Uncle Sam Starts to Disclose
The US Government begins to share information from its official files on UFOs and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena with the public.
The Government of the United States began to disclose its official files on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena today, releasing more than 160 document files and several dozen images and video, all in digital format. Spanning the UFO story from post-World War II era to recent years, the release adds much new information to what we know about the phenomenon.
First off: A cursory examination revealed nothing in the information is positive proof of alien visitors from outer space or another planet, star, galaxy, reality, or dimension. The files, however, do record the US government’s effort to understand UAP; show a continued effort to defend the nation from an unknown technology or intelligence; and add to history solid information about a real phenomenon of unknown origin.
The reports include eyewitness reports of “The Impossible” from trustworthy and qualified observers, including military personnel, government employees and highly trained civilians who described observing unknown objects, apparently artificial in construction and under intelligent control. Today’s release also includes photographs and infrared images recorded above the United States and around the nations and oceans of the world.
Click here to visit the official Pentagon website: War.gov/UFO.
One truly remarkable event was detailed for the first time and highlighted among the files in today’s release. Listed on the War.gov/UFO site’s Page 16, the four files in the series are labeled “FBI SEPTEMBER 2023 SIGHTING.”
In the amazing reports, several consultants, scientists and engineers were driving in a convoy of vehicles to work on a government LiDAR project in 2023. As they entered the test site in separate cars, a number of the team spotted a blindingly brilliant diamond-shaped light in the sky. As they watched, the light seemed to move across the sky. Around the diamond was a faint ring.
As they watched, the witnesses reported a 130-to-190-foot long shiny, copper, metallic-appearing object suddenly emerged from the brilliant light. For about 10 seconds, the thing hovered motionless adjacent to the light, emitted a light of its own, then instantly disappeared from view.
Upon first sighting the object, one of the witnesses reported emotions of anger directed at the party responsible for flying a drone on a day when the area had been designated a no-fly zone. Familiar with most of the drones in the US inventory, she told investigators that she soon realized the object she observed was not a drone. Her report and this new incident is reminiscent of the reports from US Navy pilots who encountered UAP as they entered a restricted flight zone 300 miles offshore training areas.
Three witnesses are quoted by the FBI in this extraordinary report by US government associated scientists and engineers. Each eyewitness’ report is contained within his or her own official “FD-302 File” — summations of witness statements and investigator observations.
The fourth file includes the just-released official image shown at the top of this article. The extraordinary image recreates the moment by fusing a digital photograph of the scene of the daytime sighting with a drawing of the object and/or phenomena based on eyewitness statements and phenomena by a talented FBI forensic artist.
The encounter’s location also represents a very interesting place for the phenomenon to present itself. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a sophisticated remote sensing technology that uses pulsed laser light to measure distances precisely. Airborne platforms use LiDAR to create 3D models of the Earth’s surface. LiDAR also can be used to measure objects, areas and specific environments. LiDAR has critically important military applications.
Politico reported in February 2025 that FBI agents assigned to the “UFO desk” worried the incoming administration would purge them and close their office.
Portions of these official documents remain redacted, including the identities of those involved. Readers can appreciate individual privacy and understand the hesitancy of people who recognize their reports in current coverage to go public.
That said, there’s a ton more solid, new and official information, as well as important historical records, such as the FBI files from the humanoids in Socorro in 1964 that would not hurt anyone to share with those interested in the history of the phenomenon. And the public was advised that additional tranches of UAP documents would be released in coming weeks.
The historic release also shows that the US Government has quietly encountered and investigated something “impossible” under our current understanding of matter, energy and information. The files also show that the US Government has made a sincere effort since its public beginnings to chronicle, study and understand the phenomenon. For that service, I am most grateful to the men and women — including those whose names are redacted.