The Trump administration on Friday unveiled what officials described as a major new release of government records tied to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon, or UAP, opening public access to videos, photos, and documents that had previously remained classified.
The release is part of President Donald Trump’s Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, known as the PURSUE program, per Fox News.
According to the White House, the newly published material includes files gathered from agencies across the federal government, with officials promising additional disclosures in the future.
“The latest UAP videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire United States government are all in one place – no clearance required,” the White House said in a statement to Fox News.
“While past administrations sought to discredit or dissuade the American people, President Trump is focused on providing maximum transparency to the public, who can ultimately make up their own minds about the information contained in these files,” the statement added.
Among the records released were photos connected to the Apollo 12 and Apollo 17 moon missions. One image taken from the lunar surface appeared to show three small dots in the sky.
The administration also released transcripts from Apollo 17 communications discussing unidentified objects seen outside the spacecraft.
“Now we’ve got a few very bright particles or fragments or something that go drifting by as we maneuver,” one operator told mission control.
“Roger. Understand,” the command center responded.
“There’s a whole bunch of big ones on my window down there – just bright. It looks like the Fourth of July out of Ron’s window,” another operator said.
“Yes. Now you can see some of them in shape. They’re very jagged, angular fragments that are tumbling,” the first operator added.
Additional photos included FBI images from New Year’s Eve 1999 that allegedly showed unusual airborne objects appearing near U.S. aircraft.
The release follows comments made earlier this year after former President Barack Obama discussed aliens during a podcast appearance.
Asked about the issue by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, Trump criticized Obama’s remarks.
“He gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump said. “I don’t know if they’re real or not. I can tell you, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that – he made a big mistake. He took it out of classified information.”
Days later, Trump announced plans to begin declassifying government records related to UFOs and extraterrestrial phenomena.
Several administration officials praised Friday’s release as a historic transparency effort.
“The Department of War is in lockstep with President Trump to bring unprecedented transparency regarding our government’s understanding of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said intelligence agencies were coordinating with the Department of War to continue reviewing and releasing files tied to UAP investigations.
FBI Director Kash Patel also called the disclosure a “landmark release of UAP records.”
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency would continue studying unexplained phenomena through scientific research and data analysis.
The administration said additional UAP-related disclosures are expected in future releases.
