The United States government has just released over 160 previously classified documents, photos, and videos
These files, available on the Department of Defense website since May 8th, record reports of UFOs and UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena) spanning nearly 80 years, since 1947.
The materials compile cases that the government has not yet been able to fully explain.
As explained by representatives of the Department of Defense, these are situations lacking sufficient data for a definitive conclusion.
Therefore, there is no convincing evidence that these events are linked to extraterrestrial intelligence.
The quality of the information is often low, which hinders more in-depth scientific analysis.
NASA, for its part, maintains the official position that UAPs are real, but does not indicate the presence of alien technologies.
The space agency conducted its own investigation in 2022 and 2023 and reached the same conclusion: most sightings result from limited data, making it impossible to draw firm conclusions about extraterrestrial origins.
Among the most historically interesting files are the reports made by NASA astronauts in the 1960s and 1970s.
One of the highlights is the Gemini VII mission, from December 1965. Just four hours after the start of the flight, astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell sighted an unidentified object through the spacecraft window.
Borman described “hundreds of small particles” passing by.
When ground control asked if it could be a piece of the rocket that had just detached, the astronauts denied it, as they could see the booster elsewhere in orbit.
The spacecraft eventually moved away from the object, which was never seen again.
The documents also include transcripts and images from the Apollo 11, Apollo 12, and Apollo 17 missions.
In the records, the astronauts mention flashes and particles of light on the surface of the Moon.
In one photo from Apollo 12, for example, unidentified lights appear in different regions of the lunar sky.
Although these files have been available in public archives for decades, some images have now been highlighted with zoom boxes to draw attention to anomalous details.
Many of these sightings can be explained by common causes, such as birds, optical illusions, low-quality photos, or even foreign surveillance technologies, according to previous investigations by the Department of Defense.
Furthermore, some of the files remained classified not because of the content of the objects seen, but because of the sensitive military technology used to record them.
The Department of Defense plans to continue releasing more declassified documents in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, the public can access the complete material and draw their own conclusions about these mysteries that have intrigued humanity for decades.
These accounts, while fascinating, reinforce the idea that science still needs better data to understand what really happens in the skies.
To date, nothing points to visitors from other worlds, but the debate remains open and the curiosity alive.
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Published in 05/10/2026 04h42
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