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Pentagon releases first batch of UFO files: "It's time the American people see it for themselves"
Updated on: May 8, 2026 / 12:07 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Pentagon has started releasing more than 160 declassified files related to UFOs and UAPs.
- The release includes eyewitness testimony, photos, and reports of unexplained phenomena dating back decades.
- Documents are from the FBI, Department of Defense, NASA, and State Department.
- Photos include UAP sightings near Japan and objects observed by astronauts on the Moon.
- Videos show reported sightings around the world between 2020 and 2026.
- The FBI's case file on 'flying discs' from 1947-1968 has been partially declassified.
- Incident reports from military service members detail encounters in Iraq, Syria, the Persian Gulf, and other locations.
- Historical encounters, including the Roswell crash, are also documented.
- State Department cables detail UAP incidents reported by diplomats in various countries.
- The Pentagon stated that these are 'unresolved cases' where a definitive determination on the nature of the phenomena could not be made.
- New documents will be released periodically.
- The Pentagon has not confirmed the existence of extraterrestrial life through its UAP investigations.