Pentagon releases second batch of declassified UFO documents
The US Department of Defence has published a further tranche of records following a directive from President Donald Trump, continuing the administration’s push for transparency on aerial sightings.
The US Pentagon has released a second batch of declassified materials concerning unidentified flying objects, comprising 64 documents. The release follows a specific order issued by President Donald Trump to declassify further footage and records related to unidentified aerial phenomena.
This action marks a continuation of the US government’s ongoing effort to increase transparency regarding past sightings and investigations. While official US government terminology has increasingly shifted towards "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" (UAP) in recent years, this specific release utilises the term "UFO".
The volume of the new release is confirmed at 64 documents. This follows a previous iteration of declassified material, establishing this as the second such batch made public under the current administration’s directives.
The source material does not specify the exact date of the release, nor does it detail the specific content or nature of the 64 documents beyond their relation to UFOs. Furthermore, the provided text does not clarify if "footage" refers to video files included within the 64 documents or constitutes separate media assets.
The release is part of a broader process of transparency regarding UFO sightings and investigations. The US Pentagon has previously released declassified footage and documents regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, with this latest batch representing a further step in that process.
Background information regarding an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and the discovery of a dinosaur in Thailand, is unrelated to this event and has been excluded from the narrative. The source text contains a video player error message, indicating the video content itself is not embedded or accessible in the text provided, so claims about the visual content of the footage cannot be verified from this text alone.
The release underscores the administration’s commitment to addressing public interest in aerial phenomena through the declassification of historical records. The Pentagon’s publication of these 64 files adds to the growing archive of government-held information on unidentified objects.
