BBC | Sakshi Venkatraman, Rebecka Pieder
The Pentagon recently declassified and released 161 documents concerning Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), now referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), following a directive from US President Donald Trump. These files, spanning decades, detail reported sightings by both civilians and Apollo astronauts, including descriptions of inexplicable phenomena such as floating objects, flashes of light, and particles "sailing off in space." Notably, the release includes video clips from 2022 taken by the US military in Iraq, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates, showing "unresolved unidentified anomalous phenomenon," with one oval-shaped object flagged as a "possible missile." This move reflects a renewed public and congressional interest in extraterrestrial life and government transparency on the matter, with some lawmakers welcoming it as a "great start" while others dismiss it as a distraction from more pressing national issues.
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