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Pentagon releases UAP footage of mysterious flying object
This 2025 "footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform" was released by the Defense Department.
The latest tranche of materials on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) released by the U.S. government includes video of what appears to be an object traversing the skies last year over the Middle East.
"The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 1 minute and 39 seconds of video footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025," the War Department noted.
A description of the video says, "The sensor pans to track an area of contrast from left to right across the background, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor adjusts collection mode and level of magnification several times."
Screenshot from footage the War Department released of what appears to be an unknown object moving through the skies somewhere over the Middle East. (U.S. Department of War)
Assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs and chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in part of a Friday statement, "Today, the Department of War is publishing the fifth release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)."
President Donald Trump declared in a Truth Social post earlier this year that he would call for the release of such materials.
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FILE - President Donald Trump previously directed the War Department to release UAP and UFO files. (Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)
"Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!" the president wrote in the February Truth Social post.
The website where the public may peruse the released materials states the archives are "unresolved" matters.
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FILE - Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the fifth release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters. (Alex Wong/Getty Im …
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"The materials archived here are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena," the site notes.