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 administration official told The Post that “even cooler information” is coming in future tranches.
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 human-made aircraft.
The Pentagon on Friday released over 160 files related to UFOs. Department of WarImages released from the Apollo 12 and 17 missions of 1969 and 1972 showed objects above the lunar surface.
“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 Pentagon said.
The disclosure of the 162 files, including videos and witness statements, follows a presidential order from February calling for transparency around “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs).”
Trump said Friday that “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.”
A Pentagon official also told The Post that “even cooler information” is coming in future tranches. Department of War“Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’ Have Fun and Enjoy!” Trump said.
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. — with those files doing little to fundamentally alter public understanding of history.
The administration’s congressionally mandated release of files on late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, by contrast, started off with few bombshells before setting off a transatlantic firestorm with revelations that forced powerful men from their jobs and in cases yielding prosecutions.
The UFO files will continue to be released by the Department of War in the coming weeks.
