United States Releases Classified Records
on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
¨ United States government
began releasing classified and previously classified records related to
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) in 2026.
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The disclosures involved
the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the
Department of Energy, NASA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
Pentagon.
¨ Unidentified Anomalous
Phenomena is the official term used by the US government for objects or events
observed in the sky, space, or underwater that remain unexplained even after
analysis.
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The term has largely
replaced the earlier expression “Unidentified Flying Objects” (UFOs) in
official documents and programmes.
¨ The All-domain Anomaly
Resolution Office (AARO) is the Pentagon office responsible for collecting and
analysing UAP reports.
¨ The White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy released related documents in April 2026.
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NASA also participated in
the inter-agency effort concerning UAP investigations.
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The Pentagon started
releasing new UAP files from 8 May 2026.
¨ The White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy released documents covering the period from 2012
to 2026 on 29 April 2026.
¨ The released material included sensor data obtained from US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft.
¨ The files also contained a 2019 memorandum related to a UAP crash recovery programme.
