Pentagon publishes dozens of files on alleged UFOs

{"text":[[{"start":6.55,"text":"The Pentagon has published a trove of documents related to alleged alien phenomena including unidentified flying objects, saying it is up to the public to “make up their own minds” about the mysteries they contain."}],[{"start":19.35,"text":"Friday’s release consists of 161 files, including photographs, witness testimony and investigative reports, and comes after decades of pressure from campaigners ranging from the curious to the conspiratorial."}],[{"start":33.45,"text":"The move comes after Congress stepped up efforts during Joe Biden’s presidency to increase disclosure of documents related to strange sightings. "}],[{"start":41.400000000000006,"text":"President Donald Trump separately asked government figures, including Pete Hegseth, defence secretary, to identify and publish files relating to “alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena and unidentified flying objects”."}],[{"start":56.650000000000006,"text":"Hegseth said: “These files, hidden behind classifications, have long fuelled justified speculation — and it’s time the American people see it for themselves.”"}],[{"start":66.10000000000001,"text":"The defence department said it was overseeing a “historic undertaking” to review tens of millions of records spanning many decades. The effort, with support from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, required co-ordination between dozens of agencies and would lead to rolling disclosures every few weeks, it added."}],[{"start":null,"text":"

"}],[{"start":84.10000000000001,"text":"“The materials archived here are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena,” the department said. "}],[{"start":94.65,"text":"“This can occur for a variety of reasons, including a lack of sufficient data, and the [defence department] welcomes the application of private-sector analysis, information and expertise.”"}],[{"start":105.55000000000001,"text":"The release’s index is a list of alphanumerically coded files without explanation or detailed context."}],[{"start":112.95000000000002,"text":"One is described as covering “unidentified flying objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968”. It includes photographs from around the nuclear site at Oak Ridge, Tennessee — a rich source of post-second world war reports of unusual aerial events. The material includes “technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems” of alleged alien crafts."}],[{"start":138.35000000000002,"text":"This file has already been “partially posted” by the FBI, although with “more redactions and some pages missing”, the department said."}],[{"start":145.8,"text":"Other files offer few resolutions to the enigmas they pose. One photo, described as a redacted image derived from a US military system in 2025, shows a crosshair and “two small, dark, elongated objects”. It includes no accompanying report and the date of December 31 1999 in the bottom left corner is incorrect because the system time was not set. "}],[{"start":169.65,"text":"The Pentagon in 2024 said it had not recovered alien technology or confirmed evidence of alien life."}],[{"start":184.35,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1778299615_7911.mp3"}