regarding the sighting of unidentified flying objects.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many disclosures was footage of a triangular-shaped UFO and testimonies from US residents recounting their very own alleged close encounters and sightings of strange objects within the sky.<\/p>\n<p>An image taken from the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 shows three dots in a triangular formation, which analysts imagine to be a physical object floating within the sky.<\/p>\n<p>A complete of 169 items have been released in the primary tranche, including State Department cables, FBI documents and NASA transcripts\u00a0of crewed flights into space.<\/p>\n<p>One report released by the US Department of War is an account by a drone pilot who claimed he had experienced \u2018weird dreams\u2019 and had struggled to sleep after spotting an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP) in September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed to have seen an object for five to 10 seconds which was smaller than a Boeing 737 and in regards to the length of \u2018one or two blackhawk helicopters\u2019, flying at around 5,000ft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tEnroll for all of the newest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>An image of a suspected UAP released within the tranche of files (Picture: US Department of War)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that the suspected UFO sighting preceded a storm, which bizarrely caused outages to all of the TVs within the hotel where he was staying.<\/p>\n<p>As well as, the crew of Apollo 11, which delivered the primary astronauts to the moon in 1969, reported three unusual sightings.<\/p>\n<p>These were: an object sighted on their technique to the moon; flashes of sunshine contained in the cabin; and an additional sighting on the return trip of a shiny light, which the crew assumed to be a laser.<\/p>\n<p>Also released is a transcript of a conversation between the crew of Gemini 7 and the Manned Flight Center in Houston a few \u2018bogey\u2019 or unknown aircraft, in addition to a debris field.<\/p>\n<p>Astronauts James \u2018Jim\u2019 Lovell and Frank Borman claimed they saw \u2018very, very many [\u2026] tons of of little particles\u2019 inside 4 miles of their spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>One other document revealed that in October 2001, Georgia claimed Russia had violated its airspace and bombed the Kodori Gorge.<\/p>\n<p>Russia denied the allegations, suggesting the attack might have been the work of UFOs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3648255\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/05\/08\/14\/108469533-0-image-a-30_1778247354801.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" autoplay=\"\" govt=\"\" releases=\"\" mysterious=\"\" footage=\"\" of=\"\" triangular=\"\" craft=\"\" and=\"\" speedy=\"\" ufo=\"\" infrared=\"\" sensor=\"\" aboard=\"\" a=\"\" u.s.=\"\" military=\"\" platform=\"\" focuses=\"\" on=\"\" an=\"\" area=\"\" contrast=\"\" that=\"\" resembles=\"\" football-shaped=\"\" body=\"\" with=\"\" three=\"\" radial=\"\" projections:=\"\" one=\"\" oriented=\"\" vertically=\"\" two=\"\" downward=\"\" at=\"\" angle=\"\" relative=\"\" to=\"\" the=\"\" major=\"\" axis=\"\" main=\"\" mass.=\"\" you=\"\" be=\"\" judge.=\"\" 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encounters with unknown aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>It has confirmed it can release additional documents on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n<p>FBI director Kash Patel said of the newest disclosure: \u2018The FBI is proud to face alongside President Trump and our interagency partners on this landmark release of UAP records.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For the primary time in history, the American people have unfettered access to declassified government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon \u2013 a level of transparency that no prior administration has delivered. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296266840-01b2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28290211\" alt=\"UFO DISCLOSURE Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) The Trump administration released declassified UAP files featuring Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 photos and transcripts as part of the president's transparency initiative. https:\/\/www.war.gov\/UFO\/\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>An FBI graphic constructed from eyewitness reports from September 2023 of an apparent ellipsoid bronze metallic object materializing out of a shiny light within the sky, (Picture: U.S. Department of War)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018The FBI stays committed to supporting this rolling declassification effort with the identical rigor and integrity we bring to each national security matter. As these files proceed to be reviewed and released, the American people may be confident that their security stays our highest priority.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the discharge of the files would ensure \u2018maximum transparency\u2019 on information held by the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Today\u2019s release is the primary in what might be an ongoing joint declassification and release effort,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a post to Truth Social, Donald Trump said of the discharge: \u2018In an effort for complete and maximum transparency, it was my honour to direct my administration to discover and supply government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena, and unidentified flying objects.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Whereas previous administrations have did not be transparent on this subject, with these recent documents and videos, the people can resolve for themselves, \u2018WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Rejoice and luxuriate in!\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Death penalty searched for Haitian man over fatal Florida hammer attack<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Once-packed Nevada resort deteriorates into ghost town as final hotel closes<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: All of the US fast food chains arriving within the UK soon including Raising Cane\u2019s<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with every day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an internet browser that supports HTML5 video Donald Trump has ordered the discharge of tons of of never-before-seen classified files regarding the sighting of unidentified flying objects. 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