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‘Even cooler’ UFO files coming in next tranches — as videos show unexplained phenomena

Nypost · · 239 words · By Steven Nelson
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‘Even cooler’ UFO files coming in next tranches — as videos show unexplained phenomena The Pentagon’s release of UFO files showed for the first time unexplained visual phenomena from the Apollo missions to the moon and in footage above the Middle East, but an…

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‘Even cooler’ UFO files coming in next tranches — as videos show unexplained phenomena The Pentagon’s release of UFO files showed for the first time unexplained visual phenomena from the Apollo missions to the moon and in footage above the Middle East, but an…

Why it matters

The initial Friday morning release of files, pursuant to President Trump’s recent declassification order, contained no direct evidence of alien life but featured never-before-seen footage of objects seeming to whiz through the air with trajectories unlike…

Common ground

Images released from the Apollo 12 and 17 missions of the last 1960s and early ’70s showed objects above the lunar surface.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 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 UFO files will continue to be released by the Department of War in the coming weeks.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the 'Department of War' (as named in the provided evidence) promised to release additional UFO files on a 'rolling basis' in the coming weeks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years, two days after President Trump predicted "I think some of it's going to be very interes…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/pentagon-releases-doze…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump administration released its initial batch of “never-before-seen” government files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Friday, promising additional files will be released by the Departm…
https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/05/08/breaking-trump-admi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of War provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.
https://www.war.gov/UFO/
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Claim 2: “Images released from the Apollo 12 and 17 missions of the last 1960s and early ’70s showed objects above the lunar surface.”
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CBS News and The Mirror both report that the Pentagon released images from Apollo 12 and 17 showing objects/phenomena above the lunar surface.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Spac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Mod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_17
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omar Apolonio Velasco (born May 20, 1997), known professionally as Omar Apollo, is an American singer-songwriter. After signing a record deal with Warner Records, his debut album, Ivory, was released …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Apollo
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Claim 3: “The Pentagon’s release of UFO files showed for the first time unexplained visual phenomena from the Apollo missions to the moon and in footage above the Middle East”
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Multiple independent sources (AP News, CBS News, and other web search results) confirm the Pentagon released declassified UAP images, specifically mentioning Apollo mission imagery and military encounters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Aliens Exist" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 from the band's third studio album, Enema of the State (1999). It was written primarily by guitarist Tom DeLonge, with additional songwriting c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_Exist
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Asthenia" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. It is the ninth track on the band's 2003 self-titled fifth studio album. Though credited to all three members, the song was written by guitarist a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthenia_(song)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An unidentified flying object (UFO) is an object or phenomenon seen in the sky but not yet identified or explained. The term was coined when United States Air Force (USAF) investigations into flying s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object
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Claim 4: “The initial Friday morning release of files, pursuant to President Trump’s recent declassification order, contained no direct evidence of alien life”
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Web search results confirm that Trump directed the release of UFO files and that these releases did not contain a 'smoking gun' or direct evidence proving extraterrestrial visitation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The disclosure movement is a social movement that argues in favor of various conspiracy theories which allege that governments generally, or the United States government specifically, has secret infor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_movement
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Age of Disclosure is a 2025 American UFO documentary film directed and produced by Dan Farah, where former United States government officials and people associated with the disclosure movement cla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Disclosure
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Agai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism
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Claim 5: “Trump previously ordered the declassification of files on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.”
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Wikipedia and official fact sheets confirm Executive Order 14176, signed by Donald Trump, regarding the declassification of records for JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 1963. Kennedy was in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kenne…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ethel Kennedy (née Skakel SKAY-kəl; April 11, 1928 – October 10, 2024) was an American human rights advocate. She was the widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of U.S. president Jo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Kennedy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest perso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
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Claim 6: “The administration’s congressionally mandated release of files on late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein... forced powerful men from their jobs and in cases yielding prosecutions.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the 'Epstein Files Transparency Act' and the release of files, there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming that these specific releases 'forced powerful men from their jobs' or directly yielded specific prosecutions as a result of this mandated release.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and a child sex offender, was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:30 a.m, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, hang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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