UFO

Pentagon declassifies first batch of UFO files as part of Trump transparency campaign

The US military reported sightings of erratically moving objects and unexplained flashes of light across the Middle East.

|ByESTHER DAVIS
A view of the Pentagon on December 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Home to the US Defense Department, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings.
US President Donald Trump gives a speech during the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn on day two of the State Visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States of America, on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump releases previously classified UFO files

The disclosure of the long-sought documents and photos of "unidentified anomalous phenomena" will be followed by future releases as more materials are declassified, the US Defense Department said.

|ByREUTERS
Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, US, April 29, 2026.

Trump welcomes NASA Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office after Moon mission

“I don’t know how they do it. I wouldn’t want to do it, but it takes people like this to make our country great,” Trump stated in reference to the Artemis II crew.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

Trump says UFO review uncovered 'interesting' documents

The Pentagon has investigated reports of UFOs in recent years, with Trump directing US agencies in February to begin releasing government files on UFOs.

|ByREUTERS

US shooting down UFOs is a 'deadly mistake' - Uri Geller

Israeli psychic and UFO expert Uri Geller has long claimed that aliens visiting Earth are coming in peace and said a few different civilizations are visiting.

FEBRUARY 15, 2023ByAARON REICH
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Green laser beams spotted off Hawaii were from Chinese satellite, experts say

Experts originally claimed the January 28 ominous lights were from NASA 

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US February 4, 2023.

Alien hunters 'shouldn't be disappointed' by US UFO sightings - UK expert

UK UFO expert Nick Pope explained that the recent UFO sightings following the Chinese spy balloon debacle make this an "exciting time" for alien hunters.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
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Ruling out aliens? Senior US general says not ruling out anything yet

“I'll let the intel community and the counterintelligence community figure that out. I haven't ruled out anything,” said General Glen VanHerck.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
An F-16 fighter jet.

US military shoots down third flying object in three days

Meanwhile, Canadian investigators are hunting for the wreckage of a UFO that was shot down by a US jet over Yukon territory on Saturday.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, and North Channel taken from the International Space Station.

Is shooting down ‘UFOs’ a new normal in the US? - analysis

Ramifications of the "unidentified objects" the US has contended with over Alaska and Canada show a potential emerging threat to US partners in the Middle East and Asia.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Air Force pilots and aircraft mechanics of the 325th Fighter Wing secure F-22 Raptor aircraft relocating due to Hurricane Laura, shortly after their arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, US August 23, 2020.

US fighter jet shoots down object over Canada, Trudeau says

The Pentagon on Friday offered only a few details, including that the object was the size of a small car and that it was flying at about 40,000 feet.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByREUTERS
A F-22 Raptor fighter jet of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall, Florida approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at the Royal Air Force Base in Mildenhall in Britain as they fly over the Baltic Sea towards the NATO airbase of Aemari, Estonia, September 4, 2015.

US says it shot down car-sized UFO over Alaska

“In this particular case, it was determined that this posed a reasonable threat to air traffic,” said Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByREUTERS
A F-22 Raptor fighter jet of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall, Florida approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at the Royal Air Force Base in Mildenhall in Britain as they fly over the Baltic Sea towards the NATO airbase of Aemari, Estonia, September 4, 2015.

Alien expert: They don't come in peace

Malcolm Robinson has researched UFO sightings and alien abductions for decades and is one of the experts in the field.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
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What was the cloud over Turkey that resembled a UFO?

After a strange cloud was seen in Bursa, Turkey, bystanders could not stop conspiring about just what it was they had seen.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lenticular clouds typically resembled flying saucers.