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Trump Announces Release of 162 UFO Files, No Alien Proof

5/9/2026

Summary

Trump Releases UFO

The United States released 162 UFO/UAP files on May 8, 2026.
President Donald Trump announced the drop on Truth Social, citing his transparency promise.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the archive lets the public view the material directly.
The archive includes 120 PDFs, 28 videos and 14 photos from the FBI, NASA, State Department and Pentagon, spanning 1940s onward.
Pentagon officials reiterated that none of the released records confirm extraterrestrial life.

Summary

Luna Demands UAP

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) sent a March letter demanding 46 UAP videos, heightening Republican transparency pressure.
The Pentagon’s 2024 report, issued after the 2022 creation of a declassification office, recorded hundreds of new UAP incidents but found no alien technology evidence.
Officials announced rolling releases of further documents, noting that UAP videos are often misinterpreted because of complex military systems.

History

Historical Context

In 1947 Roswell Army Air Field announced recovery of a “flying disc,” later identified as Project Mogul debris, sparking UFO craze and prompting the Air Force’s Project Blue Book, which logged 12,618 sightings by 1969. The 2026 declassification of 162 UAP files by President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth revives that transparency push, echoing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s 2024 request for video evidence.

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Trump Releases UFO

The United States released 162 UFO/UAP files on May 8, 2026.
President Donald Trump announced the drop on Truth Social, citing his transparency promise.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the archive lets the public view the material directly.
The archive includes 120 PDFs, 28 videos and 14 photos from the FBI, NASA, State Department and Pentagon, spanning 1940s onward.
Pentagon officials reiterated that none of the released records confirm extraterrestrial life.

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