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Pentagon Releases Sixth Batch of Declassified UFO Records

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The Pentagon released its sixth batch of declassified UFO files on Friday.
The batch contains dozens of documents, images, video, audio and eyewitness testimonies.
A 1952 Utah video shows objects while a 2008 report cites a $22 million investigation.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing public UFO record releases.
Spokesman Sean Parnel said files will be released regularly, though All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) found no verifiable extraterrestrial evidence.

History

Historical Context

After the 1968 Condon Report deemed UFO study unproductive, the Air Force closed Project Blue Book in December 1969, having logged 12,618 sightings of which 701 remained unexplained. A 1969 Bolender memo kept national-security-relevant cases under standard Air Force procedures, a practice echoed by the 2017-2022 AATIP ($22 million) and the Pentagon’s current All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

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Story summary

The Pentagon released its sixth batch of declassified UFO files on Friday.
The batch contains dozens of documents, images, video, audio and eyewitness testimonies.
A 1952 Utah video shows objects while a 2008 report cites a $22 million investigation.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing public UFO record releases.
Spokesman Sean Parnel said files will be released regularly, though All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) found no verifiable extraterrestrial evidence.

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