As of the 12th of June 2026, the U.S. Department of War has published the third release of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena files (UAP files). These files cover documents and videos related to both UFOs and UAPs.

The 72 newly released files consist of the following:

53 documents
10 images
6 videos
3 NASA audio recordings

These files cover glowing orbs spotted moving in the sky, primarily in Northeast USA and Western USA, however there have also been reports of sightings around the world. These files date back to the 1940s with the most recent reports taking place in 2026.

The files include reports from the CIA, Department of War, FBI, Intelligence Community Agency, NASA and the US Government.

One report taking place in 2026 speaks of an eyewitness returning home at approximately 9:15PM. As they were pulling into their driveway, which slopes downhill towards their residence, they noticed an intense, bright light hovering below the tree line in the middle of their backyard. Later on in the report, another witness described the light as a red sphere about one metre in diameter. Whether this light was a UFO or not has not been confirmed. This entire report is also based on an interview between the witness and interviewing agents, so a question of whether this report is legitimate could be raised.

The image above is an artistic recreation of a reported incident near a sensitive national security sight in western United States. It involves two UAPs over a period of two days in October 2023. The image is based upon a first-hand description provided by a federal law enforcement special agent.

The Department of War reported that the officer states, "It started the first night with other teams reporting weird lights moving along in groups miles away. From my vantage point I could not see them, though in theory should have been able to."

Later on in the report the witness then says, "As we (another crew member) headed through a valley area we suddently noticed a large glowing ball to our right 90 degrees from where we were. It looked like it was between us and the hill face, and initially i guessed it was 500 to 600 metres away, though another day I was able to use a range finder to put the distance to the hillside about 1100 metres away." The witness described the ball as, "a circle of light that looked like a swirly pattern of bright lava."

There are many reports like these two, however we can get an idea of what is going on by the two reports. There is a common theme throught the reports of 'glowing balls of blinding light'. The reports are also not solely based in America. One of the earliest reports in this release is one released by the CIA regarding a sighting in Harare, Zimbabwe. However this sighting was seen directly above the Harare airport and is often debated to be a government device.

The question of ailiens existing has lingered over humanity for a substantial amount of time. But does this artiacle prove the existence of UFOs. The answer is no. Despite many unexplained encounters with UAPs throughout history, which could be extraterrestrial life, most ecounters with UAPs have been explained. Most turn out to be balloons, drones, aircraft, satellites, atmospheric effects and sensor or camera artifacts.

In conclusion there are a range of answers found in these reports, however there seem to be more questions. Whether these reports are reliable, or whether they are extraterrestrial life are questions left unanswered, so what do you think about these reports. Do you think it is just small anomalies and nothing special, or do you think it is something more than that, something extraterrestrial?

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