By Maribel Velazquez
The United States Department of Defense published a third batch of files on UFOs or FANI (unidentified aerial phenomena)with Fifty three documents, 10 images, six videos and three audio recordings coming from the CIA, the FBI, NASA and other agencies. The discipline fabric includes videos of glowing orbs, digital recreations of testimonies, and historical documents on how the government addressed the phenomenon since the 1950s.
The publication is part of a new phase of declassification promoted by the Trump administration. The Pentagon uploaded the files to its official portal on FANI and highlighted that four of the videos come from civilian witnesses collected by the FBIa change from previous installments dominated by military imagery.
Movies of spheres and stories of federal agents
One of the clips, titled “Sighting of an orb in the northeast”shows two lights moving in apparent coordination. According to the official description, witnesses reported a “silent and smooth” movement, as if the objects were flying in formation or connected.
Another video, “Orbs Over the Pond,” documents an October 2024 sighting in which a luminous fountain remained almost motionless for about forty-five minutes before disappearing. The Pentagon indicated that the object changed its brightness and shape and that, at times, it appeared to divide into smaller points of light.
The archives also include testimonies of five federal agents who observed anomalous lights in the western US in 2023. One recalled that a colleague asked him: “Are you seeing this?” while a bright sphere illuminated the sky.
Historical documents and unsolved cases
Among the most striking documents is the “Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects” convened by the CIA in 1952–1953. The group concluded that flying saucers did not pose an immediate physical threat, but recommended an official policy of “debunking” the issue to reduce the social impact of the phenomenon.
Another file describes a sighting over Harare International Airport, Zimbabwe, in 2008which arrived in the White House Situation Room. and a case of 2022 near Colorado Springs It was evaluated with the hypothesis of a possible backscatter of voltaic light described above low clouds, although the Pentagon notes that there is still no definitive resolution.
Specialists usually remember that “FANI” means unidentified object or phenomenon, not confirmed extraterrestrial craft. The publication provides data, testimonies and visible fabric, but does not constitute official proof of non-human origin. Rather, it functions as a mosaic of observations that the government considers relevant for security, intelligence and airspace control analysis.
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