The Trump administration has unveiled a trove of “never-before-seen” files, videos, and intelligence material on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), opening the door to decades of speculation about extraterrestrial encounters.
In a move the White House framed as an unprecedented transparency push, officials released declassified material, reigniting fascination with mysterious aerial sightings that have long hovered at the edge of conspiracy and national security debates.
“The latest UAP videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire United States government are all in one place – no clearance required. While past administrations sought to discredit or dissuade the American people, President Trump is focused on providing maximum transparency to the public, who can ultimately make up their own minds about the information contained in these files,” the White House said in a statement to US media on Friday.
The initial batch of declassified documents, videos, photographs and raw source material from across the US intelligence apparatus is now publicly available through a dedicated government portal, WAR.GOV/UFO, with more files expected to be released on a rolling basis.
The interagency initiative, known as the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, or PURSUE, involves the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Energy, NASA, the FBI and other arms of the US national security state.
Apollo 17 mission
“The American people can now access the federal government’s declassified UAP files instantly,” the Department of Defence said.
Among the documents released Friday was a transcript from the Apollo 17 mission, capturing a brief but haunting exchange between operators as they tracked an unexplained object drifting through space.
“Now we’ve got a few very bright particles or fragments or something that go drifting by as we manoeuvre,” one operator told mission control, according to the newly disclosed communications.
“Roger. Understand,” the command centre replied.
