What’s in the Pentagon’s Fourth Batch of UFO Files
The Pentagon's fourth release of UFO files, published Friday, offers a detailed look at what the US government has uncovered so far in its ongoing disclosure effort. The batch totals 40 files, spanning documents, videos, audio recordings, and images gathered from multiple federal agencies, including the Pentagon, NASA, the CIA, the FBI, and the Energy Department.
The Pentagon's fourth release of UFO files, published Friday, offers a detailed look at what the US government has uncovered so far in its ongoing disclosure effort. The batch totals 40 files, spanning documents, videos, audio recordings, and images gathered from multiple federal agencies, including the Pentagon, NASA, the CIA, the FBI, and the Energy Department.
Here is a closer look at what the new files contain.
Breakdown By File Type
The release includes 14 documents, 19 videos, four audio files, and three images. It is the largest tranche released so far under the government's rolling disclosure effort, which began in May following an executive order signed by President Trump earlier this year.
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A Military Aviator's Firsthand Account
One of the most detailed items in the release is a "range fouler debrief," a standardized U.S. Navy reporting form used to document unauthorized intrusions into controlled airspace during military operations. The debrief describes a 2019 sighting over the Eastern United States witnessed by an aviator and four other personnel. Pentagon Releases Fourth Batch of UFO Files, Including Aviator’s Report of Object ‘Unlike Anything I Had Seen’.
The aviator wrote that the object displayed flight characteristics unlike anything encountered in 28 years of service with the Air Force and Navy. According to the account, a small object was seen travelling below the aircraft in the opposite direction at high speed. The witness tracked it for roughly 10 to 15 seconds before activating a recorder, but the object moved out of view once the crew attempted to zoom in for a clearer image.
A Sighting Near A Texas Nuclear Facility
Another document details an incident from September 1, 2015, near the Pantex nuclear plant in Texas. Witnesses described a diamond-shaped object, rounded at the top and roughly four feet tall and two feet wide at the base, moving slowly at an estimated 10 to 15 miles per hour. UFO Files: Donald Trump Administration Releases ‘Never-Before-Seen’ Declassified UAP Documents.
Historical Records From 1949
The batch also includes older archival material, among them records from a 1949 conference addressing so-called "green fireballs," a phenomenon investigated decades ago by military and scientific officials.
How It Compares To Earlier Releases
Friday's release is the fourth in a series that began May 8. The second batch followed on May 22, and the third was published on June 12, which featured eyewitness videos collected by the FBI showing orb-like objects and interviews with witnesses, including federal law enforcement agents who reported strange sightings in 2023. Earlier releases also included archival photos and documents connected to NASA's Apollo 12, Apollo 17, and Gemini 7 missions, during which astronauts reported unusual observations.
More Disclosures Expected
The Pentagon confirmed that Friday's release is not the final one planned under the president's executive order, indicating further files are likely to be made public in the coming months as the review process continues.
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