The Pentagon has released a second batch of videos and documents relating to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), including first-hand testimony from civilians and military personnel. The release follows an earlier tranche earlier this month which received over a billion views on the government website.
Among the 50 additional files are clips showing three UAP flying in formation over the Persian Gulf in 2019, four objects off the coast of Iran in 2022, and a cigar-shaped entity over a residential area in October 2022. One video from Syria in 2021 shows an object accelerating at a speed described as akin to instantaneous warp-speed acceleration.
The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has reiterated that it has no evidence to suggest any of the objects are of extraterrestrial origin. The department noted that many of the materials lack a substantiated chain of custody, and encouraged the public to make up their own minds.
The release, ordered by former president Donald Trump in February, has reignited debate about government secrecy. Polling suggests a majority of Americans believe in the existence of aliens, and half think they have visited Earth.
Newly included recordings from Nasa feature astronauts describing mysterious objects and lights, including Wally Schirra’s account of “little white objects” drifting from his capsule in 1962. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has, however, cautioned that including Nasa files is misleading, as they were never classified and have rational explanations.
The Pentagon has announced that a third release of UAP files is expected in the near future.
