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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

New UFO files and footage released by Pentagon – what they reveal

  • The Pentagon has released a second batch of UFO files, which includes dozens of declassified photos, videos, and documents related to alleged sightings, housed on its website that has garnered over 1 billion hits.
  • This latest release features a report from a U.S. intelligence officer who described seeing 'two large orbs flare up' near his helicopter in late 2025, characterizing them as oval-shaped, orange with a white or yellow center, and emitting light.
  • The officer further reported observing these orbs appearing over nearby fighter jets, noting they seemed to be 'chasing' the aircraft, and later witnessed orange orbs forming a distinct triangle before vanishing.
  • A 116-page document included in the release details 209 sightings of 'green orbs,' 'discs,' and 'fireballs' reported near a military base in Sandia, New Mexico, between 1948 and 1950.
  • Investigations into these Sandia sightings involved reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena maneuvering, disappearing, or exploding, with some findings contributing to Project Grudge, a brief U.S. Air Force investigation in 1949.

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