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Pentagon releases ‘never-before-seen’ UFO files

The release follows through with a directive from President Donald Trump earlier this year to make all UFO files public

Published: May 8, 2026, 10:02 a.m. MDT

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. 

Patrick Semansky, Associated Press

By Cami Mondeaux

Cami is the congressional correspondent for the Deseret News reporting from Washington. She covers national news with a special focus on policy issues affecting Utah and the West.


At first glance, there’s not much to see. A few blurry images, some with oddly shaped objects. Others have clumped dots too far away to tell what they are.

But for lawmakers and administration officials, it’s a major win for transparency — and a release of files that have been long sought-after by both political parties. It’s only the first batch of files from the Pentagon, which is expected to release more on a rolling basis.

“As for my promise to you, the Department of War has released the first tranche of the UFO/UAP files for the Public for their review and study,” President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “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.”

Trump made the directive for the Pentagon to release all its files related to unidentified flying objects earlier this year, responding to efforts from lawmakers to investigate the matter. Congress has been investigating the phenomenon for years, emerging as one of the few issues uniting Republicans and Democrats as they dig for answers about outer space.