Pentagon releases sixth batch of declassified UFO files including video of swarm of objects over Utah in 1952

A sixth batch of declassified UFO files were released by the Pentagon Friday, the latest such release in the Trump administration's new wave of public disclosure of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). 

The released files include dozens of documents, images, video and audio recordings from several governmental agencies, along with eyewitness testimonies from first-hand accounts of unexplained sightings. 

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U.S. Air Force "Project Blue Book" investigated a 1952 UFO sighting in Utah  

Included in the files released Friday is a video and document related to an incident near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952, as part of the U.S. Air Force "Project Blue Book" program to investigate the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects (UFOs)

The UFO observance was made by Delbert C. Newhouse, a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer who specialized in photography.  Newhouse reported that he observed 12 to 14 reflective objects and recorded the event on a color motion-picture film using a handheld Bell & Howell Auto Master camera.

The file describes the Air Force’s assessment of the principal witness, Delbert C. Newhouse, a U.S. Navy Warrant Officer specializing in photography, as honest and reliable, and as an expert with more than 1,000 hours of aerial-photography experience. Newhouse reported observing 12 to 14 reflective objects and recorded the event on color motion-picture film using a handheld Bell & Howell Auto Master camera.

The files show the "Project Blue Book" assessment of the imagery looked at several possible explanations — sunlight reflecting from birds or balloons, a mirage effect — but did not conclusively determine what the objects were, but later assessments "became more confident that the objects were seabirds reflecting sunlight, citing identifiable seabirds and similar films showing seabirds as bright points of light under comparable conditions."

Project Blue Book assessment of an incident near Tremonton, Utah, on July 2, 1952

The file below includes imagery of pillow balloons supplied by General Mills Research Laboratories when, in late December 1952, Project Blue Book personnel, balloon specialists, and representatives from General Mills reviewed the Tremonton footage.  The Pentagon file says the group’s consensus was that the objects closely resembled pillow balloons in flight and behaved consistently with that explanation. 

The report says one of the General Mills representatives was less convinced and noted that the objects appeared somewhat too bright and seemed to maneuver too rapidly.

Law enforcement in Colorado observe UAP in October 2023 

Four videos taken by local law enforcement in Colorado in October 2023 showing a phenomenon in the sky described as "silent" with "red, blue, and green flashing lights," were part of the latest file release.

The released report says the video was shot with a cellular device’s rear-facing camera.

UAP observed in the Yellow Sea in 2023  

The files released Friday include video from the Yellow Sea when the United States Indo-Pacific Command  (PACOM) submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon(UAP)  to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.  

UAP observed in the Middle East in 2025    

The files released include video from the Middle East when the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon(UAP)  to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 1 minute of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. 

The release report described the UAP as "six small spherical objects grouped together, and characterized their behavior as "seem[ingly] agile," and "frequently changing direction." The reporter estimated the speed of the UAP to have been 480 miles per hour.
 

UAP observed in the East China Sea in 2023

The files included video from the East China Sea when the United States Indo-Pacific Command  (PACOM) submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 59 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. 

What we know:

The Pentagon says redactions have been made to protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UAP. No redactions have been made to any files released under President Trump's directive concerning information about the nature or existence of any encounter reported as a UAP or related phenomena.

The backstory:

The release of UFO-related records by the Department of Defense has released additional is under a transparency directive issued by the Trump administration, part of an ongoing effort to declassify and make government-held information on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) available to the public.

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