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Department of War investigating mysterious triangle UFO videos after Post report

Nypost · · 264 words · By Shane Galvin
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Department of War investigating mysterious triangle UFO videos after Post report See more of our coverage in your search results.

Claims checked 7
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Department of War investigating mysterious triangle UFO videos after Post report See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google The Department of War is investigating the claim that the Air Force is holding back two cellphone videos supposedly showing a 100-foot triangle UFO over a Colorado military base.

Common ground

Days after The Post revealed the alleged coverup the agency said it is “actively investigating” the whereabouts of two videos showing the out-of-this-world aircraft, recorded on successive nights by a service member in 2023, acting Pentagon Press Secretary…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/department-of-war-investigating-triangle-u…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Trump administration’s most recent UFO files release revealed that government employees witnessed a triangle UFO near Colorado Springs in 2023.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a Trump administration UFO file release revealed government employees witnessed a triangle UFO near Colorado Springs in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration’s most recent UFO files release revealed that government employees witnessed a triangle UFO near Colorado Springs in 2023. There is no timetable on when those videos could be …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/department-of-war-inve…
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web search NEUTRAL — Search, browse, and download released government files on UFOs, UAPs, sightings, reports, videos, and related documents.
https://showmeufos.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration released a fresh batch of UFO files on Friday, exposing dozens of reports and videos previously hidden from the public. The fifth tranche includes chilling accounts of enormou…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/ovni-triangle
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Claim 2: “The two classified clips purportedly show a 100-foot triangle UFO flying near a military base somewhere in Colorado — zooming over mountains and actively camouflaging in clouds”
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Multiple web search results describe the classified clips as purportedly showing a 100-foot triangle UFO near a Colorado military base, zooming over mountains and camouflaging in clouds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Condon Committee was the informal name of the University of Colorado UFO Project, a group funded by the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1968 at the University of Colorado to study unidentifie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon_Committee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UFO Watchtower is an observation platform and campground north of Hooper, Colorado in San Luis Valley where tales of UFO sightings have been reported. Cattle farmer Judy Messoline converted her ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_Watchtower
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States UFO files, officially known as the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), also referred to as the UFO files or the UAP files, are a collection of de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_UFO_files
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Claim 3: “The Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters has been the Trump administration’s platform for releasing the tranches of UFO files”
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Wikipedia and web search results explicitly identify the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) as the platform used for releasing the UFO files.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails related to the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epst…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. was a criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th and eventually-47th president of the United States, and 18 co-defendants. All defendants were charged…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_election_racketeering_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States UFO files, officially known as the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), also referred to as the UFO files or the UAP files, are a collection of de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_UFO_files
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Claim 4: “The videos are stored with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations in Colorado, file numbers IRR1669S015524 and IRR1669S005024”
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The specific file numbers (IRR1669S015524 and IRR1669S005024) and the storage location (Air Force Office of Special Investigations in Colorado) are reported across a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Air Force Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (Abbr.: DAGRE, pronounced 'dagger') is an elite, specialized security force unit. They are under the Air Force Special Operations …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Deploy…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI or AFOSI) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency that reports directly to the secretary of the Air Force. OSI is also a U.S. Air Force field opera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Office_of_Special_In…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force. An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_C…
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Claim 5: “The Department of War is investigating the claim that the Air Force is holding back two cellphone videos supposedly showing a 100-foot triangle UFO over a Colorado military base.”
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Multiple independent web search results (News18 and other news reports) confirm that the Department of War is investigating claims that the Air Force is withholding two cellphone videos of a 100-foot triangle UFO over a Colorado military base.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is a part of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of the six armed forces and one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The secretary of the Air Force, sometimes referred to as the secretary of the Department of the Air Force, (SecAF, or SAF/OS) is the head of the Department of the Air Force and the service secretary f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the…
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Claim 6: “The administration announced on July 21 that it would waive non-disclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors who have information on UFO programs”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for the month of 'July' and a luggage store; there is no evidence provided that confirms an announcement regarding the waiving of NDAs on July 21.
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web search NEUTRAL — July offers innovative travel bags and suitcases for the modern explorer. Discover our collection of luggage and accessories designed to redefine your journey.
https://july.com/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — This page was last edited on 23 July 2026, at 13:54 (UTC). Page was rendered with Parsoid. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; By using this site, you agre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July
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web search NEUTRAL — July 1is the only day in July that is entirely within the first half of the calendaryear. Canada, the United Statesand Franceare among the countries that celebrate their national holidays in July.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/July
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Claim 7: “two videos showing the out-of-this-world aircraft, recorded on successive nights by a service member in 2023”
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While evidence for claim 5 mentions government employees witnessing a triangle UFO near Colorado Springs in 2023, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that two videos were recorded on 'successive nights' by a 'service member'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Calvine UFO (also known as the Calvine Sighting) was a reported sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) near the hamlet of Calvine in Perthshire, Scotland in August 1990. The sighting was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvine_UFO_photograph
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UFO is an amusement park ride designed by HUSS Maschinenfabrik in 1978, based on the company's Enterprise and Skylab amusement rides. Numerous carnivals feature this ride which is known as Alpha O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(ride)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States UFO files, officially known as the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), also referred to as the UFO files or the UAP files, are a collection of de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_UFO_files
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.