Pentagon releases first tranche of declassified UFO files under Trump order
The Pentagon released over 160 previously classified files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) on Friday, following a February order from President Trump. The files, spanning decades, include military memos, FBI investigative records, NASA reports, and eyewitness testimonies, and are publicly accessible at war.gov/ufo. Additional documents are expected to be released on a rolling basis, with no determinations drawn by the Pentagon on the contents.
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This event sits in the top 20% of divergence this week. 16 outlets covered it, splitting into 16 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Pro-Trump outlets frame the release as unprecedented presidential transparency while wire services note past declassifications revealed little new; Al Jazeera alone raises critics claim distraction, a framing absent elsewhere.
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“Pentagon Releases New UFO Files, Says Public Can Draw Its Own Conclusions”HP HuffPost LEFT
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“Disclosure: War Department Releases First Tranche of Formerly Classified UFO Files”B Breitbart RIGHT
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“Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions” · BBC, Al Jazeera, AP News, PBS NewsHour, Reuters, The Hill, Politico
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HPHuffPost Pentagon Releases New UFO Files, Says Public Can Draw Its Own Conclusions 56d ago NPRNPR UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department 55d ago CNNCNN Pentagon releases 'never-before-seen files' on UFOs 56d ago TNew York Times U.F.O. Files Released by U.S. Shed Light on What the Government Knows 55d ago CENTER5
APAP News Pentagon begins releasing new files on UFOs and says the public can draw its own conclusions PBSPBS NewsHour News Wrap: Pentagon releases 'never-before-seen' UFO files on its website 55d ago RReuters Trump releases previously classified UFO files 56d ago HThe Hill Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files 56d ago PPolitico Pentagon releases swath of UFO files 56d ago RIGHT4
BBreitbart Disclosure: War Department Releases First Tranche of Formerly Classified UFO Files 55d ago DWDaily Wire Trump Admin Opens Secret UFO Vault, Tells Americans To Decide What's Real 56d ago WEWashington Examiner War Department declassifies UAP documents after 'long fueled justified speculation' 56d ago NYPNY Post LA crowned one of the best places to spot UFOs in the country — just hours after Pentagon files released 55d ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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