'Orbs,' 'Saucers,' and 'Flashes' on the Moon: Pentagon Drops New UFO Files

"The Pentagon coordinated the release in partnership with the White House, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the Energy Department, NASA, and the FBI. Many of the files in this new drop contain documents that are already publicly available. However, some versions of these known documents in the new files contain more pages, or fewer redactions, than previously released versions."

"More than 60% of Americans believe that the government is concealing information about UAP, according to YouGov, while 40% think UAP are likely alien in origin, according to Gallup. Congress has held hearings into whether there's been a decades-long program to recover "non-human" technologies, yet evidence remains elusive."

""If it's just more blobby photos or redacted documents that don't have any details in them, it's more of the same," Adam Frank, an astrophysicist at the University of Rochester who studies the search for alien life, says of the new files. "What we need are actual scientific results from the investigations that should have been done if the most extraordinary claims being made are true.""

""Do you realize that if we found alien life out there and we came back and reported on it, NASA would never have a budget issue for the rest of eternity?" said Reid Weisman, the commander of Artemis II. "So trust me.""

A new release of UAP-related files was coordinated by the Pentagon with the White House and involved the Director of National Intelligence, the Energy Department, NASA, and the FBI. Many included documents are already publicly available, but some versions contain more pages or fewer redactions than earlier releases. Public opinion shows most Americans believe the government is concealing information about UAP, while a substantial portion think UAP are likely of alien origin. Congress has held hearings about possible decades-long recovery of non-human technologies, yet evidence remains elusive. Critics say additional redacted or low-detail materials would be more of the same and that extraordinary claims require actual scientific results. NASA-related personnel and Artemis II crew members question the likelihood of a broad government conspiracy to hide extraterrestrial life.

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