Fourth Batch of Declassified Materials on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Released
The U.S. Department of Defense has released its fourth set of declassified materials on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), comprising 40 files obtained from the Pentagon, NASA, the CIA, the FBI, and the Department of Energy. This collection includes 14 documents, 19 videos, four audio recordings, and three images, featuring details of a 2015 incident at the Pantex plant and a pilot's testimony from 2019.
The 2015 incident, which occurred near Amarillo, Texas, describes an object that resembled a drone, was silent, and had no visible engine. As a result, security at the plant was forced to initiate a lockdown. Additionally, a military pilot with 28 years of service in the U.S. Air Force and Navy observed an object in 2019 that moved in a straight line at high speed over the East Coast of the United States.
“Something unlike anything else,” the pilot noted, describing the experience.
Contents of the Declassified Materials
The declassified package also includes:
- video of a hexagonal star-shaped object recorded over the Yellow Sea in 2025;
- footage of an unidentified craft over the East China Sea;
- a 2020 recording over the Atlantic Ocean showing a burgundy object, 12–15 feet in height, resembling a deformed sphere.
Among the historical documents released are a transcript of a 1949 conference in Los Alamos involving physicists from the Manhattan Project, as well as a 1948 document from Project Sign containing 100 reports from 1947–1948. The archive also includes NASA photographs from the 1996 space shuttle Endeavour mission STS-80, depicting an unidentified object in low Earth orbit.
The Pentagon published its first batch of declassified files on May 8, containing over 160 documents. The second batch, consisting of 64 files, was released on May 22 and included video of an object being shot down over Lake Huron with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile.
“Today, the Department of Defense is publishing the fourth release of declassified and historical files on unidentified anomalous phenomena under the Presidential System for Declassification and Reporting on UAP Contacts (PURSUE),” stated Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.
This release highlights the U.S. government's growing transparency on the topic of unidentified anomalous phenomena. The documents could not only expand scientific research in this field but also spark new public debates about the nature and origin of such phenomena. It is worth noting that data collected over the years may help in understanding technologies that remain unexplained today. Monitoring further investigations and analysis of these materials could significantly shape future perceptions of UAP.