The Pentagon released 162 UAP files on May 8, including NASA images of the Apollo moon and audio recordings of the astronauts from 1965.
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- The War Department posted 162 UAP files on May 8 at war.gov/ufo, covering sightings from 1942 to 2025, with 108 of the files containing some redactions.
- Document highlights include NASA transcripts and photographs of the Apollo 12 and 17 moon missions, with three unexplained lights visible above the lunar surface in the Apollo 17 photo.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that more files would follow in phases, with the Pentagon opening a formal investigation into the Apollo 17 photo.
The Pentagon released 162 UAP files on May 8, including NASA images of the Apollo moon and audio recordings of 1965 astronauts. The files were posted on war.gov/ufo Under the Presidential UAP Encounter Detection and Reporting Order, or PURSUE, implementing a directive from President Trump to declassify government records on unspecified anomalous phenomena.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth He said In a statement: “These files, hidden behind classifications, have long sparked justified speculation — and it is time for the American people to see for themselves.” The release includes documents from the FBI, State Department, NASA, and Department of Defense, covering incidents from 1942 through 2025.
What the files contain
The most important documents are NASA texts and photographs from the Apollo 12 and 17 missions to the Moon. The Apollo 17 image shows three lights in a triangle shape above the moon’s surface. New analysis of the US government suggests This feature may represent a physical object, and the Pentagon has opened a formal investigation, obtaining the original Apollo 17 film for full analysis.
Audio from 1965 includes astronaut Frank Borman reporting a “ghost at 10 a.m.” from his Gemini VII capsule, and Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan describing a “blinking” object rotating in a rhythmic pattern several miles from his capsule. Both audio clips have been circulating online for years. The original NASA texts appear to be new public releases.
The 24 videos are approximately 41 minutes long and show infrared footage of objects rotating 90 degrees at 80 mph over Greece in 2023, a football-shaped object near Japan, and semi-transparent shapes over Syria. Most of them show small white objects tracked by military cameras, without drawing any clarifying conclusions.
What the Pentagon says it obscures
Of the 162 files, 108 contain redactions. Pentagon certain No modifications have been made to the information about the nature or existence of any reported UAP encounter. The withheld information covers the identities of witnesses, locations of government facilities and military location data unrelated to the UAP.
New files will be released every few weeks on a rolling basis as material is discovered and declassified. Former President Obama said earlier this week that the government is not hiding evidence of aliens, clarifying previous comments that were widely shared online.
