Trump administration releases files about alleged UFO sightings - LifeSite

Fri May 8, 2026 - 2:24 pm EDTFri May 8, 2026 - 4:50 pm EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The Trump administration on Friday released files documenting observations of “extraterrestrial” phenomena, including UFOs, or what it refers to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). A new U.S. Department of War website allows the public to peruse files including eyewitness testimonies, investigative records, public reports, and photos regarding UFOs documented as far back as at least the 1940s. One published report, for example, tells how three teams of law enforcement special agents “independently” described seeing orange “orbs” in the sky emit smaller red orbs, after which the orange orbs would disappear. Another report, compiled from multiple eyewitness accounts from September 2023, describes an “ellipsoid bronze metallic object materializing out of a bright light in the sky, 130-195 feet in length, and disappearing instantaneously.” The disclosure is a response to President Donald …