Pentagon releases dozens of UFO files Trump teased as ‘very interesting’
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“The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years”
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While web search results confirm that President Trump directed the release of UFO files and that the Pentagon is preparing to release 'very interesting' files, none of the provided evidence specifically mentions the release of 'more than 160 files' on a 'Friday' or the specific '80 years' timeframe. The evidence confirms the general intent and action but lacks the specific numbers and date mentioned in the claim.
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— The AN/PRC-160 Wideband HF/VHF Manpack Radio is a tactical HF/VHF manpack radio manufactured by L3Harris. The PRC-160 is the manpack HF radio for the Harris Falcon III family of radios. It replaces th…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/PRC-160
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— The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equiv…
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— National missile defense (NMD) refers to the nationwide antimissile program the United States has had under development since the 1990s. After the renaming in 2002, the term now refers to the entire p…
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“The disclosure of 162 files by the Pentagon follows a presidential order from February calling for transparency around “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).””
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Multiple independent sources confirm that President Trump issued a directive in February (specifically February 2026 according to IBTimes UK) calling for the identification and release of government files related to 'alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)'.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disclosure_movement
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— In 2026, a conspiracy theory emerged alleging that the deaths or disappearances of several people, some described online as scientists tied to classified or sensitive research, were connected to secre…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_scientists_conspiracy_…
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— The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA 2024) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures, and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization…
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“the Pentagon was years into a process to declassify and release government documents related to UFOs”
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Two independent sources (WTOP News and another web search result) explicitly state that the Pentagon was already years into a process of declassifying and releasing UFO/UAP documents prior to Trump's directive.
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— This is a list of notable reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) some of which include related claims of close encounters of the second or third kind or alien abduction. UFOs are gen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings
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— Luis Elizondo is an American author, media personality and UFO disclosure activist formerly employed by the United States Department of Defense.
Elizondo claims that some UFOs are of extraterrestrial,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Elizondo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Elizondo
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— Skinwalker Ranch, previously known as Sherman Ranch, is a property of approximately 512 acres (207 ha), located southeast of Ballard, Utah, that is reputed to be the site of paranormal and UFO-related…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinwalker_Ranch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinwalker_Ranch
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“Sean Kirkpatrick, a physicist and former career intelligence officer who led the department’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) until 2023”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm that Sean M. Kirkpatrick is a laser and materials physicist and the first director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), and that he served in intelligence roles (DIA and Strategic Command).
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— The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is an office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and other phenomena in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_…
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— The NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team (UAPIST) was a panel of sixteen experts assembled in 2022 by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Unidentified_Anomalous_Ph…
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— Sean Michael Kirkpatrick (born 1967/1968) is an American laser and materials physicist who served as the first director of the United States Department of Defense's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Offic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Kirkpatrick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_M._Kirkpatrick
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“The office’s 2024 debut report revealed hundreds of new UAP incidents but found no evidence that the U.S. government had ever confirmed a sighting of alien technology.”
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WTOP News and other web search results confirm that AARO's 2024 report revealed hundreds of UAP incidents but concluded there was no evidence that the U.S. government had confirmed sightings of alien technology.
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— The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA 2024) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures, and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization…
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— The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is an office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and other phenomena in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_…
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— David Grusch is a former United States Air Force (USAF) officer and intelligence official who has claimed that the U.S. federal government, in collaboration with private aerospace companies, has highl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower…
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